Hal Williams Net Worth

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Hal Williams net worth is
$1.6 Million

Hal Williams Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family

Harold "Hal" Williams (born December 14, 1938) is an American actor, best known for his recurring role as Police Officer Smith ("Smitty") on Sanford and Son, and as the patriarch Lester Jenkins, the husband of Marla Gibbs's character, on the NBC sitcom 227.Williams started out in the acting business in 1969. Since then, he 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. He was controversially fired from The Jimmy Stewart Show in 1971 at the insistence of its star, James Stewart. In the early to mid-1990s, he starred in many of comic Sinbad's productions, including The Sinbad Show and The Cherokee Kid. He played the grandfather in the Bernie Mac film Guess Who.His other television credits include Moonlight, Moesha, Suddenly Susan, Minor Adjustments, L.A. Law, Night Court, Magnum, P.I., Hill Street Blues, Gimme a Break, The Jeffersons, The Dukes of Hazzard, T.J. Hooker, The Waltons, Knots Landing, The White Shadow, What's Happening!!, Good Times, Quincy, M.E., Kung Fu, S.W.A.T.,Gunsmoke, and That Girl.Williams is also the host of the annual Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation nationally-televised telethon. 
Full NameHal Williams
Net Worth$1.6 Million
Date Of BirthDecember 14, 1938
Place Of BirthColumbus, Ohio, USA
ProfessionActor
NationalityAmerican
SpouseRenee Himes, Gay Anderson
NicknamesHal Williams, Williams, Hal
IMDBhttp://imdb.com/name/nm0930724
Music GroupsOdd Future, The Jet Age of Tomorrow, Oldie, Rella, Sam
NominationsNAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
MoviesGuess Who, Private Benjamin, The Rookie, Snow 2: Brain Freeze, The Cherokee Kid, Hardcore, The West Side Waltz, The Escape Artist, Herbie Rides Again, The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning, Flight, The Sky Is Gray, On the Nickel
TV ShowsMad Love, The Sinbad Show, 227, Private Benjamin, On the Rocks
Star SignSagittarius
#Fact
1He was fired from The Jimmy Stewart Show (1971) by its star James Stewart. According to NBC producer Hal Kanter, Stewart didn't think it would be appropriate for a black character to be ordering him around on television with a family audience watching.
2Best friend of Ralph Waite and Marla Gibbs.
3Best known by the public for his roles as Sgt. Ted Ross on Private Benjamin (1981) and as Lester Williams on 227 (1985).
4Met Marla Gibbs on the set of The Jeffersons (1975). Some eight years later, she would later co-star on 227 (1985), as his wife.
5His acting mentor was the late Redd Foxx.
6Moved to Hollywood in 1968 and worked a regular job with the California Youth Authority to support his family while going out for auditions.
7Originally from Columbus Ohio, he started out in community theater in Ohio in the 1960s while working for the Ohio Youth Commission.
8Works on behalf of the Sickle Cell Anemia foundation, appering as host of the annual Baton Rouge, LA telethon.

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Parks and Recreation2015TV SeriesAlbert Meagle
The First Family2013TV SeriesGeorge
Flight2012/IWhip's Dad (voice)
Night Club2011Resident Playing Cards at Casino Night
Snow 2: Brain Freeze2008TV MovieHenry Mays
Generation Gap2008TV MovieMac
Moonlight2007TV Series70-Year-Old Det. Bobby Desmond
Guess Who2005Howard Jones
Moesha1997TV SeriesRosevelt Mitchell
The Cherokee Kid1996TV MovieRev. Peel
Suddenly Susan1996TV SeriesJim
Minor Adjustments1996TV SeriesNathaniel Aimes
The West Side Waltz1995TV MovieJonno
Tales from the Crypt1994TV SeriesNick Ciola
The Sinbad Show1993-1994TV SeriesRudy Bryan
Percy & Thunder1993TV MovieJiti Kalumbi
L.A. Law1992TV SeriesCouncilman Cooke
Night Court1991TV SeriesHead Bailiff Reedy
The Rookie1990Powell
2271985-1990TV SeriesLester Jenkins
Magnum, P.I.1988TV SeriesDave, the DJ
Hill Street Blues1986TV SeriesKen Edwards
Gimme a Break!1984TV SeriesDr. Phil Gray
The Jeffersons1977-1984TV SeriesKent Tobin / Michael
Webster1984TV SeriesPrincipal Jenkins
The Dukes of Hazzard1984TV SeriesJonas Jones
ABC Afterschool Specials1981-1983TV SeriesTony Grant / Mr. Carter
ABC Weekend Specials1983TV SeriesGeorge Stowe
Private Benjamin1981-1983TV SeriesSgt. Ted Ross
The Escape Artist1982Cop at Mayor's Office
T.J. Hooker1982TV SeriesOfficer Brian
Sanford1980-1981TV SeriesOfficer 'Smitty' Smith
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige1981TV MovieRoberts
Thirsty Workers1981TV Series voice
The Sky Is Gray1980TV MoviePreacber
The Waltons1973-1980TV SeriesHarley Foster
Private Benjamin1980Sgt. L.C. Ross
On the Nickel1980Paul
Knots Landing1980TV SeriesMagazine Owner
The White Shadow1979TV SeriesHenry Judd
What's Happening!!1979TV SeriesMr. Logan
Roots: The Next Generations1979TV Mini-SeriesAleck Haley
Hardcore1979Big Dick Blaque
Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery1978TV MovieBoneyard
Good Times1974-1978TV SeriesFrank Mitchell / Willie Jay Washington / Tom
Off the Wall1977TV ShortMother, former male army chef
Quincy M.E.1977TV SeriesCody
Most Wanted1977TV SeriesRashad
Police Story1973-1977TV SeriesLittle Joe / Marshall Rhodes
Sanford and Son1972-1976TV SeriesOfficer 'Smitty' Smith
On the Rocks1975-1976TV SeriesLester DeMott
S.W.A.T.1975TV SeriesBo Tate
Kung Fu1973-1975TV SeriesCaleb Brown
Caribe1975TV SeriesTom Clayburn
Gunsmoke1975TV SeriesWidge
Harry O1974-1975TV SeriesClarence / Sgt. Earl Danning
Police Woman1974TV SeriesGeorge Thomas
Sidekicks1974TV MovieMax
Cannon1971-1974TV SeriesArthur Jones / Gen. O'Hara's doorman / London's Chauffeur
Herbie Rides Again1974
The Magician1973TV SeriesJonathan Gordon
The New Temperatures Rising Show1973TV Series
The New Dick Van Dyke Show1972TV SeriesPete, a Burglar
Cool Breeze1972Harry, Policeman (uncredited)
The Jimmy Stewart Show1971TV SeriesQuigley
That Girl1970-1971TV SeriesJohn / Herbie Robinson / Court Clerk
Dan August1970TV Series
Swing Out, Sweet Land1970TV MovieMan Representing Iowa (uncredited)
Worthy to Stand1969Short

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You2016DocumentaryHimself
Earl Hamner Storyteller2015DocumentaryHimself
Unsung Hollywood2015TV Series documentaryHimself
Today2010TV SeriesHimself
Black to the Future2009TV SeriesHimself
227: Stories from the Stoop2004Video documentary shortHimself
The 7th Annual Black Achievement Awards1986TV SpecialHimself
The 8th Annual People's Choice Awards1982TV SpecialHimself - Accepting Award for Favourite New Comedy TV Program
The John Davidson Show1982TV SeriesHimself

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