Fred Williamson

AKA:
Fred Williamson
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
03/05/1937
Birthplace:
Gary, Indiana
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biography
This devilishly handsome former football player managed to parlay his sports fame into a career in acting, writing and directing. Born and raised in Gary, IN, Williamson spent the 1960s playing football for the Kansas City Chiefs. He made his acting debut at the age of 31 in the 1969 TV-movie "Deadlock" and in 1970 became a regular on the series "Julia", as the law student boyfriend of star Diahann Carroll.

In 1970, Williamson made his feature film bow in Robert Altman's M*A*S*H*. He went on to appear in another 22 films in the 1970s, many of them blaxploitation flicks like "The Legend of Continued

Credits
Captain Doby
2004
John Bookman
1996
Producer
1996
Frost
1996
Nick Coleman
1983
Gabriel
Jagger Daniels
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Curt Slate
Actor
Paxton
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Joe Snake
Willy
Jesse Crowder
Sergeant Soda Cracker
Sheriff Mantee
Captain Beck
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Tommy Gibbs
B J Hammer
Stone
Duke
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Boss Nigger
Jefferson Bolt
Thomas Fox
Mack Derringer
Jake Sebastian Turner
Actor
Frank Hooks
Calvin Sims
Captain Sam Beck
Jesse Crowder
Tommy Gibbs
John Steele
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milestones
Year
Milestone
1969 
Acting debut in NBC telefilm "Deadlock"
1969 
TV debut as Diahann Carroll's love interest on NBC comedy "Julia"
1970 
Made film acting debut in "M*A*S*H"
1973 
Posed nude for Playgirl magazine (October)
1973 
Played an African-American mafioso in "Black Caesar"
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