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36. Player stats at PFR. Frederick Robert Williamson (born March 5, 1938), [1] [2] also known as " the Hammer ", is an American actor and former professional football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League (AFL) during the 1960s.
Former Oakland Raiders/Kansas City Chiefs football star who rose to prominence as one of the first African-American male action stars of the "blaxploitation" genre of the early 1970s, who has since gone on to a long and illustrious career as an actor, director, writer, and producer!
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Mar 29, 2022 · Learn about Fred Williamson, a former American football player who became an actor, producer, and director. Find out his net worth, age, wife, children, and the story behind his nickname The Hammer.
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Fred Williamson is a former NFL player and a blaxploitation action star who has appeared in over 40 movies. Learn about his life, career, awards, trivia, and quotes on IMDb.
- March 5, 1938
Dec 7, 2021 · The former NFL star and actor talks to Vulture about his 1973 film Black Caesar, directed by Larry Cohen. He reveals how he improvised scenes, used real locations, and created his iconic character of a gangster who helps people.
When a gang shoots his father, Bookman (Fred Williamson) returns to his hometown, rounds up some of his own people and begins an all-out war to restore the neighborhood to its rightful sense of justice.
Nov 25, 2015 · BLACK ACTION ICON - Blaxploitation icon Fred Williamson speaks frankly about his career and today's A-list actors. FRED WILLIAMSON - INTERVIEWWhen Fred Willi...
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