Hal Williams
Birth Date
12/14/1938 (Age 87)Birth Place
Columbus, Ohio, USADeath Date
7/15/2026Departments
Biography
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.
Best Known For
Whip's Dad (voice)
Howard Jones
Powell
Sgt. L.C. Ross
Big Dick Blaque
Frequent Collaborators
Bernie Mac
1 film together
Kevin Rodney Sullivan
1 film together
Peter Tolan
1 film together
Jay Scherick
1 film together
David Ronn
1 film together
Tom Cavanagh
1 film together
