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Halroy Candis Williams [1] (born December 14, 1938) [2] is an American actor, best known for his recurring roles as Police Officer Smith ("Smitty") on Sanford and Son (1972–1976), Harley Foster on The Waltons (1973-1980), 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.
Malik, Trey, Brian, and Steve, played by Dan Martin, Alex Morris, Edward James Gage, and Jonathan Craig Williams, respectively (7 episodes), are Hal and Abe's poker buddies and fellow stage bandmates. Some of the humor involving them centers on Hal being the only white member of the otherwise African American group.
Hal Williams as one of the movers in a season one episode; James' friend, Willie Washington (season 2); and Mr. Mitchell, the father of Earl Mitchell, who is an art student of J.J.'s (season 6) John Witherspoon as Officer Lawson in the episode "A Matter of Mothers" (season 6, episode 20)
According to series producer Hal Kanter, Stewart objected to a scene where African American actor Hal Williams, played a police officer who would "lash out" at Stewart's character. Kanter claimed Stewart did not like the idea of an African American police officer "lecturing him" and threatened to dismiss Williams.
Her husband, Lester (Hal Williams), had his own construction company, and their daughter, Brenda (Regina King, in her first television acting role), was boy-crazy yet smart and studious. Also cast in 227 was Sandra Clark ( Jackée Harry ), Mary's younger neighbor who constantly bickered back and forth with her about their respective views on life.
Set during the events of the film, it starred Lorna Patterson, Eileen Brennan, Hal Williams, Lisa Raggio, Wendie Jo Sperber and Joel Brooks. For the series, Brennan and Williams reprised their film roles, again portraying Captain Doreen Lewis and Sergeant L. C. Ross respectively.
Hal Williams as Reverend Peel; Hattie Winston as Mrs. Elizabeth Peel; Ivory Ocean as Pa Holsopple; Alaina Reed Hall as Ma Holsopple; Edward B. Hicks as Eddie "Toothless Eddie" Tim Kazurinsky as Gaudy Hawker; Arnetia Walker as Jenny; Jim Cody Williams as Billy Ray; Roxanne Reese as Ma Henderson; Vanessa Bell Calloway as Abby Holsopple; Lorraine ...
J.J. has been commissioned by a numbers runner, Sweet Daddy Williams (Theodore Wilson), to paint the portrait of his girlfriend, Savannah. In return, J.J. will get his own "one man show". However, Sweet Daddy's influence soon becomes too much for Florida and James to take and try to encourage J.J. to turn Sweet Daddy's offers down.