Fred Williamson - THE BEST OF PLAYGIRL - 1974

 THE BEST OF PLAYGIRL 

 1974 

Peter Lupas (cover & Lifesize Poster (paste-together)

Discoveries

Lloyd Beardsley, Ron Smith, Greg Wainwright, Roger Huckstep, Bill Cookson, Ernie Langeberg, Darris McCord, Marc Hampton.

Fantasies

In April-In Spring 

Men of the Month

Lyle Wagner, George Maharis, Gary Conway, Fabian Forte, Fred Williamson, Don Stroud, Jean-Paul Vignon, John Ericson, Barry Hosteler, Bill Douglas, Garrison Wayne

 Frederick Robert "Fred" 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.

 Williamson tried his hand as an actor much in the mold of star running back Jim Brown. He acted alongside Brown in films such as 1974's Three the Hard Way, 1975's Take a Hard Ride, 1982's One Down, Two to Go, 1996's Original Gangstas and 2002's On the Edge.

  He also guest starred with Brown in various television roles. In October 1973, Williamson posed nude for "Playgirl" magazine, pre-empting Brown's appearance in 1974. Williamson’s early television roles included a part in the 1968 Star Trek episode The Cloud Minders in which he played "Anka". He also played Diahann Carroll’s love interest in the sitcom Julia. In an interview for the DVD of Bronx Warriors, Williamson stated that his role in Julia was created for him when he convinced the producers that the Black community was upset that Julia had a different boyfriend every week.