Fred Williamson

Biography

Fred "The Hammer" Williamson (born March 5, 1938) is an American actor, architect, and former professional American football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League during the 1960s.

Career Overview

Fred Williamson has 168 screen credits in a career dating back to 1962. Their work spans 8 cinematic universes — most prominently Black Cobra with 4 titles. Signature works include Adiós Amigo, Atomic Eden, From Dusk Till Dawn. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 168
Birth Date: 1938-03-05 00:00:00
Birth Place: Gary, Indiana, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 8 universes

Black Cobra (4 titles)
The Black Cobra Collection (4 titles)
The Nigger Charley Collection (2 titles)
Tommy Gibbs Collection (2 titles)
Time Warp Collection (1 titles)
Children of the Corn (1 titles)
From Dusk Till Dawn (1 titles)
Delta Force Commando Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Robert Forster (2 collaborations)
Frank Pesce (2 collaborations)
Bushwick Bill (2 collaborations)
Richard Pryor (1 collaborations)
Thalmus Rasulala (1 collaborations)
Mike Henry (1 collaborations)
Robert Phillips (1 collaborations)
James Brown (1 collaborations)
Mike Möller (1 collaborations)
Hazuki Kato (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (123 credits)
- A Christmas Cop
  The Ghost of Cop Present
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- The Avenging Angel
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2026
- Devil's Triangle
  Pluto
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Victory by Submission
  Pokey Lewis
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2021
- That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2020
- Planet of the Tapes
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- VFW
  Abe Hawkins
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Real Men
  Himself - Actor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- A Stone Cold Christmas
  Mark Kurt
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Jackson Bolt
  Tommy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Unkillable
  Master Lee
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- We Blew It
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Check Point
  Chester
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- A Chance in the World
  Charlie
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Hollywont
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2016
- Atomic Eden
  Stoker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2015
- Bada$$ Mothaf**kas
  Self - Host
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- The Outsider: The Cinema of Antonio Margheriti
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- .357
  Hammer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2013
- Last Ounce of Courage
  Warren Hammerschmidt
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- The Voices from Beyond
  Agent Farley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Dropping Evil
  Commander Death Blood
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption
  Moses
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- American Grindhouse
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Shoot the Hero
  The General
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Direct Your Own Damn Movie!
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Dragonland: L'Urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- ReVamped
  Captain Michaels
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Pushing Daisies
  
  - Water & Power (2009) ... Roland 'Rollie' Stingwell actor actors
  
  2007
- Fighting Words
  Gabriel
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Crooked
  Jack Paxton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Transformed
  The Hammer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
  Willie Brownlee Davis
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Starsky & Hutch
  Captain Doby
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Vegas Vampires
  Fred Pittman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- On the Edge
  Dakota Smith
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- BaadAsssss Cinema
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Jim Brown: All-American
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Shadow Fury
  Sam
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Down 'n Dirty
  Dakota Smith
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Carmen: A Hip Hopera
  Lou
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Rhapsody
  Jake
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- The Rage Within
  Dakota Smith
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- The Independent
  Fred Williamson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Submerged
  Captain Masters
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Altman on His Own Terms
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Active Stealth
  Captain Reynolds
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Whatever It Takes
  Paulie Salano
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Full Tilt Boogie
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
  Sheriff Skaggs
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Blackjack
  Tim Hastings
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Pitch
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Night Vision
  Dakota 'Dak' Smith
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Original Gangstas
  John Bookman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- From Dusk Till Dawn
  Frost
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Silent Hunter
  Sheriff Mantee
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- The Last Mission of Detective Malone
  Detective Malone
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- South Beach
  Mack Derringer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Three Days to a Kill
  Cal
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- State Of Mind
  Loomis
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- Deceptions
  Brady
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- Renegade
  
  - Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (1994) ... actor actors
  
  1992
- Steele's Law
  Steele
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Detective Malone
  Detective Robert Malone
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One
  Capt. Samuel Beck
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- The Black Cobra 3
  Lt. Robert Malone
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Black Cobra II
  Lt. Robert 'Bob' Malone
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Soda Cracker
  Soda Cracker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Deadly Intent
  Curt Slate
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- The Black Cobra
  Detective Robert Malone
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Delta Force Commando
  Capt. Samuel Beck
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Inglorious Bastards 2: Hell's Heroes
  Feather
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- The Messenger
  Jake Sebastian Turner
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Foxtrap
  Thomas Fox
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Half Nelson
  Chester Long
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- The Equalizer
  
