ACTOR

Fred Williamson

1938 - Today

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Frederick Robert Williamson (born March 5, 1938), also known as "the Hammer", is an American actor and former professional football defensive back who played mainly in the American Football League (AFL) during the 1960s. Williamson has had a busy film career, starring as Tommy Gibbs in the 1973 crime drama film Black Caesar and its sequel Hell Up in Harlem. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fred Williamson has received more than 1,960,003 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Fred Williamson is the 4,443rd most popular actor (down from 4,213th in 2019), the 6,522nd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,328th in 2019) and the 1,993rd most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.06

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Fred Williamson ranks 4,443 out of 13,578. Before him are Michael Gwisdek, Betty Gilpin, Jim Sturgess, John Slattery, Victor Jory, and Eva Ionesco. After him are May McAvoy, Mark Lindsay Chapman, Cyril Raffaelli, Brian Doyle-Murray, Millie Perkins, and Amelia Bence.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Fred Williamson ranks 381. Before him are Lynn Conway, Victor Buono, Diana Muldaur, Carmela Corren, Carlos Lapetra, and Jô Soares. After him are Millie Perkins, Simone de Oliveira, Tibor Csernai, Janet Reno, Edem Kodjo, and Martin Lee.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fred Williamson ranks 6,522 out of 20,380. Before him are Irwin Allen (1916), John Slattery (1962), Will Keith Kellogg (1860), Joey Bishop (1918), Paul J. Weitz (1932), and Irene Guest (1900). After him are May McAvoy (1899), Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Susan Brownmiller (1935), Millie Perkins (1938), Bob Falkenburg (1926), and Lana Clarkson (1962).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Fred Williamson ranks 1,993. Before him are Beth Grant (1949), Donovan Scott (1947), Christina Hendricks (1975), Bobby Cannavale (1970), Betty Gilpin (1986), and John Slattery (1962). After him are May McAvoy (1899), Brian Doyle-Murray (1945), Millie Perkins (1938), Lana Clarkson (1962), Trish Van Devere (1941), and Dan Duryea (1907).

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Television and Movie Roles

From Dusk Till Dawn
Frost
After kidnapping a father and his two kids, the Gecko brothers head south to a seedy Mexican bar to hide out in safety, unaware of its notorious vampire clientele.
Jan 19o 19967.027 / 10
Starsky & Hutch
Captain Doby
Join uptight David Starsky and laid-back Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson as they're paired for the first time as undercover cops. The new partners must overcome their differences to solve an important case with help from street informant Huggy Bear and persuasive criminal Reese Feldman.
Mar 5o 20045.808 / 10
The Inglorious Bastards
Pvt. Fred Canfield
Set in Europe during WWII, a group of American soldiers on their way to military prison are beset upon by a German artillery attack, escaping with Switzerland in their sights. Before making it any farther, they volunteer to steal a V2 warhead for the French Underground - taking them deep into the heart of German territory.
Feb 8o 19786.2 / 10