, October 2008. Williamson acted alongside further American football player
Jim Brown in
Three the Hard Way (1974),
Take a Hard Ride (1975),
One Down, Two to Go (1982),
Working with clique of actors Williamson has co-starred in a number of films with
Bo Svenson. They include,
The Inglorious Bastards (1978),
Deadly Impact (1984),
Delta Force Commando (1987),
The Kill Reflex (1989),
Three Days to a Kill (1991), and ''Steele's Law'' (1991). He also co-starred with D'Urville Martin in the following movies:
Hammer, Black Caesar, Hell Up in Harlem, Blind Rage and Pam Grier in
Bucktown USA, and
Original Gangstas. He co-starred with Jim Brown in
MASH as well as
Original Gangstas.
Directing and producing Since the 1970s, Williamson has had another career as a director and producer. His first film as producer was
Boss Nigger (1975), in which he also starred. His second film as producer was with
Mean Johnny Barrows (1976), a predecessor of the
Rambo films which similarly featured a violent
Vietnam Vet plot (though the novel
First Blood on which the film
First Blood was based was written in 1972). He has since directed over 20 features. In the middle of the 1970s, Williamson relocated to
Rome, Italy and formed his own company Po' Boy Productions, which started to produce actioners including
Adios Amigo (1976) and
Death Journey (1976), both of which starred and were directed by Williamson. Although his most recent efforts as director and producer have mainly been
direct-to-video, Williamson remains an active filmmaker. ==Personal life==