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Frederick Robert Williamson, nicknamed "The Hammer" (born March 5, 1938) is an American actor and former professional American football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League during the 1960s. He has black belts in Kenpo, Shotokan Karate, and Tae-Kwon-Do. Since 1997 Williamson has had a home in Palm Springs, California.
After playing college football for Northwestern in the late 1950s, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Pittsburgh Steelers. When during training camp he was switched to their defense, his attitude over the switch prompted him to play his position with too much aggression, and the coach of the 49ers asked him to quit "hammering" his players. Thus, "The Hammer" quickly stuck and became his nickname.
Williamson played one year for the Steelers in the National Football League in 1960. Next, he moved to the new American Football League. Williamson played four seasons for the AFL's Oakland Raiders, making the AFL All-Star team in 1961, 1962, and 1963. He also played three seasons for the AFL's Kansas City Chiefs.
Williamson is an English-language surname originally meaning 'son of William'.
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Brenda Venus is an American actress, model, author, ballerina and filmmaker.
Venus is the author of "Secrets of Seduction for Men" and "Secrets of Seduction for Women" and a 2012 novella titled "Twelve Hours". Her books have been translated into 37 languages. Publishers William Morrow and E.F. Dutton sent her on a worldwide publicity tour - making various appearances on TV, radio and press interviews. For over six years, starting in 1998, Brenda wrote a popular column for Playboy Magazine called "Centerfolds on Sex."
After purchasing a book when she was a college student at an auction that contained an envelope with famed writer Henry Miller's address, Venus wrote to Miller and they became "pen pals". Eventually Miller became her mentor and Brenda his muse,. Miller wrote 1,500 letters that were collected into the book "Dear, Dear Brenda – The Love Letters of Henry Miller to Brenda Venus".
In his book Joey, Miller wrote of Venus: "To love at the end of one's life is something special. Few women can inspire that sort of love. To wake up with the words of love on one's lips--what bliss! Just to say "Brenda" puts me in ecstasy."
Actors: Ted Lange (actor), Melvin Van Peebles (actor), Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (actor), Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (producer), Bill Duke (actor), Fred Williamson (actor), Anna Maria Horsford (actress), Robert Townsend (actor), Michael Schultz (actor), Iona Morris (actress), Justin Lord (actor), Woodie King Jr. (actor), Jamel Wade (director), Jamel Wade (producer), Jamel Wade (actor),
Genres: Biography, Documentary,Actors: Leslie Greif (producer), Patti LuPone (actress), John Turturro (actor), Nicholas Turturro (actor), Eli Wallach (actor), Van Dyke Parks (composer), Steve Schirripa (actor), John Heard (actor), Carson Grant (actor), Al Thompson (actor), Jay Thomas (actor), Tony Devon (actor), Leo Burmester (actor), Barbara Gregson (miscellaneous crew), Laurie Gershon (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Drama, Sport,In this clip from his feature chat with guest host Rachel Giese, Fred Williamson reflects on the black experience in Hollywood, and how it informs Oprah Winfrey's approach to marketing "Selma". Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=qtv Q's Homepage: http://www.cbc.ca/q Q on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cbcradioq Q on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QonCBCRadio Q is a magazine show that’s unpredictable in the best sense - proud to be “a wild mix of culture by way of Canada” as described by the New York Times. The Globe & Mail noted the show’s “raging popularity across a variety of platforms -- podcasts, television, websites, satellite radio, terrestrial radio, and occasional live remote broadcasts."
Joshua 1976 Full Length Westerns Fred Williamson Movies Full Length Westerns Cal Bartlett,Brenda Venus,Isela Vega A black man comes home from fighting . Joshua AKA Black Rider 1976 Full Length Western Movie -- Stars: Fred Williamson, Cal Bartlett, Brenda Venus -- Director: Larry G. Spangler (as Larry Spangler) . A black soldier returns from fighting for the Union in the Civil War only to find out that his mother has been murdered by a gang of white thugs. He becomes a . A black Civil War veteran goes in search of murderers when he returns home from the war to find his mother murdered. NFL star Fred Williamson wrote and .
When his wife is attacked and son killed by gang members, an outraged family man (Robert Forster) joins a co-worker's (Fred Williamson) vigilantes against the New York street gang.
BLACK ACTION ICON - Blaxploitation icon Fred Williamson speaks frankly about his career and today's A-list actors. FRED WILLIAMSON - INTERVIEW When Fred Williamson went to Hollywood he was in no doubt about what he wanted. With the civil rights movement in full swing and no black heroes on the big screen he decided to fill that void. Having made his name in pro-football as "The Hammer" and after a successful career as an architect, Williamson used the heft of his fame to talk his way into a job on the breakthrough sitcom Julia with Diahann Carroll, the first to feature a black woman. He insisted to its producer that having her with a new boyfriend every week sent a bad message and that he should be cast as her regular beau. It worked. That lead to a chance meeting in the studio cante...
