Hal Williams

Born: 1938-12-14

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.


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Flight

as Whip's Dad (voice)
Released: 2012-11-02

Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's...

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Guess Who

as Howard Jones
Released: 2005-03-25

When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected...

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The Rookie

as Powell
Released: 1990-12-07

Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in...

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Herbie Rides Again

as uncredited
Released: 1974-02-12

The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.

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as Sgt. L.C. Ross
Released: 1980-10-06

A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more...

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Hardcore

as Big Dick Blaque
Released: 1979-02-09

A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search...

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The Cherokee Kid

as Rev. Peel
Released: 1996-12-14

Isaih Turner didn’t want to be a hero-all he wanted was revenge. Orphaned when both his parents...

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The Escape Artist

as Cop at Mayor's Office
Released: 1982-05-28

The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from...

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Generation Gap

as Mac
Released: 2008-11-01

When a rebellious teenager is forced to spend the summer with his grandfather, their differences...

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Snow 2: Brain Freeze

as Henry Mays
Released: 2009-12-05

When Nick gets amnesia, it's up to Sandy and Buddy the reindeer to save him and Christmas.

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Night Club

as Resident Playing Cards at Casino Night
Released: 2011-04-11

Three friends - aided by one of the residents - start a night club in a retirement home, after...

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The West Side Waltz

as Jonno
Released: 1995-11-23

Margaret keeps her neighbours at a distance and avoids contact except with Cara. She enjoys her...

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Percy & Thunder

as Jiti Kalumbi
Released: 1993-09-07

A veteran trainer takes a promising fighter under his wing and lives his dreams through his protégé.

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Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery

as Boneyard
Released: 1978-11-01

The wife of a paralytic becomes involved in an extra-marital affair, with his permission.

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

as Carl Roberts
Released: 1981-05-31

The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the...

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Sidekicks

as Max
Released: 1974-03-21

Travelling through the West right after the Civil War, two con men hatch a scheme to try to...

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The Sky Is Gray

as Preacher
Released: 1980-01-01

From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively...

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The Young Landlords

as Mr. Williams
Released: 1983-01-05

Four teen-age New York residents try to raise cash to improve a dilapidated building they...

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On the Nickel

as Paul
Released: 1980-05-08

Sam, a recovering alcoholic, feels dissatisfied with his life of sobriety and goes back in...

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L.A. Law

as Councilman Marcus Cooke
First aired: 1986-09-15

L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from...

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Parks and Recreation

as Albert Meagle
First aired: 2009-04-09

In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level...

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Magnum, P.I.

as uncredited
First aired: 1980-12-11

A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a...

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Quincy, M.E.

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-10-03

Quincy, M.E. is an American television series from Universal Studios pert in several of the...

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Hill Street Blues

as uncredited
First aired: 1981-01-15

A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.

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T. J. Hooker

as Officer Brian
First aired: 1982-03-13

Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who...

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Tales from the Crypt

as Nick Ciola
First aired: 1989-06-10

Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and...

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Sanford and Son

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-01-14

The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.

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The White Shadow

as Henry Judd
First aired: 1978-11-27

The White Shadow is an American drama television series that ran on the CBS network from...

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227

as Lester Jenkins
First aired: 1985-09-14

A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington,...

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A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Lester Jenkins
First aired: 2019-08-02

A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and...

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What's Happening!!

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-08-05

What's Happening!! is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from August 5, 1976 to...

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Roots: The Next Generations

as Aleck Haley
First aired: 1979-02-18

Roots: The Next Generations is a television miniseries, introduced in 1979, continuing, from...

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The Waltons

as Harley Foster
First aired: 1972-09-14

The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World...

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Night Court

as Head Bailiff Reedy
First aired: 1984-01-04

Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984 to...

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Cannon

as uncredited
First aired: 1971-09-14

Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26,...

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Police Woman

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-13

Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los...

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That Girl

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-09-08

That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the...

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Knots Landing

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-12-27

The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a...

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Good Times

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-02-08

Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1,...

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Moesha

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-01-23

Moesha was an American sitcom series that aired on the UPN network from January 23, 1996 to May...

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Harry O

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-09-12

After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego...

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The Jeffersons

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-01-18

Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as...

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Moonlight

as 70-Year-Old Det. Bobby Desmond
First aired: 2007-09-28

Mick St. John is a captivating, charming and immortal private investigator from Los Angeles, who...

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Mr. Mayor

as Walt
First aired: 2021-01-07

A retired businessman runs for mayor of Los Angeles to prove he's "still got it." Once he wins,...

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Gunsmoke

as Widge Spott
First aired: 1955-09-10

Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...

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The Magician

as Jonathan Gordon
First aired: 1973-10-02

The Magician is an American television series that ran during the 1973–1974 season. It starred...

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Private Benjamin

as Ted Ross
First aired: 1981-04-06

Private Benjamin is an American sitcom based on the movie of the same name. The show aired on...

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Sanford

as uncredited
First aired: 1980-03-15

Redd Foxx isn’t done scheming and wise-cracking in the spin-off to one of America's most beloved...

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Suddenly Susan

as Jim
First aired: 1996-09-19

Suddenly Susan is an American television sitcom. Shields plays Susan Keane, a glamorous San...

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Kung Fu

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-10-14

The adventures of a Shaolin Monk as he wanders the American West armed only with his skill in...

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