Hal Williams Autographs
Halroy Candis Williams (born December 14, 1938) is an American actor, best known for his recurring roles as Police Officer Smith ("Smitty") on Sanford and Son (1972–1976), Harley Foster on The Waltons (1973-1980), 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. His film credits include Private Benjamin (1980), Guess Who (2005), and Flight (2012).
Williams was born and raised in Columbus, Ohio. In the early 1960s, he 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.
Williams began pursuing 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 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.
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Current items with a signature of Hal Williams
These are the most current items with a signature of Hal Williams that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Hal Williams & Marla Gibbs 227 signed 8x10 w/JSA COA # G01 | $108.98 |  |
| Hal Williams & Marla Gibbs 227 signed 8x10 w/JSA COA # G01 | $108.98 | |
Traded items with a signature of Hal Williams
The most expensive item with a signature of Hal Williams (DEMOND WILSON HAL WILLIAMS Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo JSA 335 Sanford & Son) was sold in November 2025 for $311.00 while the cheapest item (HAL WILLIAMS Authentic Hand Signed Autograph 8X10 Photo - ACTOR - 227) found a new owner for $0.01 in October 2021. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2019 with an average selling price of $14.43 for an autographed item of Hal Williams. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2021 with $60.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was December 2018. In average, an autographed item from Hal Williams is worth $15.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Hal Williams were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Hal Williams autographed 8x10 Photo COA | $21.00 |  |
| Hal Williams autographed 8x10 Photo COA | $21.00 | |
| Hal Williams autographed 8x10 Photo COA | $21.00 | |
| Hal Williams autographed 8x10 Photo COA | $21.00 | |
| Hal Williams autographed 8x10 Photo COA | $15.00 | |
| Hal Williams autographed 8x10 Photo COA | $15.00 | |
| Hal Williams autographed 8x10 Photo COA | $15.00 | |
| Hal Williams autographed 8x10 Photo COA | $15.00 | |
| Hal Williams HARLEY FOSTER THE WALTONS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8X10 | $25.00 | |
| Hal Williams Lynn Hamilton Verdie HARLEY FOSTER WALTONS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 9x11 | $45.00 | |
| Hal Williams Lynn Hamilton Verdie HARLEY FOSTER WALTONS SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 9x11 | $45.00 | |
| HAL WILLIAMS signed AUTOGRAPH 7256 | $3.99 | |
| HAL WILLIAMS signed AUTOGRAPH 7256 | $3.99 | |
| SANFORD AND SON / HAL WILLIAMS / OFFICER SMITTY SMITH / GREAT SIGNED PHOTO | $40.00 | |
| SANFORD AND SON / HAL WILLIAMS / OFFICER SMITTY SMITH / GREAT SIGNED PHOTO | $40.00 | |