Checkout the film Fist of Fear , Touch of Death 1980. Starring : Bruce Lee, Fred Williamson, Ron Van Clief, Adolph Caesar, Bill Louie, Aaron Banks. Directed by : Matthew Mallinson Music by : Chow Fu Liang
Hammer movie clips: http://j.mp/1uvFNER BUY THE MOVIE: http://j.mp/11SOrif Don't miss the HOTTEST NEW TRAILERS: http://bit.ly/1u2y6pr CLIP DESCRIPTION: Hammer (Fred Williamson) makes quite an impression on some men nearby after he brutally wins a fight against Riley (John Quade). FILM DESCRIPTION: A man who fights his way to success learns the people who helped him may be his biggest enemies in this action drama. B.J. Hammer (Fred Williamson) is a dock worker who used to box in the Golden Gloves and still knows how to handle himself in a fight; when he gets into a brawl at work, he's seen in action by an associate of Davis (Bernie Hamilton), a flashy businessman who manages boxers. Davis thinks Hammer has potential, and offers him a contract. Soon Hammer is training with Professor (Mel S...
Fred Williamson talks about Quentin Tarantino, especially on "Jackie Brown" (1997).
http://www.daarac.org/2012/07/mr-mean-1977.html Fred Williamson stars as Mr. Mean, a hit man in a league by himself. His latest assignment - terminate without prejudice, a notorious mafioso don who has embarrassed his 'Family.' Mr. Mean performs his task with ease. But much to his surprise, Mr. Mean is next on the mafia's hit list. after all, dead men tell no tales, but some men are just too mean to die!
http://www.daarac.org/2012/07/foxtrap-1986.html Thomas Fox thought he was onto the best job of his life when he was hired to find a girl who had gone missing in Europe. For $1000 a day plus expenses he could put up with the occasional street fight in Cannes or Rome. But when the girl turns out to be in the protection of a crime lord and Fox finds himself in the middle of worldwide gang warfare, then it's every man for himself when the bullets fly. And a fox is always more dangerous when it's trapped...
When his wife is attacked and son killed by gang members, an outraged family man (Robert Forster) joins a co-worker's (Fred Williamson) vigilantes against the New York street gang.
Joshua 1976 Full Length Westerns Fred Williamson Movies Full Length Westerns Cal Bartlett,Brenda Venus,Isela Vega A black man comes home from fighting . Joshua AKA Black Rider 1976 Full Length Western Movie -- Stars: Fred Williamson, Cal Bartlett, Brenda Venus -- Director: Larry G. Spangler (as Larry Spangler) . A black soldier returns from fighting for the Union in the Civil War only to find out that his mother has been murdered by a gang of white thugs. He becomes a . A black Civil War veteran goes in search of murderers when he returns home from the war to find his mother murdered. NFL star Fred Williamson wrote and .
BLACK ACTION ICON - Blaxploitation icon Fred Williamson speaks frankly about his career and today's A-list actors. FRED WILLIAMSON - INTERVIEW When Fred Williamson went to Hollywood he was in no doubt about what he wanted. With the civil rights movement in full swing and no black heroes on the big screen he decided to fill that void. Having made his name in pro-football as "The Hammer" and after a successful career as an architect, Williamson used the heft of his fame to talk his way into a job on the breakthrough sitcom Julia with Diahann Carroll, the first to feature a black woman. He insisted to its producer that having her with a new boyfriend every week sent a bad message and that he should be cast as her regular beau. It worked. That lead to a chance meeting in the studio cante...
Checkout the film Fist of Fear , Touch of Death 1980. Starring : Bruce Lee, Fred Williamson, Ron Van Clief, Adolph Caesar, Bill Louie, Aaron Banks. Directed by : Matthew Mallinson Music by : Chow Fu Liang
A pair of tough cops go after the mob who jinxed the martial arts tournament and injured their buddy. Starring, Jim Kelly (Enter The Dragon), Fred Williamson, Jim Brown and Richard Roundtree.
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A successful, young, female photographer witnesses a murder in progress, takes a photo of the killer and flees for her life. The Black Cobras, a murderous group of motorcyclists whose leader is the brutal Snake, vows to kill her for taking his photograph. Detective Robert Malone is on the case to protect the photographer from the Black Cobras. Rating 15 Starring Fred Williamson, Eva Grimaldi, Karl Landgren Directed Stelvio Massi Produced 1987
URBAN CINEMA / ACTION / MARTIAL ARTS Legend. In Film. In Professional Sports. In World Class Architechture. San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders Athlete NFL Champion turned Action Superstar, Fred THE HAMMER Willimson was in London and chats with Young G Farid Jamal Khan about his life as a stand up take no shit guy, being pro athlete, hollywood vs the evolution of his films and philosophy. Movie footage used respectfully belongs to the owners, this is a non profit show made for my love of the genre and being a massive fan of Fred. Real Talk.
A cowboy's crimes are blamed on another man.
