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Hal Williams

Hal Williams

Known For Acting
Birthday Dec 14, 1938 (86)
Birthplace Columbus, Ohio, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. ...

Known For

Filmography

Flight

Flight

2012

as Whip's Dad (voice)

Night Club

Night Club

2011

as Resident Playing Cards at Casino Night

Snow 2: Brain Freeze

Snow 2: Brain Freeze

2009

as Henry Mays

Generation Gap

Generation Gap

2008

as Mac

Guess Who

Guess Who

2005

as Howard Jones

The Cherokee Kid

The Cherokee Kid

1996

as Rev. Peel

The West Side Waltz

The West Side Waltz

1995

as Jonno

Percy & Thunder

Percy & Thunder

1993

as Jiti Kalumbi

The Rookie

The Rookie

1990

as Powell

The Escape Artist

The Escape Artist

1982

as Cop at Mayor's Office

On the Nickel

On the Nickel

1980

as Paul

The Sky Is Gray

The Sky Is Gray

1980

as Preacher

Private Benjamin

Private Benjamin

1980

as Sgt. L.C. Ross

Hardcore

Hardcore

1979

as Big Dick Blaque

Sidekicks

Sidekicks

1974

as Max

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

227

as Lester Jenkins

Episodes: 116

First Aired: Sep 14, 1985

Private Benjamin

as Ted Ross

Episodes: 39

First Aired: Apr 06, 1981

Sanford and Son

as Officer 'Smitty' Smith

Episodes: 20

First Aired: Jan 14, 1972

The Waltons

as Harley Foster

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Sep 14, 1972

Roots: The Next Generations

as Aleck Haley

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Feb 18, 1979

Knots Landing

as Magazine Owner

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 27, 1979

T. J. Hooker

as Officer Brian

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 1982

L.A. Law

as Councilman Marcus Cooke

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

Tales from the Crypt

as Nick Ciola

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Quincy, M.E.

as Cody

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 1976

Gunsmoke

as Widge Spott

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 10, 1955

Moonlight

as 70-Year-Old Det. Bobby Desmond

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 2007

The White Shadow

as Henry Judd

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 27, 1978

The Magician

as Jonathan Gordon

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 02, 1973

Parks and Recreation

as Albert Meagle

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 09, 2009

Mr. Mayor

as Walt

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 07, 2021

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Lester Jenkins

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2019

Suddenly Susan

as Jim

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 19, 1996

Night Court

as Head Bailiff Reedy

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1984

The First Family

as George

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2012

Matlock

as Autry

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2024

On the Rocks

Episodes: 24

First Aired: Sep 11, 1975

Harry O

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 12, 1974

Good Times

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 08, 1974

That Girl

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 08, 1966

Cannon

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Sep 14, 1971

Kung Fu

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 14, 1972

Sanford

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 15, 1980

The Jeffersons

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 18, 1975

Magnum, P.I.

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 11, 1980

What's Happening!!

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 05, 1976

The Sinbad Show

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Hill Street Blues

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 15, 1981

Moesha

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 23, 1996

Police Woman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1974

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 9 17 4
2024 7 11 19 2
2024 8 11 27 5
2024 9 7 13 2
2024 10 5 13 2
2024 11 6 13 1
2024 12 6 10 2
2025 1 7 13 3
2025 2 5 11 1
2025 3 4 9 1
2025 5 1 2 1
2025 6 1 1 1
2025 7 0 1 0
2025 8 2 11 0
2025 9 0 0 0
2025 10 1 2 0

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