| Black Samson | |
| Starring: | Rockne Tarkington William Smith Connie Strickland Carol Speed Michael Payne |
| Producer: | Daniel Cady |
| Runtime: | 88 minutes |
| Language: | English |
| Country: | United States |
| Cinematography: | Henning Schellerup |
| Editing: | Duane Hartzell |
| Studio: | Omni Pictures |
Black Samson is a 1974 American blaxploitation film, starring Rockne Tarkington, Carol Speed, William Smith and Connie Strickland. The film was written by Daniel B. Cady (who also produced) and Warren Hamilton Jr., directed by Charles Bail and released by Warner Bros. It was the directorial debut for Bail, more commonly billed as Chuck Bail, a renowned stunt co-ordinator best known for playing himself in Richard Rush's The Stunt Man.
Armed with a quarterstaff and his pet African lion named Hoodoo, noble nightclub owner Samson (Rockne Tarkington) does his best to keep his neighborhood clean of crime and drugs. When vicious mobster Giovanni "Johnny" Nappa (William Smith) tries to muscle in on Samson's territory, Samson takes a stand against Nappa and his flunkies.