▁Williams ▁guest ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁Season ▁ 1 ▁episode ▁of ▁Star sky ▁& ▁H utch , ▁" K ill ▁H ug gy ▁Bear ." ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁the ▁title ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁Phill ip ▁Hay es ▁Dean ▁drama ▁Fre eman , ▁broadcast ▁on ▁P BS ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁six - hour ▁N BC ▁doc ud rama ▁King , ▁about ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King ▁Jr ., ▁Williams ▁played ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Mal col m ▁X . ▁ ▁He ▁guest ▁star red ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁TV ▁shows ▁including ▁The ▁Rock ford ▁Files , ▁C ag ney ▁& ▁L ace y , ▁Lou ▁Grant ▁and ▁Hart ▁to ▁Hart . ▁Williams ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁cast ▁member ▁on ▁the ▁post ▁World ▁War ▁II – era ▁ABC ▁prim etime ▁soap ▁opera ▁Home front ▁( 1 9 9 1 - 1 9 9 3 ), ▁appearing ▁in ▁all ▁ 4 2 ▁episodes ▁as ▁ch auff eur ▁A be ▁Davis . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁he ▁played ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Larry ' s ▁assistant ▁B ever ley ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁The ▁Larry ▁Sand ers ▁Show . ▁Williams ▁also ▁star red ▁in ▁the ▁document ary ▁film ▁The ▁Me eting , ▁about ▁two ▁African - American ▁political ▁leaders ▁( Mal col m ▁X ▁and ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁King , ▁Jr .) ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁fate ▁of ▁black ▁people ▁in ▁America . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 – 1 9 7 2