Halroy Candis "Hal" Williams (born December 14, 1938) is an American actor, best known for his recurring role as Police Officer Smith ("Smitty") on "Sanford and Son" (1972–76) and as the patriarch Lester Jenkins, the husband of Marla Gibbs's character, on the NBC sitcom "227" (1985–90).
Smitty is a 2012 American family drama film directed by David Mickey Evans and starring Mira Sorvino, Peter Fonda and Louis Gossett Jr..
Robert Lesser or Bobby Lesser (born October 22, 1942) is an American actor born in New York City and now living in Santa Barbara, California.
 His earliest work dates back to 1967 with "David Holzman's Diary", directed by Jim McBride.
 His latest movies include the Japanese film "Best Wishes for Tomorrow" and post-production "Painting in the Rain".
 Lesser has worked with Bruce Willis, Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Matthew Broderick, Dennis Quaid, Penelope Ann Miller, and Richard Mulligan.
 He is well known in the Santa Barbara theater community.
John Logan Bartholomew (born February 9, 1984) is an American actor born in Galion, Ohio, best known for his role of Willie LaHaye in 3 of the 8 films in the "Love Comes Softly" series.
 He later appeared in series like "" (2005) and "Close to Home" (2007).
 He also had a small appearance in the thirty-sixth episode of popular TV series "Ghost Whisperer", as Ray Peters in the second-season episode, "Speed Demon" (2007)"."
 In 2010 he played a troubled hockey player in The Genesis Code.
 In 2013, he took over the role of Jason Stevens from Drew Fuller, in the sequel to 2007's "The Ultimate Gift"," The Ultimate Life."
David Lambert (born November 29, 1993) is an American actor born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
 He is best known for and also currently playing Brandon Foster on The ABC Family original series "The Fosters".
Bruce Peter Weitz (born May 27, 1943) is an American actor who is perhaps best known for his role as Sgt. Michael "Mick" Belker in the NBC police drama "Hill Street Blues", which ran from 1981 until 1987.
 Weitz won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 1984 for his role in the series.
Louis Cameron Gossett Jr. (born May 27, 1936) is an American actor.
 He is best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley in the 1982 film "An Officer and a Gentleman", and his role as Fiddler in the 1977 ABC television miniseries "Roots".
 Gossett has also starred in numerous film productions including "A Raisin In The Sun," "The Landlord," "Skin Game", "Travels with My Aunt", "The Laughing Policeman", "The Deep", "Jaws 3-D" (1983), Wolfgang Petersen's "Enemy Mine", the "Iron Eagle" series, "Toy Soldiers" and "The Punisher", in an acting career that spans over five decades.
Kenneth "Ken" Londoner (born January 16, 1978) is an American actor born in New Jersey.
 He is best known for portraying Wince in The Supernatural Enthusiasts Club and for his lead role in the movie Thinner.
 In addition, he appeared in several other TV series projects and off-Broadway shows.
Roscoe Born (born November 24, 1950) is an American actor born in Topeka, Kansas, who is best known for his varied roles on television.
 He played arch-villain Mitch Laurence on "One Life to Live" in six separate stints (1985, 1986, 1987, 2002-2003, 2009-2010, 2012).
Grahame Wood is a British–American actor born in Toronto Canada.
 His career has kept him busy in L.A., London, Toronto, and Vancouver.
 He is best known for his performance in the Roland Emmerich epic, "The Patriot", and continues to forge a career out of playing the layered bad guy.
 Commenting on his death scene in "Saving Private Ryan", Steven Spielberg proclaimed, "That was better than the opening credits of ER!"

Question: Smitty is directed by an american actor born May 27, 1936 best known for what?
Answer: Gunnery Sergeant Emil Foley