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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| image = Hal Williams.jpg
| image = Hal Williams.jpg
| caption = Williams at ''[[The Waltons]]''{{'}} 40th anniversary, 2012
| caption = Williams at ''[[The Waltons]]''{{'}} 40th anniversary, 2012.
| birth_name = Halroy Candis Williams
| birth_name = Halroy Candis Williams
| birth_date =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|12|14}}
| birth_place = [[Columbus, Ohio]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Columbus, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_date =
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| nationality = American
| nationality = American
| occupation = Actor
| occupation = Actor
| yearsactive = 1969–present
| yearsactive = 1970–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Renee Himes|1978|1984}}<br>{{marriage|Gay Anderson|1975|1976}}
| spouse = {{marriage|Gay Anderson<br>|April 11, 1975|November 1976|reason=div.}}<br>{{marriage|Renee W. Himes<br>|December 16, 1978|March 20, 1984|reason=div.}}
| children =
| children = 3{{cn}}
| awards =
| awards =
}}
}}
'''Halroy Candis Williams''' is an American actor, best known for his recurring roles as Police Officer Smith ("Smitty") on ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' (1972–76) and as the patriarch Lester Jenkins, the husband of [[Marla Gibbs]]'s character, on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[227 (TV series)|227]]'' (1985–90).
'''Halroy Candis Williams''' (born December 14, 1934) is an American actor, best known for his recurring roles as Police Officer Smith ("Smitty") on ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' (1972–1976) and as the patriarch Lester Jenkins, the husband of [[Marla Gibbs]]'s character, on the [[NBC]] sitcom ''[[227 (TV series)|227]]'' which originally aired from 1985 until 1990.


==Early life==
==Biography==
Born Halroy Candis Williams on December 14, 1934{{cn}} (other sources cite his birth year as 1938<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Historical_Dictionary_of_African_America/PTptDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=hal+williams+1938&pg=PA555&printsec=frontcover Hal Williams (1938-), Historical Dictionary of African American Theater, By Anthony D. Hill, 2018]</ref><ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Television_Guest_Stars/GRQbAQAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=hal+williams+1938&dq=hal+williams+1938&printsec=frontcover Television Guest Stars, An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies, By Jack Ward · 1993]</ref><ref name="NDF"/><ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/On_This_Date_A_DayByDay_Look_at_Historic/wwUvsDqrWj4C?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=hal+williams+1938&pg=PA225&printsec=frontcover On This Date A DayByDay Look at Historic, By Brian Merrill · 2006]</ref>), Williams was raised in [[Columbus, Ohio]]. In the early 1960s, Williams began acting in community theater in Ohio.
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Born and raised in [[Columbus, Ohio]], Williams worked as a postal worker and corrections officer before moving to Hollywood to pursue an acting career.<ref name="FNP">{{cite news|title=Small role led Hal Williams to big part on NBC's hit '227'|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/anonymous-celebrity-clipping-sep-03-1987-404632|accessdate=8 February 2018|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Frederick News Post|date=3 September 1987}}</ref>


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Williams worked as a postal worker and corrections officer before moving to Hollywood to pursue an acting career in 1968.<ref name="FNP">{{cite news|title=Small role led Hal Williams to big part on NBC's hit '227'|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/anonymous-celebrity-clipping-sep-03-1987-404632|accessdate=8 February 2018|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Frederick News Post|date=3 September 1987}}</ref> Williams began pursing his acting career full-time in 1970.
==Career==
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Williams started in the acting business in 1969. Since then, he has appeared in movies such as [[Paul Schrader]]'s ''[[Hardcore (1979 film)|Hardcore]]'', [[Howard Zieff]]'s ''[[Private Benjamin (1980 film)|Private Benjamin]]'' (he also portrayed the role of Sgt L.C. "Ted" Ross in the [[Private Benjamin (TV series)|television series of the same name]]), and [[Clint Eastwood]]'s ''[[The Rookie (1990 movie)|The Rookie]]''. He was controversially fired from ''[[The Jimmy Stewart Show]]'' in 1971 at the insistence of its star, [[James Stewart]].<ref>James Stewart: A Biography by Donald Dewey (Turner Publishing, Atlanta, 1996, page 454)</ref> In the early to mid-1990s, he starred in many of comic [[Sinbad (actor)|Sinbad]]'s productions, including ''[[The Sinbad Show]]'' and ''[[The Cherokee Kid]]''. He played the grandfather in the [[Bernie Mac]] film ''[[Guess Who (film)|Guess Who]]''.


