Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a storytelling technique, he says, the supporting characters are all essentially family members. At the same time, they're also ...

Actor Hal Williams, known for his role as Officer "Smitty" Smith on "Sanford and Son," died July 15 at his home in Rancho Mirage, California at 91 years old.

Hal Smith's journey from radio to Hollywood Hal Smith in 1937 (second from left) with his parents Emma and Jay, and brother Glen on Brighton Street in Massena, New York. One character that undeniably ...