- Born
- Birth nameHalroy Candis Williams
- A veteran professional actor who has co-starred as a television series regular in NINE, prime time, HIT series, and has established himself solidly in both the areas of comedy and drama. Hal's latest projects include Disney Family Channel's De mémoire de père Noël (2008) and Hallmark's Un été pour grandir (2008).
His 25 year professional career has seen him firmly plant both feet in such dramas as Racines 2 (1979), La famille des collines (1972), Harry O (1973) and La loi de Los Angeles (1986) while displaying his comedic genius in The Sinbad Show (1993), 227 (1985), Private Benjamin (1981), and Sanford and Son (1972).
Williams works tirelessly to maintain a versatility that enables his career to remain both constant and current. His movie accomplishments continue to be displayed in co-starring roles in feature films like Black/White (2005) with Ashton Kutcher and Bernie Mac, La bidasse (1980) with Goldie Hawn and La relève (1990) with Clint Eastwood.- IMDb mini biography by: The Mass Appeal, Inc.
- SpousesDr. Renee Himes(December 16, 1978 - March 20, 1984) (divorced)Gay Anderson(April 11, 1975 - 1976) (divorced)
- Moved to Hollywood in 1968 and worked a regular job with the California Youth Authority to support his family while going out for auditions.
- Originally from Columbus Ohio, he started out in community theater in Ohio in the 1960s while working for the Ohio Youth Commission.
- Best known for his roles as Lester Jenkins on the series "227, Sgt. L.C. ROSS in the feature film and tv series "Private Benjamin" , and the role of "Smitty The Cop" on the tv series "Sanford and Son".
- Met Marla Gibbs on the set of The Jeffersons (1975). Some eight years later, she would later co-star on 227 (1985), as his wife.
- Best friend of Ralph Waite and Marla Gibbs.
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