MMA H.E.A.T. brings you this exclusive coverage of the special Memorial Tribute to actor and martial arts legend, GrandMaster Jim "The Dragon" Kelly. Hosted by Eric "LIONMAN" O'Neal on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles, CA. GrandMaster Kelly died of cancer on June 29 at his San Diego home and was honored by martial artists from around the world at the memorial service, including: Bob Wall (Enter The Dragon), Gloria Hendry (Black Belt Jones), Fred "The Hammer" Williamson (Three The Hard Way), Robert Parham (5-time world kickboxing champion) and Freda Payne. Also in attendance was Jim Kelly's only child, his daughter Sabrena Kelly-Lewis. During the 1970s, GrandMaster Kelly starred in multiple hit films including...
Interview with the one and only Fred "the Hammer" Williamson, conducted in June 1996.
BLACK ACTION ICON - Blaxploitation icon Fred Williamson speaks frankly about his career and today's A-list actors. FRED WILLIAMSON - INTERVIEW When Fred Williamson went to Hollywood he was in no doubt about what he wanted. With the civil rights movement in full swing and no black heroes on the big screen he decided to fill that void. Having made his name in pro-football as "The Hammer" and after a successful career as an architect, Williamson used the heft of his fame to talk his way into a job on the breakthrough sitcom Julia with Diahann Carroll, the first to feature a black woman. He insisted to its producer that having her with a new boyfriend every week sent a bad message and that he should be cast as her regular beau. It worked. That lead to a chance meeting in the studio cante...
FRED WILLIAMSON ACTOR/FILM PRODUCER As the unofficial Baby-Boomer( IRA GALLEN )Guru of my Television Collecting Generation I knew it was the right time to create a Video Network for Baby-Boomers Only. http://www.YouTube.com/TVDAYS http://www.YouTube.com/DIRECTORSSERIES http://www.YouTube.com/THEATRECORNER What makes my content unique is that I have spent over 30 collecting and restoring from 16mm & 35mm Film Prints and Kinescopes some of the rarest and in many cases one of a kind FILMS, CARTOONS, NEWS REELS FILM SHORTS, FEATURES, INDUSTRIALS, TV SHOWS and especially COMMERCIALS from the birth of Film and early television. http://www.TVDAYS.com - 400 DVD's for Sale from my personal collection. Now my Video & Film Collection is decomposing and what you're seeing is my work digitizing my Vid...
Pacific Rim Video / Front Row Features Wire correspondent Chris Trondsen talks to Fred Williamson during "The GRANDMASTER ERIC "LIONMAN" O'NEAL and Friends for a special Memorial Tribute to Actor and Martial Arts Legend, GrandMaster Jim "The Dragon" Kelly" held at the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, July 27, 2013. JIm Kelly was best known for his role in "Enter The Dragon" also starring martial arts legend Bruce Lee. Video clip shot and produced by Peter Gonzaga. ***On air broadcasters must obtain prior permission for re-broadcast use.** ***Content posted on Pacific Rim Video is copyrighted to Pacific Rim Video. All Rights Reserved unless notated.*** Follow us on twitter at http://twitter.com/pacificrimvideo Like us on Facebook at http://pacific...
LaChocolate Box interviews UAS Living Legend Award Honoree Fred "The Hammer" Williamson
The former pro football player turned action star Fred "the Hammer" Williamson sits down for a Q & A with his fans. The Hammer talks candidly about what fame is like in the U.S. vs. in Europe plus his three rules for every film he appears in.
In this clip from his feature chat with guest host Rachel Giese, Fred Williamson reflects on the black experience in Hollywood, and how it informs Oprah Winfrey's approach to marketing "Selma". Subscribe: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=qtv Q's Homepage: http://www.cbc.ca/q Q on Twitter: https://twitter.com/cbcradioq Q on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QonCBCRadio Q is a magazine show that’s unpredictable in the best sense - proud to be “a wild mix of culture by way of Canada” as described by the New York Times. The Globe & Mail noted the show’s “raging popularity across a variety of platforms -- podcasts, television, websites, satellite radio, terrestrial radio, and occasional live remote broadcasts."
MMA H.E.A.T. brings you this exclusive coverage of the special Memorial Tribute to actor and martial arts legend, GrandMaster Jim "The Dragon" Kelly. Hosted by Eric "LIONMAN" O'Neal on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at the Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center in the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles, CA. GrandMaster Kelly died of cancer on June 29 at his San Diego home and was honored by martial artists from around the world at the memorial service, including: Bob Wall (Enter The Dragon), Gloria Hendry (Black Belt Jones), Fred "The Hammer" Williamson (Three The Hard Way), Robert Parham (5-time world kickboxing champion) and Freda Payne. Also in attendance was Jim Kelly's only child, his daughter Sabrena Kelly-Lewis. During the 1970s, GrandMaster Kelly starred in multiple hit films including...
Big DC interviews Fred Williamson followed by a performance from War right after
Eine Q'n'A mit Danny Trejo, Tom Savini, Tito Larriva (Tito & Tarantula) und Fred Williamson aus Robert Rodriguez Kultfilm FROM DUSK TILL DAWN. Gefilmt auf dem Weekend of Horrors 2010 in Bottrop.
This interview was produced for Shout! Factory's DVD release of the blaxploitation/spaghetti western classic, "Take A Hard Ride". In this excerpt, the film's co-star Fred "The Hammer" Williamson discusses his entry into the entertainment industry and his preference for westerns.