Acting
Hal Williams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Dec 14, 1938
- Died
- Jul 15, 2026
- Place of birth
- 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.
Acting credits
Parks and Recreation
Albert Meagle
Knots Landing
Magazine Owner
Magnum, P.I.
Dave, the DJ
The Waltons
Harley Foster
L.A. Law
Councilman Marcus Cooke
Night Court
Head Bailiff Reedy
Quincy, M.E.
Cody
Hill Street Blues
Moesha
Rosevelt Mitchell
Cannon
T. J. Hooker
Officer Brian
The Jeffersons
Michael
Matlock
Autry Tucker
Police Woman
Tales from the Crypt
Nick Ciola
Gunsmoke
Widge Spott
That Girl
Sanford and Son
Officer 'Smitty' Smith
Good Times
Harry O
What's Happening!!
Mr. Logan
227
Lester Jenkins
Suddenly Susan
Jim
The White Shadow
Henry Judd
Moonlight
70-Year-Old Det. Bobby Desmond
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Lester Jenkins
Mr. Mayor
Walt
The Magician
Jonathan Gordon
The First Family
George
Roots: The Next Generations
Aleck Haley
Private Benjamin
Ted Ross
Sanford
The Sinbad Show
On the Rocks
Kung Fu
Caleb Brown