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Frederick Robert Williamson, also known as The Hammer, is an American actor and former professional American football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League during the 1960s. Williamson is perhaps best known for his film career, starring as Tommy Gibbs in the 1973 crime drama film Black Caesar and its sequel Hell Up in Harlem. Williamson also had other notable roles in other 1970s blaxploitation films such as Hammer (1972), That Man Bolt (1973) and Three the Hard Way (1974).
Born
Saturday, 05 March 1938
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Unsung Presents: Best in Black | Self | 2023 |
| Mind Wiped | 2022 | |
| Devil's Triangle | Pluto | 2021 |
| Victory by Submission | Pokey Lewis | 2021 |
| Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 1 Midnight Madness | Self | 2020 |
| Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness | Self | 2020 |
| VFW | Abe Hawkins | 2020 |
| Real Men | Himself - Actor | 2019 |
| Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini | Himself / Self | 2019 |
| A Stone Cold Christmas | Mark Kurt | 2018 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Unsung Presents: Best in Black | Self | 2023 |
| Mind Wiped | 2022 | |
| Devil's Triangle | Pluto | 2021 |
| Victory by Submission | Pokey Lewis | 2021 |
| Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All-Time- Vol. 1 Midnight Madness | Self | 2020 |
| Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness | Self | 2020 |
| VFW | Abe Hawkins | 2020 |
| Real Men | Himself - Actor | 2019 |
| Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini | Himself / Self | 2019 |
| A Stone Cold Christmas | Mark Kurt | 2018 |
| Jackson Bolt | Tommy | 2018 |
| King Cohen | Himself / Self | 2018 |
| Unkillable | Master Lee | 2018 |
| We Blew It | Himself / Self | 2017 |
| The Story Within the Story: Gary, Indiana | Self | 2017 |
| Walking While Black: L.O.V.E. is the Answer | (as Fred 'The Hammer' Williamson) | 2017 |
| Check Point | Chester | 2017 |
| A Chance in the World | Charlie | 2017 |
| Classic Hollywood Cinemas | Self | 2016 |
| Atomic Eden | Stoker - The Leader / Stoker | 2015 |
| Missing Reel | The Hammer | 2014 |
| Unsung Hollywood | Self | 2014 |
| Bada$$ Mothaf**kas | Self - Host | 2013 |
| Being Mary Jane | Frank Pearl | 2013 |
| The Outsider - Il cinema di Antonio Margheriti | Self | 2013 |
| .357 | Hammer | 2013 |
| Real Husbands of Hollywood | Jet Black | 2013 |
| Eurocrime! The Italian Cop and Gangster Films That Ruled the '70s | Self | 2012 |
| Last Ounce of Courage | Warren Hammerschmidt | 2012 |
| Comedy Bang! Bang! | Dale's Boss / Chief | 2012 |
| The Voices from Beyond | Agent Farley | 2012 |
| Dropping Evil | Commander Death Blood | 2012 |
| A Football Life | Self | 2011 |
| Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption | Moses | 2011 |
| American Grindhouse | Self - Actor, Three the Hard Way / Himself | 2011 |
| Shoot the Hero | The General | 2010 |
| Direct Your Own Damn Movie! | Self | 2009 |
| Actors Entertainment | Self | 2009 |
| Unsung | Self | 2008 |
| Knight Rider | DEA Director | 2008 |
| Dragonland - L'urlo di Chen terrorizza ancora l'occidente | Self / Himself | 2008 |
