Actor

Hal Williams

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.

Notable work

6.9
Flight (2012)
as Whip's Dad (voice)
8
Parks and Recreation (2009)
as Albert Meagle
6
Guess Who (2005)
as Howard Jones
8
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
as Nick Ciola
5.9
The Rookie (1990)
as Powell
7.3
Magnum, P.I. (1980)
as Dave, the DJ
6.2
Herbie Rides Again (1974)
cast
6
Private Benjamin (1980)
as Sgt. L.C. Ross

Often works with

Clyde Kusatsu
2 titles together
Magnum, P.I., Kung Fu
Tim Haldeman
2 titles together
Private Benjamin, Kung Fu
Lynn Hamilton
2 titles together
The Waltons, Sanford and Son

Full filmography · 55

Matlock
as Autry Tucker
20247
Mr. Mayor
as Walt
20216.6
A Black Lady Sketch Show
as Lester Jenkins
20197.1
The First Family
as George
2012
Parks and Recreation
as Albert Meagle
20098
Moonlight
as 70-Year-Old Det. Bobby Desmond
20077.3
Suddenly Susan
as Jim
19966
Moesha
as Rosevelt Mitchell
19966.9
The Sinbad Show
cast
1993
Tales from the Crypt
as Nick Ciola
19898
L.A. Law
as Councilman Marcus Cooke
19867.1
227
as Lester Jenkins
19856.8