Fred Williamson
- Birthday
- Mar 5, 1938
- Birthplace
- Gary, Indiana, USA
Bio: After excelling in football and track Northwestern University, African-American film star Fred Williamson was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers. He later played for Pittsburgh, Oakland and Kansas City, bringing attention to himself in the latter city by wearing a custom-tailored uniform and white shoes, and developing a karate-based offensive move which he called… More Bio: After excelling in football and track Northwestern University, African-American film star Fred Williamson was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers. He later played for Pittsburgh, Oakland and Kansas City, bringing attention to himself in the latter city by wearing a custom-tailored uniform and white shoes, and developing a karate-based offensive move which he called "The Hammer." In 1969, Williamson moved into acting, playing important roles in the original M*A*S*H (1970) and Otto Preminger's Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon (1970); he also appeared in the recurring part of Diahann Carroll's macho boyfriend on the TV series Julia (1969-71). One of Hollywood's major black stars of the 1970s, Fred Williamson starred in such actioners as The Legend of Nigger Charley (1972), Hell Up in Harlem (1973), Take a Hard Ride (1975) and The Bronx Warriors (1983); in addition, Williamson produced, directed and wrote many of his vehicles. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Filmography
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Last Ounce of Courage (2012)
- Warren Hammerschmidt
- 0%
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Beyond Control (2012)
- Actor
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Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption (2011)
- Actor
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Shoot the Hero (2010)
- The General
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American Grindhouse (2009)
- Actor
- 86%
- See all 99 films
Fred Williamson Videos
Take A Hard Ride
3 minutes 38 seconds
Shoot The Hero
2 minutes 42 seconds
1990: The Bronx Warriors
1 minutes 44 seconds
One Down, Two To Go
1 minutes 42 seconds
Last Ounce Of Courage
1 minutes 57 seconds
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