Hal Williams

Halroy Candis Williams is an American actor, best known for his recurring roles as Police Officer Smith on Sanford and Son, Harley Foster on The Waltons, 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.

Guess Who (2005)

When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail - he's white.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Rodney Sullivan
CAST:  Bernie Mac  •  Ashton Kutcher  •  Zoe Saldaña  •  Judith Scott

When a young African-American woman brings her fiancé home to meet her parents, she's neglected to mention one tiny detail - he's white.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kevin Rodney Sullivan
CAST:  Bernie Mac  •  Ashton Kutcher  •  Zoe Saldaña  •  Judith Scott

Hardcore (1979)

A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search for his runaway teenage daughter who’s making porno films in the pits of Los Angeles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Schrader
CAST:  George C. Scott  •  Peter Boyle  •  Season Hubley  •  Dick Sargent

A conservative Midwest businessman ventures into the sordid underworld of pornography in search for his runaway teenage daughter who’s making porno films in the pits of Los Angeles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paul Schrader
CAST:  George C. Scott  •  Peter Boyle  •  Season Hubley  •  Dick Sargent

Herbie Rides Again (1974)

The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Stevenson
CAST:  Helen Hayes  •  Ken Berry  •  Stefanie Powers  •  John McIntire

The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Stevenson
CAST:  Helen Hayes  •  Ken Berry  •  Stefanie Powers  •  John McIntire

Private Benjamin (1980)

A sheltered young high society woman joins the army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Zieff
CAST:  Goldie Hawn  •  Eileen Brennan  •  Armand Assante  •  Robert Webber

A sheltered young high society woman joins the army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Howard Zieff
CAST:  Goldie Hawn  •  Eileen Brennan  •  Armand Assante  •  Robert Webber

The Rookie (1990)

Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Charlie Sheen  •  Raúl Juliá  •  Sônia Braga

Veteran cop Nick Pulovski is used to playing musical partners; many of the partners he's had in the past have died on the job, and often as a result of Nick's risky tactics. But the rookie who's been assigned to help Nick bust a carjacking ring is almost as ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  Clint Eastwood  •  Charlie Sheen  •  Raúl Juliá  •  Sônia Braga

The Cherokee Kid (1996)

Isaih Turner didn’t want to be a hero-all he wanted was revenge. Orphaned when both his parents were cruelly murdered by the wealthy and powerful Cyrus Bloomington, the young Isaiah grew up with one air in mind: to find the man who killed his folks and take him down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paris Barclay
CAST:  Sinbad  •  James Coburn  •  Burt Reynolds  •  A Martinez

Isaih Turner didn’t want to be a hero-all he wanted was revenge. Orphaned when both his parents were cruelly murdered by the wealthy and powerful Cyrus Bloomington, the young Isaiah grew up with one air in mind: to find the man who killed his folks and take him down.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Paris Barclay
CAST:  Sinbad  •  James Coburn  •  Burt Reynolds  •  A Martinez

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige (1981)

The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the 1920s, hoping to break into organized "negro" baseball, to his emergence at age 43 in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians the year after Jackie Robinson broke ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard A. Colla
CAST:  Louis Gossett Jr.  •  Beverly Todd  •  Cleavon Little  •  Ernie Barnes

The story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige, the legendary pitcher, from his barnstorming days in the 1920s, hoping to break into organized "negro" baseball, to his emergence at age 43 in the major leagues with the Cleveland Indians the year after Jackie Robinson broke ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard A. Colla
CAST:  Louis Gossett Jr.  •  Beverly Todd  •  Cleavon Little  •  Ernie Barnes

Flight (2012)

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Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Zemeckis
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Don Cheadle  •  Bruce Greenwood  •  Kelly Reilly

Commercial airline pilot Whip Whitaker has a problem with drugs and alcohol, though so far he's managed to complete his flights safely. His luck runs out when a disastrous mechanical malfunction sends his plane hurtling toward the ground. Whip pulls off a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Zemeckis
CAST:  Denzel Washington  •  Don Cheadle  •  Bruce Greenwood  •  Kelly Reilly

Night Club (2011)

Three friends - aided by one of the residents - start a night club in a retirement home, after taking a job there working the night shift to put themselves through USC.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Borowski
CAST:  Ernest Borgnine  •  Zachary Abel  •  Natasha Lyonne  •  Ahney Her

