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Topic: hal williams

NBC Studios, the network that aired Sanford and Son and 227

Thursday, 7/16, 04:56 AM

Hal Williams, the steady presence of Sanford and Son and 227, dies at 91

Hal Williams, the durable character actor who played Officer Smitty on Sanford and Son and the good-natured husband Lester Jenkins on the NBC sitcom 227, has died at 91.
For half a century he was one of television's most reliable supporting players, the calm center of other people's comedies.

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