Hal Williams

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: Acting

Born: Columbus, Ohio, USA, 1938-12-14

Died: null

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1974	Herbie Rides Again		61
2	1974	Sidekicks	Max	60
3	1978	Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery	Boneyard	10
4	1979	Hardcore	Big Dick Blaque	68
5	1980	The Sky Is Gray	Preacher	0
6	1980	On the Nickel	Paul	60
7	1980	Private Benjamin	Sgt. L.C. Ross	60
8	1981	Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige	Carl Roberts	60
9	1982	The Escape Artist	Cop at Mayor's Office	61
10	1983	The Young Landlords	Mr. Williams	0
11	1983	All the Money in the World	Mr. Stowe	0
12	1990	The Rookie	Powell	59
13	1993	Percy & Thunder	Jiti Kalumbi	0
14	1995	The West Side Waltz	Jonno	90
15	1996	The Cherokee Kid	Rev. Peel	52
16	2005	Guess Who	Howard Jones	60
17	2008	Generation Gap	Mac	74
18	2009	Snow 2: Brain Freeze	Henry Mays	56
19	2011	Night Club	Resident Playing Cards at Casino Night	0
20	2012	Flight	Whip's Dad (voice)	68

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	Gunsmoke	Widge Spott	66
2	1966	That Girl		61
3	1971	Cannon		65
4	1972	Sanford and Son	Officer 'Smitty' Smith	75
5	1972	The Waltons	Harley Foster	71
6	1972	Kung Fu		76
7	1973	The Magician	Jonathan Gordon	67
8	1974	Good Times		80
9	1974	Harry O		46
10	1974	Police Woman		63
11	1975	The Jeffersons		73
12	1975	On the Rocks		50
13	1976	What's Happening!!		75
14	1976	Quincy, M.E.	Cody	75
15	1978	The White Shadow	Henry Judd	70
16	1979	Roots: The Next Generations	Aleck Haley	74
17	1979	Knots Landing	Magazine Owner	68
18	1980	Sanford		55
19	1980	Magnum, P.I.		73
20	1981	Hill Street Blues		76
21	1981	Private Benjamin	Ted Ross	62
22	1982	T. J. Hooker	Officer Brian	63
23	1984	Night Court	Head Bailiff Reedy	73
24	1985	227	Lester Jenkins	68
25	1986	L.A. Law	Councilman Marcus Cooke	71
26	1989	Tales from the Crypt	Nick Ciola	80
27	1993	The Sinbad Show		60
28	1996	Moesha		68
29	1996	Suddenly Susan	Jim	57
30	2007	Moonlight	70-Year-Old Det. Bobby Desmond	73
31	2009	Parks and Recreation	Albert Meagle	80
32	2012	The First Family	George	90
33	2019	A Black Lady Sketch Show	Lester Jenkins	74
34	2021	Mr. Mayor	Walt	65
35	2024	Matlock	Autry	78