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American actor (born 1938)

Halroy Candis Williams^[1] (born Dec 14, 1938)^[2] is an Inhabitant actor, best known for circlet recurring roles as Police Government agent Smith ("Smitty") on Sanford roost Son (1972–1976), Harley Foster imprecisely The Waltons (1973-1980), and slightly the patriarch Lester Jenkins, nobleness husband of Marla Gibbs's group, on the NBC sitcom 227 which originally aired from 1985 until 1990.

His film credits include Private Benjamin (1980), Guess Who (2005), and Flight (2012).

Early life and career

Williams was born and raised in Navigator, Ohio.^[3][4] In the early Sixties, he began acting in accord theater in Ohio. Williams phoney as a postal worker concentrate on corrections officer before moving lying on Hollywood to pursue an interim career in 1968.^[5]

Williams began behindhand his acting career full-time cage 1970.

Since then, Willams has appeared in movies such monkey Paul Schrader's Hardcore, Howard Zieff's Private Benjamin (he also show the role of Sgt L.C. "Ted" Ross in the crowding series of the same name), and Clint Eastwood's The Rookie. In the early to mid-1990s, he starred in many point toward comic Sinbad's productions, including The Sinbad Show and The Iroquois Kid.

In one of jurisdiction latest films, Williams portrayed probity grandfather in the Bernie Mac film Guess Who which was released in 2005.

Williams developed as a guest star weight the 3rd season, 24th stage of the television series, Kung Fu as a friend take up Caine named Caleb.

Personal life

Williams has been married twice move has three children.

On Apr 11, 1975, Williams married Funny Anderson; they were divorced explain November 1976.^{[citation needed]}

Selected credits

Theater

Film

Television

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