Acting
Hal Williams
Born December 14, 1938 · Columbus, Ohio, USA
Died July 15, 2026 · aged 87
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.
Known For
Flight · 2012Flight
★ 6.92012
MovieDrama
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.
Guess Who · 2005Guess Who
★ 6.02005
MovieComedyRomance
When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.
The Rookie · 1990The Rookie
★ 5.91990
MovieActionCrime
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
Hardcore · 1979Hardcore
★ 6.71979
MovieDramaCrime
A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search of his runaway teenage daughter who’s making hardcore films in the pits of Los Angeles.
Herbie Rides Again · 1974Herbie Rides Again
★ 6.21974
MovieRomanceComedy
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.
Private Benjamin · 1980Private Benjamin
★ 5.91980
MovieComedy
A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
Sidekicks · 1974Sidekicks
★ 6.51974
MovieComedyWestern
Travelling through the West right after the Civil War, two con men hatch a scheme to try to collect the fifteen thousand dollar bounty offered for the capture of an outlaw.
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There · 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
MovieFamilyTV Movie
The NBC All Star Hour (1985) was a one-hour primetime television special that brought together stars from NBC’s biggest shows of the mid-1980s, blending comedy, music, and variety performances into a network showcase.
Movies
Flight · 2012Flight
★ 6.92012
MovieDrama
Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a miraculous crash-landing that results in only six lives lost. Shaken to the core, Whip vows to get sober -- but when the crash investigation exposes his addiction, he finds himself in an even worse situation.
Guess Who · 2005Guess Who
★ 6.02005
MovieComedyRomance
When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail – he's white.
The Rookie · 1990The Rookie
★ 5.91990
MovieActionCrime
Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as hotheaded as he is … and when Nick gets kidnapped, his newbie partner is his only hope.
Hardcore · 1979Hardcore
★ 6.71979
MovieDramaCrime
A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search of his runaway teenage daughter who’s making hardcore films in the pits of Los Angeles.
Herbie Rides Again · 1974Herbie Rides Again
★ 6.21974
MovieRomanceComedy
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.
Private Benjamin · 1980Private Benjamin
★ 5.91980
MovieComedy
A sheltered young high society woman joins the US Army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.
Sidekicks · 1974Sidekicks
★ 6.51974
MovieComedyWestern
Travelling through the West right after the Civil War, two con men hatch a scheme to try to collect the fifteen thousand dollar bounty offered for the capture of an outlaw.
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There · 1985The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
MovieFamilyTV Movie
The NBC All Star Hour (1985) was a one-hour primetime television special that brought together stars from NBC’s biggest shows of the mid-1980s, blending comedy, music, and variety performances into a network showcase.
The Cherokee Kid · 1996The Cherokee Kid
★ 5.51996
MovieWesternAction
Isaih Turner didn’t want to be a hero-all he wanted was revenge. Orphaned when both his parents were cruelly murdered by the wealthy and powerful Cyrus Bloomington, the young Isaiah grew up with one air in mind: to find the man who killed his folks and take him down.
The Escape Artist · 1982The Escape Artist
★ 6.21982
MovieComedyCrime
The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.
Percy & Thunder · 1993Percy & Thunder
★ 8.01993
MovieActionDrama
A veteran trainer takes a promising fighter under his wing and lives his dreams through his protégé.
The West Side Waltz · 1995The West Side Waltz
★ 6.21995
MovieDramaTV Movie
Margaret keeps her neighbours at a distance and avoids contact except with Cara. She enjoys her company just for making music since Cara plays the violin accompanying Margaret at the piano. Because of her arthritis she accepts the housemaid Robin who wants to become an actress. With this naive pretty girl her life gets suddently really exciting and she makes a lot of new friends.
Cool Breeze · 1972Cool Breeze
★ 5.11972
MovieActionCrime
A paroled crook masterminds a $3 million jewelry theft to fund a bank for businessmen.
Snow 2: Brain Freeze · 2008Snow 2: Brain Freeze
★ 5.62008
MovieFamilyTV Movie
When Nick gets amnesia, it's up to Sandy and Buddy the reindeer to save him and Christmas.