  - Back Home (1985) ... Lt. Mason Warren actor actors
  
  - Reign of Terror (1985) ... Lt. Mason Warren actor actors
  
  1985
- White Fire
  Noah
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Deadly Impact
  Lou
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Warriors of the Year 2072
  Abdul
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- The Last Fight
  Jesse Crowder
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- The New Barbarians
  Nadir
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- The Big Score
  Detective Frank Hooks
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Vigilante
  Nick
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Warrior of the Lost World
  Henchman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- One Down, Two to Go
  Cal
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1982
- Fear in the City
  John Dikson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- Fist of Fear, Touch of Death
  Hammer, the Ladies Man
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1980
- Express to Terror
  Al Roberts
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- The Inglorious Bastards
  Pvt. Fred Canfield
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1978
- Fantasy Island
  
  - Class of '69 / The Pug (1979) ... Jackson Malone actor actors
  
  1978
- Mr. Mean
  Mr. Mean
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1977
- Lou Grant
  
  - Violence (1981) ... actor actors
  
  1977
- Joshua
  Joshua
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1976
- Blind Rage
  Jesse Crowder
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1976
- Death Journey
  Jesse Crowder
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1976
- No Way Back
  Jesse Crowder
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1976
- Adiós Amigo
  Big Ben
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1975
- Mean Johnny Barrows
  Johnny Barrows
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1975
- Take a Hard Ride
  Tyree
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1975
- Boss Nigger
  Boss Nigger
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1975
- Bucktown
  Duke Johnson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1975
- Three the Hard Way
  Jagger Daniels
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1974
- Three Tough Guys
  Joe Snake
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1974
- Black Eye
  Stone
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1974
- Crazy Joe
  Willy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1974
- Hell Up In Harlem
  Tommy Gibbs
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1973
- That Man Bolt
  Jefferson Bolt
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1973
- The Soul of Nigger Charley
  Charley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1973
- Black Caesar
  Tommy Gibbs
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1973
- Police Story
  
  - Thanksgiving (1976) ... actor actors
  
  - Dangerous Games (1973) ... Snake McKay actor actors
  
  1973
- Hammer
  B.J. Hammer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1972
- The Legend of Nigger Charley
  Nigger Charley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1972
- Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon
  Beach Boy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1970
- M*A*S*H
  Dr. Oliver 'Spearchucker' Jones
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1970
- Deadlock
  Officer Williams
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1969
- Ironside
  
  - Sergeant Mike (1968) ... actor actors
  
  1967
- Star Trek
  
  - The Cloud Minders (1969) ... Anka actor actors
  
  1966
- The Merv Griffin Show
  
  - Episode 36 (1973) ... Self actor actors
  
  - Episode 164 (1972) ... Self actor actors
  
  1962
production (14 credits)
- Check Point
  
  associate producer
  
  production
  
  2017
- Down 'n Dirty
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  2001
- Night Vision
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1997
- Original Gangstas
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1996
- South Beach
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1993
- Three Days to a Kill
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1992
- Steele's Law
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1991
- The Messenger
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1986
- One Down, Two to Go
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1982
- Death Journey
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1976
- No Way Back
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1976
- Adiós Amigo
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1975
- Mean Johnny Barrows
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1975
- Boss Nigger
  
  producer
  
  production
  
  1975
directing (19 credits)
- If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2004
- Vegas Vampires
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2003
- On the Edge
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2002
- Down 'n Dirty
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  2001
- Silent Hunter
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1995
- South Beach
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1993
- Three Days to a Kill
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1992
- Steele's Law
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1991
- Soda Cracker
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1989
- The Messenger
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- Foxtrap
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1986
- The Last Fight
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1983
- The Big Score
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1983
- One Down, Two to Go
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1982
- Mr. Mean
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1977
- Death Journey
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1976
- No Way Back
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1976
- Adiós Amigo
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1975
- Mean Johnny Barrows
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1975
writing (11 credits)
- Vegas Vampires
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  2003
- Three Days to a Kill
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1992
- Steele's Law
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1991
- The Messenger
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1986
- The Last Fight
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1983
- One Down, Two to Go
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1982
- Mr. Mean
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1977
- Joshua
  
  story
  
  writing
  
  1976
- No Way Back
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1976
- Adiós Amigo
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1975
- Boss Nigger
  
  writer
  
  writing
  
  1975
editing (1 credits)
- Mean Johnny Barrows
  
  editor
  
  editing
  
  1975