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Portrait of Spencer Williams

Spencer Williams

Acting

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.

Born: July 14, 1893

Place of Birth: Vidalia, Louisiana, USA

Known For

Poster for Amos 'n' Andy
TV

Amos 'n' Andy

7.5
Poster for The Framing of the Shrew
Movie

The Framing of the Shrew

5.5
Poster for Juke Joint
Movie

Juke Joint

5.3
Poster for The Blood of Jesus
Movie

The Blood of Jesus

5.0
Poster for Harlem on the Prairie
Movie

Harlem on the Prairie

5.0
Poster for Hot Biskits
Movie

Hot Biskits

5.0
Poster for Bourbon Street Beat
TV

Bourbon Street Beat

5.0
Poster for The Bronze Buckaroo
Movie

The Bronze Buckaroo

4.6
Poster for Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
Movie

Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

4.5
Poster for Two-Gun Man from Harlem
Movie

Two-Gun Man from Harlem

4.0

Filmography

1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1951
Amos 'n' Andy

as Andrew H. "Andy" Brown

1947
Juke Joint

as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney

1946
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

as Old Hager

1946
Girl in Room 20

as Joe Phillips

1946
Beale Street Mama

as Bad News Johnson

1945
The Negro Sailor

as Frank Roberts - columnist

1944
Of One Blood

as Wesley Hill

1944
Go Down Death

as Big Jim Bottoms

1942
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
1941
The Blood of Jesus

as Razz Jackson

1940
Son of Ingagi

as Detective Nelson

1939
Bad Boy

as Terry

1939
Harlem Rides the Range

as Watson

1939
The Bronze Buckaroo

as Pete

1938
Two-Gun Man from Harlem

as Butch Carter

1937
Harlem on the Prairie

as Doc Clayburn

1931
Hot Biskits
1930
Georgia Rose

as Ezra

1929
The Framing of the Shrew

as Lawyer Evans Chew

1929
Melancholy Dame

as Webster Dill