Three friends - aided by one of the residents - start a night club in a retirement home, after taking a job there working the night shift to put themselves through USC.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sam Borowski
CAST:  Ernest Borgnine  •  Zachary Abel  •  Natasha Lyonne  •  Ahney Her

On the Nickel (1980)

Sam, a recovering alcoholic, feels dissatisfied with his life of sobriety and goes back in search of the good times he enjoyed with his wino friends on "the Nickel" of Los Angeles' skid row.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Waite
CAST:  Donald Moffat  •  Ralph Waite  •  Penelope Allen  •  Hal Williams

Sam, a recovering alcoholic, feels dissatisfied with his life of sobriety and goes back in search of the good times he enjoyed with his wino friends on "the Nickel" of Los Angeles' skid row.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ralph Waite
CAST:  Donald Moffat  •  Ralph Waite  •  Penelope Allen  •  Hal Williams

Snow 2: Brain Freeze (2009)

When Nick gets amnesia, it's up to Sandy and Buddy the reindeer to save him and Christmas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Rosman
CAST:  Ashley Williams  •  Tom Cavanagh  •  Viv Leacock  •  Lynley Hall

When Nick gets amnesia, it's up to Sandy and Buddy the reindeer to save him and Christmas.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Rosman
CAST:  Ashley Williams  •  Tom Cavanagh  •  Viv Leacock  •  Lynley Hall

The West Side Waltz (1995)

Margaret keeps her neighbours at a distance and avoids contact except with Cara. She enjoys her company just for making music since Cara plays the violin accompanying Margaret at the piano. Because of her arthritis she accepts the housemaid Robin who wants to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernest Thompson
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Liza Minnelli  •  Jennifer Grey  •  August Schellenberg

Margaret keeps her neighbours at a distance and avoids contact except with Cara. She enjoys her company just for making music since Cara plays the violin accompanying Margaret at the piano. Because of her arthritis she accepts the housemaid Robin who wants to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ernest Thompson
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Liza Minnelli  •  Jennifer Grey  •  August Schellenberg

The Escape Artist (1982)

The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Caleb Deschanel
CAST:  Griffin O'Neal  •  Raúl Juliá  •  Teri Garr  •  Desi Arnaz

The young and self-confident Danny bluffs at the local police-station that he will escape from prison within an hour. What follows is a flashback showing his childhood with his uncle and aunt, who are 'vaudeville'-artists themselves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Caleb Deschanel
CAST:  Griffin O'Neal  •  Raúl Juliá  •  Teri Garr  •  Desi Arnaz

Sidekicks (1974)

Travelling through the West right after the Civil War, two con men hatch a scheme to try to collect the fifteen thousand dollar bounty offered for the capture of an outlaw.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Burt Kennedy
CAST:  Louis Gossett Jr.  •  Larry Hagman  •  Blythe Danner  •  Jack Elam

Travelling through the West right after the Civil War, two con men hatch a scheme to try to collect the fifteen thousand dollar bounty offered for the capture of an outlaw.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Burt Kennedy
CAST:  Louis Gossett Jr.  •  Larry Hagman  •  Blythe Danner  •  Jack Elam

Generation Gap (2008)

When a rebellious teenager is forced to spend the summer with his grandfather, their differences go deeper than just the years that separate them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill L. Norton
CAST:  Ed Asner  •  Alex Black  •  Rue McClanahan  •  Danielle Savre

When a rebellious teenager is forced to spend the summer with his grandfather, their differences go deeper than just the years that separate them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bill L. Norton
CAST:  Ed Asner  •  Alex Black  •  Rue McClanahan  •  Danielle Savre

Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery (1978)

The wife of a paralytic becomes involved in an extra-marital affair, with his permission.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Louise Fletcher  •  Wayne Rogers  •  Bert Convy  •  Robert Reed

The wife of a paralytic becomes involved in an extra-marital affair, with his permission.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Delbert Mann
CAST:  Louise Fletcher  •  Wayne Rogers  •  Bert Convy  •  Robert Reed

Percy & Thunder (1993)

A veteran trainer takes a promising fighter under his wing and lives his dreams through his protégé.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Dixon
CAST:  James Earl Jones  •  Courtney B. Vance  •  Gloria Foster  •  Zakes Mokae

A veteran trainer takes a promising fighter under his wing and lives his dreams through his protégé.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ivan Dixon
CAST:  James Earl Jones  •  Courtney B. Vance  •  Gloria Foster  •  Zakes Mokae