Hal Williams

Hal Williams

85 · Born: Dec 14, 1938

Personal Details

Born Dec 14, 1938 Columbus, Ohio, USA
Spouse
  • Dr. Renee Himes

    ( Dec 16, 1978 to Mar 20, 1984 )
  • Gay Anderson

    ( Apr 11, 1975 to Dec 31, 1969 )

Biography

Halroy Candis Williams is 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.

Career

2009
Snow 2: Brain Freeze
Snow 2: Brain Freeze as Henry Mays
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2008
Generation Gap
Generation Gap as Mac
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2007
Moonlight
Moonlight as 70-Year-Old Det. Bobby Desmond
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2005
Guess Who
Guess Who as Howard Jones
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1996
The Cherokee Kid
The Cherokee Kid as Rev. Peel
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1995
The West Side Waltz
The West Side Waltz as Jonno
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1994
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt as Nick Ciola
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1985
227
227 as Lester Jenkins
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1984
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons
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1981
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
Private Benjamin
Private Benjamin as Ted Ross
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1980
On the Nickel
On the Nickel as Paul
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The Sky Is Gray
The Sky Is Gray as Preacber
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1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations as Aleck Haley
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1974
Sidekicks
Sidekicks as Max
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Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son
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Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke as Widge Spott
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1970
That Girl
That Girl
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