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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Traded items with a signature of Hal Williams
The most expensive item with a signature of Hal Williams (Hal Williams autographed 8 x 10 black-and-white photo signed in pen) was sold in March 2025 for $70.00 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 (4) was September 2021 with an average selling price of $7.88 for an autographed item of Hal Williams. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2025 with $52.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was November 2018. In average, an autographed item from Hal Williams is worth $6.99.
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 AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE 8x10 Photo Sanford And Son Officer Smitty | $5.00 |  |
| Hal Williams AUTOGRAPH SIGNATURE 8x10 Photo Sanford And Son Officer Smitty | $5.00 | |
| Hal Williams autographed 8 x 10 black-and-white photo signed in pen | $70.00 | |
| Hal Williams autographed 8 x 10 black-and-white photo signed in pen | $70.00 | |
 | Hal Williams autographed 8x10 Photo COA "Sanford and Son" Smitty | $49.95 | |
| Hal Williams autographed 8x10 Photo COA "Sanford and Son" Smitty | $49.95 | |
| HAL WILLIAMS HOWARD PRATT SANFORD & SON'S SIGNED 8X10 W/ BAS COA BD31617 | $23.27 | |
| HAL WILLIAMS SANFORD AND SON OFFICER SMITTY UNCOMMON SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTO | $14.50 | |
| HAL WILLIAMS SANFORD AND SON OFFICER SMITTY UNCOMMON SIGNED AUTOGRAPH PHOTO | $14.50 | |
| Hal Williams Signed Autographed AUTO 3x5 Index Card '227' | $2.99 | |
| Hal Williams Signed Autographed AUTO 3x5 Index Card '227' | $2.99 | |
| Hand SIGNED Hal Williams 8x10 Photo - "Lester" from 227 (NBC-TV) - Sanford & Son | $35.00 | |
| Hand SIGNED Hal Williams 8x10 Photo - "Lester" from 227 (NBC-TV) - Sanford & Son | $35.00 | |
| Vintage LYNN HAMILTON & HAL WILLIAMS signed PHOTOGRAPHS TV's Sanford & Son 1970s | $9.99 | |
| Vintage LYNN HAMILTON & HAL WILLIAMS signed PHOTOGRAPHS TV's Sanford & Son 1970s | $9.99 | |
