Hal Williams

Hal Williams

Infobox actor
birthdate = birth date and age|1938|12|14
location = Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
occupation = Actor
yearsactive = 1969-present

Hal Williams (born December 14, 1938) is an American actor, best known for his recurring role as the black cop Officer Smith ("Smitty") on "Sanford and Son", and as the patriarch Lester Jenkins on "227".

Williams started out in show business in 1969. Since then, he has appeared in movies such as "Hardcore", "Private Benjamin", and "The Rookie". In the early to mid-1990s, he starred in many of comic Sinbad's productions, including "The Sinbad Show" and "The Cherokee Kid". Most recently, he played the grandfather in the Bernie Mac film "Guess Who".

His other television credits include "Moonlight", "Moesha", "Suddenly Susan", "Minor Adjustments", "L.A. Law", "Night Court", "Magnum, P.I.", "Hill Street Blues", "Gimme a Break", "The Jeffersons", "The Dukes of Hazzard", "T.J. Hooker", "The Waltons", "Knots Landing", "The White Shadow", "What's Happening!!", "Good Times", "Quincy, M.E.", "Kung Fu", "Gunsmoke" and "That Girl".

Williams is also the host of the annual Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation nationally-televised telethon.

External links

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* [http://movies.about.com/od/guesswho/a/guesshw031305.htm Williams talks about his role in Bernie Mac movie "Guess Who" on movies.about.com website]


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