Fred Williamson

Fred Williamson
Fred Williamson
	Williamson in 2010
Born	Frederick Robert Williamson; March 5, 1938 (age 86); Gary, Indiana, U.S.
Other names	The Hammer; Black Caesar;
Education	Friedrich Froebel High School
Occupations	Actor; film director; producer;
Years active	1968–present
Spouses	; Ginette Lavonda; (m. 1960; div. 1967) ; Linda Williamson (m. 1988)
Children	3 or 6
	American football career
No. 24
Position:	Defensive back
Personal information
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College:	Northwestern
Undrafted:	1960
Career history
	Pittsburgh Steelers (1960); Oakland Raiders (1961–1964); Kansas City Chiefs (1965–1967);
Career highlights and awards
	AFL champion (1966); 3× AFL All-Star (1961, 1962, 1963);
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:
Interceptions:	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.^[2]^[7]^[8] Williamson has had a busy film career, starring as Tommy Gibbs in the 1973 crime drama film Black Caesar and its sequel Hell Up in Harlem.^[2] Williamson also had roles in other 1970s blaxploitation films such as Hammer (1972), That Man Bolt (1973)^[2] and Three the Hard Way (1974).

^ ^a ^b ^c Cite error: The named reference Bo was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Melvin Donalson (2010). Black Directors in Hollywood. UOT. ISBN 9780292782242. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ Vincent LoBrutto. TV in the USA: A History of Icons, Idols, and Ideas [3 volumes]. ISBN 9781440829734. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Indiana Football Hall of Fame". Indiana Football. 1996. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Harold D. Edmunds (2015). The Hammer: An American Hero. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781524515034. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ "At Home, Fred's A Nice, Nice Guy". Google Books. EBONY Magazine/Johnson Publishing Company. January 1975. Retrieved January 25, 2018.
^ Roger Ebert (May 17, 1983). "Fred Williamson: "I Like the Life."". The Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2008.
^ "Fred Williamson". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2007. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007.