Night Club · 2011Night Club
★ 2.02011
MovieComedy
Three friends - aided by one of the residents - start a night club in a retirement home, after taking a job there working the night shift to put themselves through USC.
Generation Gap · 2008Generation Gap
★ 7.22008
MovieTV MovieDrama
When a rebellious teenager is forced to spend the summer with his grandfather, their differences go deeper than just the years that separate them.
On the Nickel · 1980On the Nickel
★ 7.01980
MovieDrama
Sam, a recovering alcoholic, feels dissatisfied with his life of sobriety and goes back in search of the good times he enjoyed with his wino friends on "the Nickel" of Los Angeles' skid row.
The Young Landlords · 1983The Young Landlords
1983
MovieComedyMusic
Four teen-age New York residents try to raise cash to improve a dilapidated building they brought for a dollar.
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige · 1981Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
★ 6.61981
MovieDramaTV Movie
The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the 1920s, hoping to break into organized "negro" baseball, to his emergence at age 43 in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians the year after Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier.
All the Money in the World · 1983All the Money in the World
★ 4.51983
MovieAdventureComedy
A young boy gets a wish from a leprechaun, and wishes for all the money in the world. He then learns about the real-life ramifications of such a wish.
The Sky Is Gray · 1980The Sky Is Gray
★ 7.01980
MovieDramaTV Movie
From Ernest J. Gaines, author of "The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman," comes a deceptively simple, yet emotionally complex tale of a young boy's discovery of what it's like to be black in Louisiana during the 1940's. James, the boy in question, has a raging toothache that necessitates a trip to the dentist. His mother (played by Emmy-winner Olivia Cole), accompanies James to town on an eye-opening odyssey where the boy gains valuable insights into poverty, racism - and his own sense of pride. With an exciting musical score by Webster Lewis, this multi-award winning film explores a child's discovery that the world is a complicated place... where things are never truly black or white... only shades of gray.
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery · 1978Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery
★ 3.31978
MovieDramaTV Movie
The wife of a paralytic becomes involved in an extra-marital affair, with his permission.
TV Shows
Night Court · 1984Night Court
★ 7.31984
SeriesComedy
An eccentric fun-loving judge presides over an urban night court and all the silliness going on there.
Knots Landing · 1979Knots Landing
★ 7.01979
SeriesDrama
The domestic adventures, misdeeds and everyday interactions of five families living on a cul-de-sac in a small California community.
The Waltons · 1972The Waltons
★ 7.21972
SeriesDrama
The Waltons live their life in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II.
Parks and Recreation · 2009Parks and Recreation
★ 8.02009
SeriesComedy
In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.
L.A. Law · 1986L.A. Law
★ 7.11986
SeriesDrama
L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994.
Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it contained many of Bochco's trademark features including a large number of parallel storylines, social drama and off-the-wall humor. It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s, and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as abortion, racism, gay rights, homophobia, sexual harassment, AIDS, and domestic violence. The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff.
The show was popular with audiences and critics, and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run, four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series.
Magnum, P.I. · 1980Magnum, P.I.
★ 7.31980
SeriesCrimeDrama
A private investigator who works when he wants, lives in a beachfront estate in Hawaii, drives a posh Ferrari, runs up an unlimited tab at a swank bar, and charms attractive women in peril - that's the lifestyle of Thomas Magnum, aka Magnum, P.I.
Hill Street Blues · 1981Hill Street Blues
★ 7.61981
SeriesDramaCrime
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
Quincy, M.E. · 1976Quincy, M.E.
★ 7.51976
SeriesCrimeDrama
Los Angeles County medical examiner Quincy routinely engages in police investigations.
Cannon · 1971Cannon
★ 6.71971
SeriesDrama
Cannon is a CBS detective television series produced by Quinn Martin which aired from March 26, 1971 to March 3, 1976. The primary protagonist is the title character, private detective Frank Cannon, played by William Conrad. He also appeared on two episodes of Barnaby Jones.
