Fred Williamson

Fred Williamson is pure swagger, and I mean that as a compliment. Going from an AFL defensive back nicknamed 'the Hammer' to a leading man in 1970s blaxploitation and action cinema is a reinvention most athletes can only dream about. What I admire is that he didn't just act, he directed and wrote too, taking control of his own image at a time when that was rare. There's a confidence in everything he touched that you can't fake. He's a genuine cult figure to me, the kind of self-made screen presence who built a legend on his own terms and never apologized for it.

Name (English)

Fred Williamson

Name (Japanese)

フレッド・ウィリアムソン

Reading

ふれっど・うぃりあむそん

Born

March 5, 1938 (age 88)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Tiger

Origin

Gary, Indiana, United States

Height

75 cm

Occupation

actor / film director / film actor / American football player / screenwriter

University

Northwestern University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

Tags

• Indiana
• actor
• film director
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

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