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Fred Williamson

Fred Williamson

Actor, director and producer, also writer and editor · Born March 5, 1938 (88) · Gary, Indiana, USA

Fred "The Hammer" Williamson (born March 5, 1938) is an American actor, architect, and former professional American football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League during the 1960s.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 5, 1938 (88)
From
Gary, Indiana, USA
Works as
Actor, director and producer, also writer and editor
Titles
67 on MovieCove · 119 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 28% in 30 days

What are Fred Williamson's films like?

Across their 54 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Action35 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 14th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
33%
Survival
21%
Power
17%
Bonds
13%
Self
9%
Society
6%
Ideas
0%
Justice22 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival22 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty8 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption6 titles, browse their movies with this themeViolence5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 54 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 24 · Serious 18 · Dark 12

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 31 · Stylized 15 · Heightened 8

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 6 · Charged 27 · Intense 21

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 19 · Shifting 27 · Whiplash 8

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 24 · Some laughs 25 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 17 · Even-paced 29 · Relentless 8

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 40 · Engaged 14 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 50 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

41 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 22 of 41 analyzed roles.

Hero
22 of 41
Ally
6 of 41
Mentor
6 of 41
Shadow
3 of 41
Shapeshifter
2 of 41
Threshold guardian
1 of 41
Trickster
1 of 41
Show the 41 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
39
Thrilling
34
Absurd
21
Melancholic
13
Warm
5
Other
21

How their films linger

Fun32 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy22
  • Bittersweet22
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous6
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Fred Williamson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 52 of their 67 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (38).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Fred Williamson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

119 credits, 67 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Devil's Triangle(2021)

    as Pluto

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Victory by Submission(2017)

    as Pokey Lewis

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • That's Brucesploitation! Making Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • VFW(2019)

    as Abe Hawkins

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • A Stone Cold Christmas(2018)

    as Mark Kurt

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Jackson Bolt(2018)

    as Tommy

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Unkillable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Master Lee

  • Check Point(2017)

    Associate Producer · as Chester

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • A Chance in the World(2017)

    as Charlie

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Hollywont (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • Atomic Eden(2015)

    Producer · as Stoker

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • .357 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Hammer

  • Last Ounce of Courage(2012)

    as Warren Hammerschmidt

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Voices from Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Agent Farley

  • Dropping Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Commander Death Blood

  • Zombie Apocalypse: Redemption(2011)

    as Moses

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Shoot the Hero (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The General

  • Pushing Daisies(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Roland 'Rollie' Stingwell

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all shows

  • Revamped(2007)

    as Captain Michaels

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Fighting Words (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    as Gabriel

  • Crooked(2006)

    as Jack Paxton

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Transformed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as The Hammer

  • Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Coach Stax

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • If Love Hadn't Left Me Lonely (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director · as Willie Brownlee Davis

  • Starsky & Hutch(2004)

    as Captain Doby

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Vegas Vampires (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director · Screenplay · as Fred Pittman

  • Sexual Predator Alert (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • On the Edge(2002)

    Director · Producer · as Dakota Smith

    Midcredits score: 8th percentile of all films

  • Shadow Fury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Sam

  • Down 'n Dirty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Producer · as Dakota Smith

  • Carmen: A Hip Hopera(2001)

    as Lou

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Rhapsody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Jake

  • The Rage Within (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dakota Smith

  • The Independent(2000)

    as Fred Williamson

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Submerged(2000)

    as Captain Masters

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Active Stealth(1999)

    as Captain Reynolds

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Whatever It Takes(1998)

    as Paulie Salano

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror(1998)

    as Sheriff Skaggs

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Blackjack(1998)

    as Tim Hastings

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • Ride(1998)

    as Casper's Dream Dad

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Fast Track (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 23 episodes · as Lowell Carter

  • Night Vision(1997)

    Producer · as Dakota 'Dak' Smith

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal(1996)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fred Milton DiGenova

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • The Jamie Foxx Show(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Williamson

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Arli$$(1996)

    Show 1 episode · as Fred Williamson

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Original Gangstas(1996)

    Director · Producer · as John Bookman

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • From Dusk Till Dawn(1996)

    as Frost

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Silent Hunter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · as Sheriff Mantee

  • The Last Mission of Detective Malone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    as Detective Malone

  • South Beach(1993)

    Director · Producer · as Mack Derringer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Three Days to a Kill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Cal

  • Renegade(1992)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • Deceptions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Brady

  • State Of Mind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Loomis

  • Steele's Law (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Steele

  • Detective Malone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Detective Robert Malone

  • Delta Force Commando II: Priority Red One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Capt. Samuel Beck

  • Black Cobra 3: The Manila Connection(1990)

    as Lt. Robert Malone

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Black Cobra II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Lt. Robert 'Bob' Malone

  • The Kill Reflex(1989)

    Director · as Soda Cracker

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Intent(1988)

    as Curt Slate

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • Cobra nero(1987)

    as Detective Robert Malone

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Delta Force Commando (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Capt. Samuel Beck