Cannon is the first Quinn Martin-produced series to be aired on a network other than ABC. A "revival" television film, The Return of Frank Cannon, was aired on November 1, 1980. In total, there were 124 episodes.
T. J. Hooker · 1982T. J. Hooker
★ 6.51982
SeriesDramaCrime
Sergeant Thomas Jefferson Hooker is a tough-as-nails veteran police officer with the LCPD who turns his back on a gold badge and goes back to patrolling the streets and training recruits. Along with his young partners in blue, Hooker take on Lake City's toughest criminals.
Gunsmoke · 1955Gunsmoke
★ 6.71955
SeriesWestern
Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West. The central character is lawman Marshal Matt Dillon, played by William Conrad on radio and James Arness on television.
Tales from the Crypt · 1989Tales from the Crypt
★ 8.01989
SeriesComedyMystery
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
That Girl · 1966That Girl
★ 6.21966
SeriesComedy
That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York to try to make it big in New York City. Ann has to take a number of offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts. Ted Bessell played her boyfriend Donald Hollinger, a writer for Newsview Magazine; Lew Parker and Rosemary DeCamp played Lew Marie and Helen Marie, her concerned parents. Bernie Kopell, Ruth Buzzi and Reva Rose played Ann and Donald's friends. That Girl was developed by writers Bill Persky and Sam Denoff, who had served as head writers on The Dick Van Dyke Show earlier in the 1960s.
Matlock · 2024Matlock
★ 7.12024
SeriesDramaCrime
After achieving success in her younger years, the brilliant septuagenarian Madeline Matlock rejoins the workforce at a prestigious law firm where she uses her unassuming demeanor and wily tactics to win cases and expose corruption from within. Inspired by the classic television series of the same name.
Moesha · 1996Moesha
★ 7.11996
SeriesComedyFamily
The everyday life of Moesha Mitchell, a vivacious young woman juggling romance, school, ever-changing family dynamics, and friendships.
Police Woman · 1974Police Woman
★ 6.41974
SeriesCrime
Sergeant “Pepper"” Anderson, an undercover cop for the Criminal Conspiracy Unit of the Los Angeles Police Department, poses undercover from mob girl to prostitute.
The Jeffersons · 1975The Jeffersons
★ 7.31975
SeriesComedyFamily
Sitcom following a successful African-American couple, George and Louise “Weezyö Jefferson as they “move on up” from working-class Queens to a ritzy Manhattan apartment. A spin-off of All in the Family.
Sanford and Son · 1972Sanford and Son
★ 7.51972
SeriesComedy
The misadventures of a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son.
Private Benjamin · 1981Private Benjamin
★ 6.51981
SeriesComedy
Private Benjamin is an American sitcom based on the movie of the same name. The show aired on CBS from April 6, 1981, to January 10, 1983. Eileen Brennan, who reprised her role from the film, won an Emmy and Golden Globe Award for her work on the series.
227 · 1985227
★ 6.81985
SeriesComedyFamily
A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and discusses all manner of things with her neighbors.
Harry O · 1974Harry O
★ 5.21974
SeriesDrama
After being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego Police Department. To supplement his police pension, Harry runs a private detective agency out of his beach house... The series starred David Janssen and was executive produced by Jerry Thorpe.
Good Times · 1974Good Times
★ 8.01974
SeriesComedy
Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Mike Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer. Good Times is a spin-off of Maude, which is itself a spin-off of All in the Family along with The Jeffersons.
The series is set in Chicago. The first two seasons were taped at CBS Television City in Hollywood. In the fall of 1975, the show moved to Metromedia Square, where Norman Lear's own production company was housed.
Moonlight · 2007Moonlight
★ 7.32007
SeriesMysteryCrime
Mick St. John is a captivating, charming and immortal private investigator from Los Angeles, who defies the traditional blood-sucking norms of his vampire tendencies by using his wit and powerful supernatural abilities to help the living.
A Black Lady Sketch Show · 2019A Black Lady Sketch Show
★ 6.92019
SeriesComedy
A narrative series set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests presenting sketches performed by a core cast of black women.