| Pushing Daisies | Roland 'Rollie' Stingwell | 2007 |
| Cinemassacre's Monster Madness | Frost | 2007 |
| Revamped | Captain Michaels | 2007 |
| Fighting Words | Gabriel | 2007 |
| Spaced Out | Fred Williamson | 2006 |
| The N Word | (archive footage) | 2006 |
| Crooked | Jack Paxton | 2006 |
| Bullets Over Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Transformed | The Hammer | 2005 |
| Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered and Shafted | Self | 2004 |
| Hello Paradise | Self | 2004 |
| Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide | Coach Stax | 2004 |
| If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely | Willie Brownlee Davis | 2004 |
| Starsky & Hutch | Captain Doby | 2004 |
| Vegas Vampires | Fred Pittman | 2003 |
| On the Edge | Dakota Smith | 2002 |
| Baadasssss Cinema | Self | 2002 |
| Jim Brown: All American | Himself / Self - Pittsburgh, Oakland, Kansas City 1960-67 / Actor, Producer, Director | 2002 |
| Shadow Fury | Sam | 2001 |
| A Huey P. Newton Story | Self | 2001 |
| Carmen: A Hip Hopera | Lou | 2001 |
| Rhapsody | Jake | 2001 |
| The Independent | Self / Fred Williamson | 2000 |
| Down 'n Dirty | Dakota Smith | 2000 |
| Submerged | Captain Masters | 2000 |
| Active Stealth | Captain Reynolds / Capt. Reynolds | 1999 |
| Whatever It Takes | Paulie Salano | 1998 |
| Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror | Sheriff Skaggs | 1998 |
| Blackjack | Tim Hastings | 1998 |
| Ride | Casper's Dream Dad | 1998 |
| Full Tilt Boogie | Self - 'Frost' / Himself | 1997 |
| Pitch | Himself / Self | 1997 |
| Fast Track | Lowell Carter | 1997 |
| Night Vision | Dakota 'Dak' Smith | 1997 |
| PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal | Fred Milton DiGenova | 1996 |
| The Jamie Foxx Show | Fred Williamson | 1996 |
| Arli$$ | Fred Williamson | 1996 |
| Original Gangstas | John Bookman | 1996 |
| Reel Wild Cinema | Self | 1996 |
| E! True Hollywood Story | Himself | 1996 |
| From Dusk Till Dawn | Frost | 1996 |
| Silent Hunter | Sheriff Mantee | 1995 |
| Murder Was the Case: The Movie | The Hammer (segment "Doggy Dogg World") | 1995 |
| South Beach | Mack Derringer | 1993 |
| Three Days to a Kill | Cal | 1992 |
| Renegade | Jean Luc Leveaux | 1992 |
| State of Mind | Loomis | 1992 |
| Steele's Law | Lt. John Steele / Steele | 1991 |
| Detective Malone | Det. Robert Malone / detective Robert Malone | 1991 |
| Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One | Captain Sam Back | 1990 |
| Black Cobra 3: The Manila Connection | Lt. Robert Malone | 1990 |
| The Black Cobra 2 | Lt. Robert 'Bob' Malone | 1989 |
| The Kill Reflex | Soda Cracker | 1989 |
| Deadly Intent | Curt Slate | 1988 |
| Delta Force Commando | Capt. Samuel Beck | 1988 |
| Cobra nero | Detective Robert Malone / Det. Robert Malone | 1987 |
| Hell's Heroes | Feather | 1987 |
| The Messenger | Jake Sebastian Turner | 1986 |
| Amen | Barnet Thompson | 1986 |
| Foxtrap | Thomas Fox | 1986 |
| The Equalizer | Lt. Mason Warren | 1985 |
| Half Nelson | Chester Long | 1985 |
| White Fire | Noah Barclay / Noah | 1984 |
| Deadly Impact | Lou | 1984 |
| I guerrieri dell'anno 2072 | Abdul | 1984 |
