Fred Williamson - Famous Actor

Fred Williamson Net Worth

$15,000,000

Fred Williamson’s net worth is $15 million. He is famous for being an American actor and retired NFL player who played with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Raiders, and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Key facts:

  • Fred Williamson is a retired NFL player who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs.
  • He earned the nickname 'The Hammer' from an opposing coach during his first season in the NFL.
  • Williamson has appeared in dozens of films including M*A*S*H, Black Cobra, Starsky & Hutch and From Dusk Till Dawn.
  • Aside from acting, he has also directed and produced over 20 movies through his production company Po'Boy.

Basic Information About Fred Williamson

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Actors
ProfessionsActor, Film director, Film Producer, Screenwriter, Football player, Architect
Net worth$15,000,000
Date of birth1938-03-05 (86 years old)
Place of birthGary
NationalityUnited States of America
Curiosities and TrademarksPerpetually wears his Super Bowl I ring, never taking it off
Is typically seen with his trademark cigar, either in film or in person during private interviews.
GenderMale
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

What Movie Awards did Fred Williamson win?


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Fred Williamson awards

Award Name State Movie / Series Name Year
Texas Film Hall of Fame - Star of Texas AwardWinnerFrom Dusk Till Dawn2014
Horror Feature Competition - Best ActorWinnerVFW2019

Fred Williamson roles

Movie / Series Role
From Dusk Till DawnFrost
M*A*S*HDr. Oliver 'Spearchucker' Jones
Starsky & HutchCaptain Doby
Quel maledetto treno blindatoPvt. Fred Canfield
VFWAbe Hawkins
CHiPsTy 2 episodes, 1979
Real Husbands of HollywoodJet Black 2 episodes, 2014-2016
Ned's Declassified School Survival GuideCoach Stax 1 episode, 2005
Star TrekAnka 1 episode, 1969
Being Mary JaneFrank Pearl 3 episodes, 2017
AmenBarnet Thompson 1 episode, 1988
JuliaSteve Bruce / ... 17 episodes, 1969-1971
The Dating GameSelf 1 episode, 1970
Comedy Bang! Bang!Chief / ... 2 episodes, 2012-2015
Fantasy IslandJackson Malone 1 episode, 1979
Knight RiderDEA Director 1 episode, 2009
Laugh-InSelf (uncredited) unknown episodes
Arli$$Fred Williamson 1 episode, 1996
PSI Factor: Chronicles of the ParanormalFred Milton DiGenova 2 episodes, 1998

Fred Williamson's Quotes

  • 'There's only two things that I demand of my scripts, and they're the same things my audiences demand. First, I have to get the girl. And second, I have to win all the fights. We don't need suspense. With those two ingredients, the picture is assured of being a hit.'

Fred Williamson's photos

Interesting Facts about Fred Williamson

  1. Played football at Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois).
  2. High School - Froebel High School, Gary, IN College - Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois.
  3. He is a trained Architect.
  4. Did a season of NFL Monday Night Football (1970) with Howard Cosell.
  5. Appeared (mostly) nude in October 73 issue of Playgirl Magazine.
  6. Graduated from high school in 1955.
  7. 1959 Northwestern University graduate.
  8. Got the nickname Hammer while playing football because he was known to hit hard. "Put the hammer on you".
  9. Has black belts in the following martial arts: Kenpo, Shotokan Karate, and Tae-Kwon-Do.
  10. Was one of the judges in the Miss Universe pageant in 1976.
  11. Turned down a role in I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988) because he didn't want to parody the "cool hero" image he had developed in films during the 1970s.
  12. Played for the Kansas City Chiefs against the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl I in January of 1967.
  13. Speaks Italian fluently.
  14. Signed by San Francisco 49ers. Traded before the start of the 1960 season and played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. [1960]
  15. Played in the CFL [1968]
  16. Traded to Kansas City Chiefs. Played in Super Bowl I vs Green Bay. [1965]
  17. Signed with Oakland Raiders [1961]
  18. Living on the family ranch near Portales, New Mexico. [2003]
  19. Has three sons, Fred Jr. Frank, and Jeff.
  20. The October 24, 1979, issue of Variety, in the Italian Production section, announced the movie "Due Nelle Stelle" (English title "Two in the Stars") by director Anthony Ascott, cast Fred Williamson, Bo Svenson, Arthur Kennedy, Jackie Basehart, and Antonella Interlenghi began filming in September 1979. No evidence the movie was ever finished.

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  • Date taken: October 2008

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