Skip to main content
institutional access

You are connecting from
Lake Geneva Public Library,
please login or register to take advantage of your institution's Ground News Plan.

Published loading...Updated

Sanford and Son, 227 actor Hal Williams dies at 91

Photos courtesy of WIKIPEDIA and Facebook Hal Williams, the actor who played Officer “Smitty” Smith in the 1970s NBC sitcom Sanford and Son, and Lester Jenkins on 227, has died, according to multiple media outlets. He was 91. Williams died of natural causes at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. Born Halroy Candis Williams on December 14, 1943 in Columbus, Ohio, Williams pursued an acting career in the 1960s after moving to Hollywood, Califor…
DisclaimerThis story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.

Bias Distribution

  • There is no tracked Bias information for the sources covering this story.

Factuality Info Icon

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium

Ownership

Info Icon

To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage

South Florida Times broke the news on Friday, July 17, 2026.
Too Big Arrow Icon
Sources are mostly out of (0)
News
Feed Dots Icon
For You
Search Icon
Search
Blindspot LogoBlindspotLocal