Bert Williams
ActingNovember 12, 1874— March 4, 1922 (age 47)
Nassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]
Biography
Bert Williams was a Bahamian-born American entertainer, one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He is credited as being the first Black man to have the leading role in a film: Darktown Jubilee in 1914.
Movies
(8 total)
Bamboozled
20006.2
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ethnic Notions
19867.1
as Self (archive footage)
A Natural Born Gambler
19165.0
as The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Self (archive footage)