  • Inglorious Bastards 2: Hell's Heroes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Feather

  • The Messenger(1986)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Jake Sebastian Turner

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Foxtrap (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Director · as Thomas Fox

  • The Equalizer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lt. Mason Warren

  • Half Nelson(1985)

    as Chester Long

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Half Nelson (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 8 episodes · as Chester Long

  • White Fire(1984)

    as Noah

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Deadly Impact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Lou

  • Warriors of the Year 2072(1984)

    as Abdul

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • The Last Fight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · Writer · as Jesse Crowder

  • Warriors of the Wasteland(1983)

    as Nadir

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • The Big Score (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Director · as Detective Frank Hooks

  • Vigilante(1982)

    as Nick

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Warrior of the Lost World(1983)

    as Henchman

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • One Down, Two to go(1982)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Cal

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • 1990: The Bronx Warriors(1982)

    as Ogre

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • Fear in the City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as John Dikson

  • Fist of Fear, Touch of Death (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Hammer, the Ladies Man

  • Express to Terror (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Al Roberts

  • Supertrain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Al Roberts

  • Wheels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 5 episodes · as Leonard Wingate

  • The Inglorious Bastards(1978)

    as Pvt. Fred Canfield

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Fantasy Island(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Jackson Malone

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all shows

  • Mr. Mean(1977)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Mr. Mean

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Lou Grant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • CHiPs(1977)

    Show 2 episodes · as Ty

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Joshua(1976)

    Story · as Joshua

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Blind Rage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Jesse Crowder

  • Death Journey(1976)

    Director · Producer · as Jesse Crowder

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • No Way Back (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Jesse Crowder

  • Adiós Amigo(1975)

    Director · Producer · Writer · as Big Ben

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Mean Johnny Barrows(1975)

    Director · Editor · Producer · as Johnny Barrows

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Take a Hard Ride(1975)

    as Tyree

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Boss Nigger(1974)

    Producer · Writer · as Boss Nigger

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Bucktown(1975)

    as Duke Johnson

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Three the Hard Way(1974)

    as Jagger Daniels

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Three Tough Guys (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Joe Snake

  • Black Eye(1974)

    as Stone

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Crazy Joe(1974)

    as Willy

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Hell Up in Harlem(1973)

    as Tommy Gibbs

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • That Man Bolt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    as Jefferson Bolt

  • The Soul of Nigger Charley(1973)

    as Charley

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Police Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Show 1 episode · as Snake McKay

  • Black Caesar(1973)

    as Tommy Gibbs

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • The Rookies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hammer(1972)

    as B.J. Hammer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • The Legend of Nigger Charley(1972)

    as Nigger Charley

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon(1970)

    as Beach Boy

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • M*A*S*H(1970)

    as Dr. Oliver 'Spearchucker' Jones

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Deadlock (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Officer Williams

  • The Outsider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Julia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1968)

    Show 26 episodes · as Steve Bruce/Dave Boyd

  • Ironside (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Star Trek(1966)

    Show 1 episode · as Anka

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • A Christmas Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as The Ghost of Cop Present

  • The Avenging Angel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 98th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 119 titles, 117 of them dated from 1966 to 2021; peak year 1983.

Biggest box office

Starsky & Hutch (2004)

$170M worldwide

Highest rated

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)

Midcredits 84th

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
19662021

Peak 1983 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 10 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1970Screen debut· M*A*S*H
  • 1973First top-billed film· Black Caesar
  • 1975Breakout· Boss Nigger
  • 1975Career best· Boss Nigger

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting119 of 119: 95 only acting, 24 with another role · typical Midcredits score25thDirecting19 of 119: 0 only directing, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score11thWriting11 of 119: 0 only writing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score12thProducing14 of 119: 0 only producing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score12thEditing1 of 119: 0 only editing, 1 with another role

119 titles, 24 with more than one role — acting and directing overlap on 19 of them.

By decade

1960s5 · acting1970s31 · 31 acting · 7 crew1980s23 · 23 acting · 6 crew1990s23 · 23 acting · 6 crew2000s18 · 18 acting · 4 crew2010s14 · 14 acting · 1 crew2020s3 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 26% of 23 roles
708095

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Fred Williamson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 21st percentile, the median of all 58; across their 54 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 24th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

24thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Approval · how many liked their films

15thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Midcredits score across 67 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 50th to 74th11
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th33

Shape of the crowd

42 of their 67 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Universally Panned3
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed3
  • Mixed42

Most divisive · actor

Last Ounce of Courage (2012)

99th percentile spread · 49% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

M*A*S*H (1970)

Midcredits 87th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 49/100 in their films, across 53 reviewed titles; fans 66, detractors 31. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Fred Williamson's work okay for kids?

Across up to 10 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles59–95 · median 82 · severeheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity10 titles36–75 · median 51 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles50–91 · median 72 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles43–79 · median 55 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles42–84 · median 64 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Fred Williamson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Fred Williamson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; D'Urville Martin shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers and editors

Producers