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.

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

• 

  Devil's Triangle
• 

  Night Vision
• 

  Original Gangstas
• 

  The Messenger
• 

  Boss Nigger
• 

  Hell Up In Harlem

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