| The Big Score | Detective Frank Hooks | 1983 |
| The Last Fight | Jesse Crowder | 1983 |
| Warriors of the Wasteland | Nadir | 1983 |
| Warrior of the Lost World | Henchman | 1983 |
| One Down, Two to go | Cal | 1982 |
| 1990: The Bronx Warriors | The Ogre | 1982 |
| Vigilante | Nick | 1982 |
| Fear in the City | John Dikson | 1981 |
| Fist of Fear, Touch of Death | Hammer, the ladies man | 1980 |
| Supertrain | Al Roberts | 1979 |
| Wheels | Leonard Wingate | 1978 |
| The Inglorious Bastards | Pvt. Fred Canfield | 1978 |
| Mr. Mean | Mr. Mean | 1977 |
| Lou Grant | Crusher Carter | 1977 |
| CHiPs | Ty | 1977 |
| Joshua | Joshua | 1977 |
| Fantasy Island | Jackson Malone | 1977 |
| Blind Rage | Jesse Crowder | 1976 |
| Death Journey | Jesse Crowder | 1976 |
| No Way Back | Jesse Crowder | 1976 |
| Adiós Amigo | Big Ben | 1975 |
| Mean Johnny Barrows | Johnny Barrows | 1975 |
| Take a Hard Ride | Tyree | 1975 |
| Bucktown | Duke Johnson | 1975 |
| Boss Nigger | Boss Nigger | 1975 |
| Dinah! | Self | 1974 |
| Three the Hard Way | Jagger Daniels | 1974 |
| Black Eye | Shep Stone / Stone | 1974 |
| Tough Guys | Joe Snake | 1974 |
| Crazy Joe | Willy | 1974 |
| That Man Bolt | Jefferson Bolt | 1973 |
| Hell Up in Harlem | Tommy Gibbs | 1973 |
| The Soul of Nigger Charley | Charley | 1973 |
| Police Story | Sergeant Bunny Green / Snake McKay | 1973 |
| Black Caesar | Tommy Gibbs | 1973 |
| Hammer | B.J. Hammer | 1972 |
| The Legend of Nigger Charley | Nigger Charley | 1972 |
| The Rookies | Johnny Barrows | 1972 |
| Soul Train | Guest / Self | 1971 |
| Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon | Beach Boy | 1970 |
| M*A*S*H | Dr. Oliver 'Spearchucker' Jones / Spearchucker Jones | 1970 |
| It's Your Bet | Self | 1969 |
| The Bold Ones: The Protectors | Arnold Bartell / Officer Williams | 1969 |
| The Outsider | Randall | 1968 |
| Julia | Steve Bruce / Dave Boyd | 1968 |
| Ironside | Det. Sgt. La Peer | 1967 |
| Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In | Self | 1967 |
| Star Trek | Anka | 1966 |
| The NFL on NBC | Self - Kansas City Chiefs Cornerback | 1965 |
| The Mike Douglas Show | Himself - Actor | 1961 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely | 2004 |
| Vegas Vampires | 2003 |
| On the Edge | 2002 |
| Down 'n Dirty | 2000 |
| Original Gangstas | 1996 |
| Silent Hunter | 1995 |
| South Beach | 1993 |
| Three Days to a Kill | 1992 |
| Steele's Law | 1991 |
| The Kill Reflex | 1989 |
| The Messenger | 1986 |
| Foxtrap | 1986 |
| The Big Score | 1983 |
| The Last Fight | 1983 |
| One Down, Two to go | 1982 |
| Mr. Mean | 1977 |
| Death Journey | 1976 |
| No Way Back | 1976 |
| Adiós Amigo | 1975 |
| Mean Johnny Barrows | 1975 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Check Point | 2017 |
| Atomic Eden | 2015 |
| On the Edge | 2002 |
| Down 'n Dirty | 2000 |
| Night Vision | 1997 |
| Original Gangstas | 1996 |
| South Beach | 1993 |
| Three Days to a Kill | 1992 |
| Steele's Law | 1991 |
| The Messenger | 1986 |
| Foxtrap | 1986 |
| One Down, Two to go | 1982 |
| Mr. Mean | 1977 |
| Death Journey | 1976 |
| No Way Back | 1976 |
| Adiós Amigo | 1975 |
| Mean Johnny Barrows | 1975 |
| Boss Nigger | 1975 |
