Hal Williams
Acting Born Dec 14, 1938 Columbus, Ohio, USA 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Magnum, P.I. (1980) as Dave, the DJ
- Knots Landing (1979) as Magazine Owner
- Hill Street Blues (1981)
- The Waltons (1972) as Harley Foster
- Parks and Recreation (2009) as Albert Meagle
- Night Court (1984) as Head Bailiff Reedy
- Quincy, M.E. (1976) as Cody
- L.A. Law (1986) as Councilman Marcus Cooke
- Matlock (2024) as Autry Tucker
- Cannon (1971)
- T. J. Hooker (1982) as Officer Brian
- Tales from the Crypt (1989) as Nick Ciola
- Police Woman (1974)
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Widge Spott
- Moesha (1996) as Rosevelt Mitchell
- The Jeffersons (1975) as Michael
- Sanford and Son (1972) as Officer 'Smitty' Smith
- That Girl (1966)
- Good Times (1974)
- 227 (1985) as Lester Jenkins
- Harry O (1974)
- Moonlight (2007) as 70-Year-Old Det. Bobby Desmond
- The White Shadow (1978) as Henry Judd
- A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) as Lester Jenkins