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Hal Williams — Name Gematria & Death Date Numerology

Born December 14, 1934 · Died July 15, 2026 · Age 91 · Natural causes · Rancho Mirage, California, United States

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Who Hal Williams was

Halroy Candis Williams was an American character actor beloved for decades of television comedy. He played Officer Smith ("Smitty") on Sanford and Son (1972–1976), patriarch Lester Jenkins on NBC's 227 (1985–1990), and Sgt. Ross in Private Benjamin (film and CBS series). He also recurred on The Waltons as Harley Foster and appeared in Guess Who (2005) and Flight (2012). A former postal worker and juvenile corrections officer, Williams moved to Los Angeles in 1968 to pursue acting in his 30s. He died from natural causes at his Rancho Mirage home on 15 July 2026 at age 91.

Name gematria across six ciphers

Every value below is computed with the same cipher tables the GEMAFIA calculator uses, so the numbers here match what you get by typing the name into the tool. Click any number to see what else shares it.

Phrase	Ordinal	Reduction	Reverse Ordinal	Standard	Chaldean	Single Reduction
Hal Williams	119	47	178	108	31	47
Smitty	106	25	56	100	17	25
Lester Jenkins	161	53	190	148	44	53
Officer Smith	131	68	193	119	51	68

Numbers appearing in this profile: 17 · 25 · 31 · 44 · 47 · 51 · 53 · 56 · 68 · 100 · 108 · 119 · 131 · 148 · 193

Date numerology

Birth date life path: 7 (1+2+1+4+1+9+3+4 = 25)
Death date life path: 5 (0+7+1+5+2+0+2+6 = 23)
Birth month + day reduced: 8
Death month + day reduced: 22
Days lived (inclusive): 33,452
Age at death: 91

Research notes

Born 14 December 1934; died 15 July 2026 at 91. Death 7/15 — month 7, day 15. SANFORD AND SON and 227 anchor two generations of Black sitcom television. Pattern research context, not proof of causation. Sources: Variety; Deadline; The Hollywood Reporter; TMZ (manager).

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