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.

Cast

Guess Who

(Howard Jones)

Hardcore

(Big Dick Blaque)

Sidekicks

(Max)

The Young Landlords

(Mr. Williams)

The Sky Is Gray

(Preacher)

Percy & Thunder

(Jiti Kalumbi)

Private Benjamin

(Sgt. L.C. Ross)

Snow 2: Brain Freeze

(Henry Mays)

Generation Gap

(Mac)

The Cherokee Kid

(Rev. Peel)

Night Club

(Resident Playing Cards at Casino Night)

The West Side Waltz

(Jonno)

The Rookie

(Powell)

Herbie Rides Again

On the Nickel

(Paul)

The Escape Artist

(Cop at Mayor's Office)

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

(Carl Roberts)

Flight

(Whip's Dad (voice))

Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery

(Boneyard)

All the Money in the World

(Mr. Stowe)

The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There

Magnum, P.I.

(Dave, the DJ)

Good Times

T. J. Hooker

(Officer Brian)

Kung Fu

(Caleb Brown)

L.A. Law

(Councilman Marcus Cooke)

What's Happening!!

Sanford

That Girl

The Sinbad Show

227

(Lester Jenkins)

Tales from the Crypt

(Nick Ciola)

Quincy, M.E.

(Cody)

The Jeffersons

Gunsmoke

(Widge Spott)

Sanford and Son

(Officer 'Smitty' Smith)

Hill Street Blues

Knots Landing

(Magazine Owner)

Moesha

(Rosevelt Mitchell)

Cannon

Moonlight

(70-Year-Old Det. Bobby Desmond)

The Waltons

(Harley Foster)

Harry O

Police Woman

The White Shadow

(Henry Judd)

On the Rocks

Private Benjamin

(Ted Ross)

The Magician

(Jonathan Gordon)

Parks and Recreation

(Albert Meagle)

Mr. Mayor

(Walt)

A Black Lady Sketch Show

(Lester Jenkins)

Suddenly Susan

(Jim)

Night Court

(Head Bailiff Reedy)

The First Family

(George)

Matlock

(Autry Tucker)

Roots: The Next Generations

(Aleck Haley)