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Spencer Williams

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Born: July 14, 1893
Died: December 13, 1969
From: 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

Go Down, Death!

The Blood of Jesus

Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

Amos 'n' Andy

1951 Series 7.6

Hot Biskits

Music Hath Harms

Son of Ingagi

Filmography

31 displayed · 31 matching · 31 total

1983

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

Acting (Self)

1975

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Acting (Self (archive footage))

1959

Bourbon Street Beat

Acting 1 EP

1951

Amos 'n' Andy

Acting (Andy Brown) 52 EP

1949

Rhapsody of Negro Life

Acting (Spencer Jordan) Directing (Director)

1947

Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

Acting (Old Hager) Directing (Director)

Acting (Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney) Directing (Director)

1946

Jivin' in Be-Bop

Directing (Director)

Beale Street Mama

Acting (Bad News Johnson) Directing (Director)

Girl in Room 20

Acting (Joe Phillips) Directing (Director)

1945

The Negro Sailor

Acting (Frank Roberts - columnist)

Harlem Hotshots

Directing (Director)

1944

Go Down, Death!

Acting (Big Jim Bottoms) Directing (Director)

Of One Blood

Acting (Wesley Hill) Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

1943

Marching On!

Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

1942

Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

Acting Writing (Writer) Directing (Director)

1941

The Blood of Jesus

Acting (Razz Jackson) Production (Producer) Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

1940

Son of Ingagi

Acting (Detective Nelson) Writing (Story) Writing (Writer)

1939

Acting (Terry)

Harlem Rides the Range

Acting (Watson) Writing (Screenplay) Writing (Story)

The Bronze Buckaroo

Acting (Pete)

1938

Two-Gun Man from Harlem

Acting (Butch Carter)

1937

Harlem on the Prairie

Acting (Doc Clayburn)

1931

Hot Biskits

Acting Directing (Director) Writing (Writer)

1930

Georgia Rose

Acting (Ezra)

1929

Brown Gravy

The Lady Fare

Acting Writing (Writer)

The Widow's Bite

The Framing of the Shrew

Acting (Lawyer Evans Chew)

Music Hath Harms

Acting (Roscoe Griggers)

Melancholy Mama

Acting (Webster Dill)