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Hal Williams

Acting · Born December 14, 1938 · Columbus, Ohio, USA

Halroy Candis Williams was an American actor, best known for his recurring roles as Police Officer Smith on Sanford and Son, Harley Foster on The Waltons, and as the patriarch Lester Jenkins, the husband of Marla Gibbs's character, on the NBC sitcom 227 which originally aired from 1985 until 1990.

Hal Williams movies and shows

  • Parks and Recreation2009
  • Knots Landing1979
  • Magnum, P.I.1980
  • Moesha1996
  • The Waltons1972
  • L.A. Law1986
  • Quincy, M.E.1976
  • Hill Street Blues1981
  • Night Court1984
  • Cannon1971
  • T. J. Hooker1982
  • The Jeffersons1975
  • Tales from the Crypt1989
  • Police Woman1974
  • Matlock2024
  • Sanford and Son1972
  • Good Times1974
  • That Girl1966
  • Gunsmoke1955
  • 2271985
  • Mr. Mayor2021
  • Harry O1974
  • Flight2012
  • What's Happening!!1976