Since then, Willams has appeared in movies such as [[Paul Schrader]]'s ''[[Hardcore (1979 film)|Hardcore]]'', [[Howard Zieff]]'s ''[[Private Benjamin (1980 film)|Private Benjamin]]'' (he also portrayed the role of Sgt L.C. "Ted" Ross in the [[Private Benjamin (TV series)|television series of the same name]]), and [[Clint Eastwood]]'s ''[[The Rookie (1990 movie)|The Rookie]]''.
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==Selected credits==


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In 1971, Willams was controversially fired from ''[[The Jimmy Stewart Show]]'' at the insistence of its star, [[James Stewart]].<ref>James Stewart: A Biography by Donald Dewey (Turner Publishing, Atlanta, 1996, page 454)</ref> In the early to mid-1990s, he starred in many of comic [[Sinbad (actor)|Sinbad]]'s productions, including ''[[The Sinbad Show]]'' and ''[[The Cherokee Kid]]''. In one of his latest films, Williams portrayed the grandfather in the [[Bernie Mac]] film ''[[Guess Who (film)|Guess Who]]'' which was released in 2005.

==Personal life==
Williams has been married twice and has three children.<ref name="NDF">[https://www.nndb.com/people/782/000351726/ NNDB - Hal Williams]</ref> On April 11, 1975, Williams married Gay Anderson, they later divorced in November 1976. Williams married Renee W. Himes on December 16, 1978 in Los Angeles, California. Williams and Himes divorced in March 1984.
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==Selected credits==
===Theater===
===Theater===
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==References==
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==External links==
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Revision as of 19:26, 23 June 2020

Hal Williams
Williams at The Waltons' 40th anniversary, 2012.
Born
Halroy Candis Williams

(1934-12-14) December 14, 1934 (age 89)
Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActor
Years active1970–present
Spouse(s)
Gay Anderson
​
​
(m. 1975; div. 1976)​

Renee W. Himes
​
​
(m. 1978; div. 1984)​
Children3[citation needed]

Halroy Candis Williams (born December 14, 1934) is an American actor, best known for his recurring roles as Police Officer Smith ("Smitty") on Sanford and Son (1972–1976) 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.

Biography

Born Halroy Candis Williams on December 14, 1934[citation needed] (other sources cite his birth year as 1938[1][2][3][4]), Williams was raised in Columbus, Ohio. In the early 1960s, Williams began acting in community theater in Ohio.

Williams worked as a postal worker and corrections officer before moving to Hollywood to pursue an acting career in 1968.[5] Williams began pursing his acting career full-time in 1970.

Since then, Willams has appeared in movies such as Paul Schrader's Hardcore, Howard Zieff's Private Benjamin (he also portrayed the role of Sgt L.C. "Ted" Ross in the television series of the same name), and Clint Eastwood's The Rookie.

In 1971, Willams was controversially fired from The Jimmy Stewart Show at the insistence of its star, James Stewart.[6] In the early to mid-1990s, he starred in many of comic Sinbad's productions, including The Sinbad Show and The Cherokee Kid. In one of his latest films, Williams portrayed the grandfather in the Bernie Mac film Guess Who which was released in 2005.

Personal life

Williams has been married twice and has three children.[3] On April 11, 1975, Williams married Gay Anderson, they later divorced in November 1976. Williams married Renee W. Himes on December 16, 1978 in Los Angeles, California. Williams and Himes divorced in March 1984.

Selected credits

Theater

Year Production Role Theater(s) Notes
1981 Nevis Mountain Dew Boise McCanles Los Angeles Actors Theatre

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1972 Cool Breeze Harry, Policeman Uncredited
1974 Herbie Rides Again
1979 Hardcore Big Dick Blaque
1980 On the Nickel Paul
1980 Private Benjamin Sgt. L.C. Ross
1982 The Escape Artist Cop at Mayor's Office
1990 The Rookie Powell
2005 Guess Who Howard Jones
2011 Night Club Resident Playing Cards at Casino Night
2012 Flight Whip's Dad Voice

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1972–1976 Sanford and Son Police Officer Smith ("Smitty")
1973–1980 The Waltons Harley Foster
1975 Gunsmoke Widge Season 14, Episode 20 - "Hard Labor"
1981–1983 Private Benjamin Sgt. Ted Ross
1985–1990 227 Lester Jenkins

References

  1. ^ Hal Williams (1938-), Historical Dictionary of African American Theater, By Anthony D. Hill, 2018
  2. ^ Television Guest Stars, An Illustrated Career Chronicle for 678 Performers of the Sixties and Seventies, By Jack Ward · 1993
  3. ^ a b NNDB - Hal Williams
  4. ^ On This Date A DayByDay Look at Historic, By Brian Merrill · 2006
  5. ^ "Small role led Hal Williams to big part on NBC's hit '227'". Frederick News Post. Associated Press. 3 September 1987. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  6. ^ James Stewart: A Biography by Donald Dewey (Turner Publishing, Atlanta, 1996, page 454)
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