Fred Williamson
American football player and actor · United States · On the map · Athletes · Born 1938 · age 88
Frederick Robert Williamson, nicknamed "the Hammer", is an American actor, filmmaker, and former football player. He played professional football as a defensive back, primarily in the American Football League (AFL) during the 1960s.
Fred Williamson is read about 776 times a day, in 28 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 104 days, one point a day.
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Larry Cohen Directed Black Caesar and Hell Up in Harlem
Enzo G. Castellari Directed The Inglorious Bastards (1978)
D'Urville Martin Also in Hell Up in Harlem and Blind Rage
Fabrizio De Angelis Produced 1990: The Bronx Warriors (1983)
Jim Brown Also in Three the Hard Way and Take a Hard Ride
Robert Forster Fred produced Original Gangstas (1996)
Elliott Gould Fred directed Mean Johnny Barrows (1976)
Dino De Laurentiis Produced Crazy Joe and Three Tough Guys
R. G. Armstrong Fred produced Boss Nigger (1975)
Umberto Lenzi Directed The Black Cobra 4 and Black Cobra
Jack Arnold Produced Boss Nigger (1975)
Isabel Sanford Fred produced Original Gangstas and South Beach
Stelvio Massi Directed The Black Cobra and Black Cobra
Dardano Sacchetti Wrote Warriors of the Year 2072 (1984)
Edoardo Margheriti Directed The Black Cobra 2 and The Black Cobra 3
Ben Stiller Produced Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Robert Altman Directed MASH (1970), directed M*A*S*H (1970)
Gary Busey Fred produced South Beach (1993)
Willie Colón Fred produced The Last Fight (1983)
Luther Adler Fred directed Mean Johnny Barrows (1976)
Bo Svenson Also in The Inglorious Bastards (1979)- Joe Spinell Also in The Equalizer and Vigilante
- Ron O'Neal Fred produced Original Gangstas (1996)
Massimo Vanni Also in The Inglorious Bastards (1979)
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ClubYears
Pittsburgh Steelers
Northwestern Wildcats football
Media & music
About this person
He was a top sports star during the decade, and became a leading man in blaxploitation and action films beginning in the 1970s.
Country
United States
Category
Athletes
Type
Athlete
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1938 · age 88
