Acting
Spencer Williams
Also Known As: Spencer Williams Jr.
Birth Date
July 14, 1893
Death Date
December 13, 1969
(passed away at 76)
Place of Birth
Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
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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.
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TV Show
Bourbon Street Beat
1959 • 1 episode
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TV Show
Amos 'n' Andy
Andy Brown
1951 • 52 episodes
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Movie
Georgia Rose
Ezra
1930
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Movie
Son of Ingagi
Detective Nelson
1940
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Movie
Juke Joint
Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
1947
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Movie
Girl in Room 20
Joe Phillips
1946
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Movie
Hot Biskits
1931
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Movie
Go Down Death
Big Jim Bottoms
1944
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Movie
The Framing of the Shrew
Lawyer Evans Chew
1929
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Movie
The Negro Sailor
Frank Roberts - columnist
1945
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Movie
Of One Blood
Wesley Hill
1944
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Movie
Beale Street Mama
Bad News Johnson
1946
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Movie
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
Self
1983
Movie
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
1975
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Movie
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
1942
Movie
Rhapsody of Negro Life
Spencer Jordan
1949
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Movie
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
Butch Carter
1938
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Movie
The Bronze Buckaroo
Pete
1939
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Movie
The Lady Fare
1929
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Movie
The Blood of Jesus
Razz Jackson
1941