Spencer Williams
Known for Acting
Born July 13, 1893
Died December 13, 1969
Place of Birth Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
Spencer Williams was an African American actor and filmmaker. He was best known for playing Andy in the Amos 'n Andy television show and for directing the 1941 race film The Blood of Jesus. Williams was a pioneer African-American film producer and director.
Filmography
The Bronze Buckaroo
1939
as Pete
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Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
1983
as Self
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
1938
as Butch Carter
Harlem on the Prairie
1937
as Doc Clayburn
Bad Boy
1939
as Terry
Of One Blood
1944
as Wesley Hill
Go Down Death
1944
as Big Jim Bottoms
Harlem Rides the Range
1939
as Watson
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Girl in Room 20
1946
as Joe Phillips
Melancholy Dame
1929
as Webster Dill
Juke Joint
1947
as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
The Negro Sailor
1945
as Frank Roberts - columnist
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
1946
as Old Hager
The Blood of Jesus
1941
as Razz Jackson
Son of Ingagi
1940
as Detective Nelson
Beale Street Mama
1946
as Bad News Johnson
The Framing of the Shrew
1929
as Lawyer Evans Chew
Georgia Rose
1930
as Ezra
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The Widow's Bite
1929
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