Spencer Williams
Known for Acting · 27 credits
- Born
- 1893-07-14
- Died
- 1969-12-13
- Place of birth
- Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
- Also known as
- Spencer Williams Jr.
Biography
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.
Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (25)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Self (archive footage)
Of One Blood
1944
as Wesley Hill
Juke Joint
1947
as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
Son of Ingagi
1940
as Detective Nelson
Go Down Death
1944
as Big Jim Bottoms
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
1938
as Butch Carter
Bad Boy
1939
as Terry
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
1983
as Self
Harlem Rides the Range
1939
as Watson
The Blood of Jesus
1941
as Razz Jackson
The Bronze Buckaroo
1939
as Pete
Girl in Room 20
1946
as Joe Phillips
The Framing of the Shrew
1929
as Lawyer Evans Chew
Hot Biskits
1931
Beale Street Mama
1946
as Bad News Johnson
Harlem on the Prairie
1937
as Doc Clayburn
The Negro Sailor
1945
as Frank Roberts - columnist
Georgia Rose
1930
as Ezra
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
1942
Brown Gravy
1929
The Lady Fare
1929
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
1947
as Old Hager
Rhapsody of Negro Life
1949
as Spencer Jordan
The Widow's Bite
1929
Melancholy Dame
1929
as Webster Dill
About Spencer Williams
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. With 27 credits spanning from 1929 to 1983, Spencer Williams has appeared in 25 films and 2 TV shows.
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Most Popular Spencer Williams Movies
- Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975) — as Self (archive footage)
- Of One Blood (1944) — as Wesley Hill
- Juke Joint (1947) — as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
- Son of Ingagi (1940) — as Detective Nelson
- Go Down Death (1944) — as Big Jim Bottoms
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