Fred Williamson’s Film Career
October 27th, 2009 | Published in Players Who Became Actors
I knew that Fred Williamson had been in movies after his football days, and today I did a search to check out what he films he had done. I had no idea! Williamson’s IMDB page lists 110 acting roles, as well as 20-some films he wrote, directed, or produced. And he’s still at it: 9 of the movies are still in production!
I must confess, other than his appearances in M*A*S*H (as Captain “Spearchucker” Jones) and on Monday Night Football, I don’t think I have seen any of Williamson’s work. I’m just not much of an action movie fan, I guess. But next time “Fist of Fear” or “Vegas Vampires” comes up in conversation, I’ll now be able to say, “Hey, wasn’t Fred Williamson in that? I have all of his football cards!” And everyone will be impressed.
Shown here is Williamson’s rookie card, a 1962 Fleer. The video below is a nice synopsis of his football career and film work.
- See all of Fred Williamson’s cards in the Vintage Football Card Gallery
- Search for Fred Williamson cards on eBay
