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Actor Hal Williams Dead: 'Sanford and Son' and '227' Star Was 91

Actor Hal Williams, best known for his roles on Sanford and Son and The Waltons, has died. A representative for Williams confirmed to Deadline that he died on Wednesday, July 15, at his home in Rancho Mirage, California. Williams had a regular TV presence throughout the ’70s, but he didn’t pursue acting until he was an adult. “I wasn’t allowed to leave the yard often, and I had a dog named Sandy. I used to play games with him, pretending he was the Lone Ranger and I was Tonto,” he told Columbus Monthly in 2022 about his interest in playing pretend as a child. Celeb Deaths o...