For a generation of affectionate fans, you were a constant, comforting presence: a familiar face that one and all called "friend."
On the theatrical end, you costarred in The Cherokee Kid; On the Nickle; Flight; The Rookie; Private Benjamin; Guess Who; Snow 2: Brain Freeze; Hardcore; The Generation Gap; Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery; The West Side Waltz; Off the Wall; The Young Landlords; Night Club; Swing Out, Sweet Land; The Escape Artist; Sidekicks (1974); Cool Breeze; The Sky is Gray; Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Page; Palmerston U.S.A.; and Herbie Rides Again.
However, episodic television was your prime turf, with significant stints on Sanford and Son and its later offshoot, Sanford (as Officer Smitty), as well as The Waltons (as Harley Foster); Private Benjamin (reprising your role as Sgt. L.C. Ross); Tales from the Crypt; The Jeffersons; Good Times; What's Happening!!; Webster; Gimme a Break!; Roots: The Next Generations; L.A. Law; S.W.A.T.; Most Wanted; Police Story; Hill Street Blues; Caribe; Quincy M.E.; T. J. Hooker; Magnum P.I.; Harry O; Matlock; Cannon; Dan August; The Magician; The White Shadow; Gunsmoke; Kung Fu; That Girl; The Jimmy Stewart Show; The New Dick Van Dyke Show; Mad Love; Percy & Thunder; Parks and Recreation; Mr. Mayor; The Mayor; The First Family; The Dukes of Hazzard; Knots Landing; Temperatures Rising; Night Court; Moonlight; Moesha; 227; On the Rocks; ... and The Sinbad Show.
Through your many endeavors, you lifted our spirits and warmed our hearts, Mr. Williams. There's no doubt that our lives would have been a little less special without your special glow, and for that, we owe you abundant thanks. 💗
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