Spencer Williams
ActingJuly 14, 1893— December 13, 1969 (age 76)
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.
Movies
(25 total)
The Blood of Jesus
19415.0
as Razz Jackson
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
19464.5
as Old Hager
Son of Ingagi
19403.8
as Detective Nelson
Go Down Death
19442.9
as Big Jim Bottoms
The Bronze Buckaroo
19394.6
as Pete
Harlem Rides the Range
19393.3
as Watson
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
19384.0
as Butch Carter
Bad Boy
19393.0
as Terry
Juke Joint
19475.3
as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
The Framing of the Shrew
19295.5
as Lawyer Evans Chew
Harlem on the Prairie
19375.0
as Doc Clayburn
Melancholy Dame
19292.0
as Webster Dill
Of One Blood
19443.0
as Wesley Hill
Girl in Room 20
1946
as Joe Phillips
Beale Street Mama
1946
as Bad News Johnson
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Self (archive footage)
The Negro Sailor
1945
as Frank Roberts - columnist
Georgia Rose
1930
as Ezra
TV Shows
(2 total)
Amos 'n' Andy
19517.5
as Andrew H. "Andy" Brown
