Coordinates | 22°34′12″N17°5′1″N |
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birth date | March 05, 1938 |
birth place | Gary, Indiana |
othernames | The Hammer, Black Caesar |
occupation | Actor, Director, Producer }} |
Position | Defensive back |
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College | Northwestern |
Jersey | 24 |
Stats | Y |
Databasefootball | WILLIFRE02 |
Pfr | WillFr02.htm |
Career highlights | Y |
Honors | American Football League Champion, 1966 |
Years | 1960 1961-1964 1965-1967 |
Teams | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers AFL Oakland Raiders AFL Kansas City Chiefs |
Aflallstar | 1961, 1962, 1963 }} |
During his time with the Chiefs, Williamson became one of football’s first self-promoters, coining the nickname “The Hammer” — because he used his forearm to deliver karate-style blows to the heads of opposing receivers. Prior to Super Bowl I, he garnered national headlines by boasting that he would knock Green Bay Packers starting receivers Carroll Dale and Boyd Dowler out of the game, stating “Two hammers to (Boyd) Dowler, one to (Carroll) Dale should be enough”. His prediction turned out to be ironic, because Williamson himself was knocked out of the game in the fourth quarter, his head meeting the knee of Packer running back Donny Anderson. Williamson finished his eight-season NFL/AFL career in 1967 with 36 interceptions, which he returned for 479 yards and 2 touchdowns, in 104 games. After a brief stint with the CFL's Montreal Alouettes in the 1968 season, he retired permanently from pro football.
Williamson's early film work included roles in 1970, ''M*A*S*H'' and ''Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon''. He also got to play, in 1973, an African-American mafioso in ''Black Caesar'' and its subsequent sequel, ''Hell Up in Harlem''. He is also noted for portraying "Boss Nigger" in the 1975 blockbuster hit, ''Boss Nigger''. After this he appeared as an actor in several films, most of which are considered to be of the "blaxploitation" genre. In 1974 he starred alongside Peter Boyle and Eli Wallach in the movie ''Crazy Joe''.
In 1974, he was selected by the ABC television network as a commentator on ''Monday Night Football'' to replace Don Meredith, who had left (temporarily, as it turned out) to pursue an acting and broadcasting career at rival network NBC. Williamson was used on a few pre-season broadcasts, but he was judged to be unsuitable by ABC. He was relieved of his duties at the beginning of the regular season, becoming the first MNF personality not to endure for an entire season. He was replaced by the fellow former player (and fellow Gary, Indiana, native) Alex Karras.
Since that time, Williamson has continued his career as an actor and director, recently appearing in the feature film version of the 1970s television series ''Starsky and Hutch''.
During the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s, Williamson frequently appeared on television as a spokesman for King Cobra (“Don’t let the smooth taste fool you.”)...as did fellow actor/martial artist Martin Kove. In 1994, Williamson, along with many other black actors from the 'Blaxploitation' movie era (namely Antonio Fargas, Pam Grier, Rudy Ray Moore, and Ron O'Neal) made a cameo appearance on Snoop Doggy Dogg's music video "Doggy Dogg World", where he appears as himself using his pro-football nickname "The Hammer."
Williamson co-starred with George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino in 1996's ''From Dusk Till Dawn'', written by Tarantino. He was in the cast of 1978's original ''The Inglorious Bastards'', which inspired Tarantino's 2009 film of a similar name.
Williamson made a cameo appearance in the independent comedy feature ''Spaced Out'' which was released by Ariztical Entertainment in 2009. When asked about his role in the film at the premiere screening in 2006, Williamson said,
In the middle of the 1970s, Williamson relocated to Rome, Italy and formed his own company Po' Boy Productions, which started to produce actioners like ''Adios Amigo'' (1976) and ''Death Journey'' (1976), both of which starred and were directed by Williamson. Although his most recent efforts as director and producer have mainly gone straight to DVD, Williamson has continued working actively with films.
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Coordinates | 22°34′12″N17°5′1″N |
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name | Rita Tushingham |
birth date | March 14, 1942 |
birth place | Garston, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK |
occupation | Actress }} |
Rita Tushingham (born 14 March 1942, Liverpool, England) is a noted English actress.
She has won a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award. She was a member of the jury at the 22nd Berlin International Film Festival in 1972 and at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival in 1990.
She was last seen in the film ''Being Julia'' (2004) and in "The Sittaford Mystery", a 2006 episode of ''Marple''.
In April 2005, at the age of 33, her daughter Aisha Bicknell was diagnosed as suffering from breast cancer. Aisha recovered, and later gave birth, providing Tushingham with a grandson. Tushingham became an activist for breast cancer health and support. She and her daughter support Cancer Research UK's Relay for Life and have given a number of interviews to raise breast cancer awareness.
In July 2009 she was bestowed with an Honorary Fellowship by Liverpool John Moores University for "outstanding and sustained contributions to the Performing Arts".
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Coordinates | 22°34′12″N17°5′1″N |
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name | Derren Nesbitt |
birth name | Derren Michael Horwitz |
birth date | June 19, 1935 |
birth place | London, England, UK |
occupation | Actor |
spouse | Anne Aubrey (?-1973) (divorced) 1 childMiranda Nesbitt |
years active | 1957-2007 }} |
Derren Nesbitt (born Derren Michael Horwitz 19 June 1935) is an English actor. Possibly his best known role was as SS Major von Hapen in ''Where Eagles Dare''.
In 2008 he was writing a book on "biblical myths and falsehoods".
His first wife was the actress Anne Aubrey. On 25 January 1973 he was convicted of assault occasioning actual bodily harm on two occasions in October the previous year, by beating her with a leather strap after she told him that she was having an affair with another man, and by twisting her breast the next day. They divorced soon after.
As of 2010, he lives in West Worthing, West Sussex with his fourth wife Miranda.
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