Acting
Spencer Williams
Born 1893-07-14
Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
Department: 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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Spencer Williams
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Bourbon Street Beat
1959
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Amos 'n' Andy
1951
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The Blood of Jesus
1941
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Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
1947
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Son of Ingagi
1940
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Hot Biskits
1931
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Juke Joint
1947
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Go Down Death
1944
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Marching On!
1943
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The Bronze Buckaroo
1939
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (51 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy | Self | Movie | 1983 | |
 | Black Shadows on a Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 1975 |
 | Bourbon Street Beat | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Amos 'n' Andy | Andy Brown | TV Series | 1951 |
| Rhapsody of Negro Life | Spencer Jordan | Movie | 1949 | |
| Rhapsody of Negro Life | Director | Movie | 1949 | |
 | Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. | Old Hager | Movie | 1947 |
| Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. | Director | Movie | 1947 |
 | Juke Joint | Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney | Movie | 1947 |
| Juke Joint | Director | Movie | 1947 |
 | Jivin' in Bebop | Director | Movie | 1946 |
 | Girl in Room 20 | Joe Phillips | Movie | 1946 |
 | Beale Street Mama | Bad News Johnson | Movie | 1946 |
| Girl in Room 20 | Director | Movie | 1946 |
| Beale Street Mama | Director | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Negro Sailor | Frank Roberts - columnist | Movie | 1945 |
| Harlem Hotshots | Director | Movie | 1945 | |
 | Go Down Death | Big Jim Bottoms | Movie | 1944 |
 | Of One Blood | Wesley Hill | Movie | 1944 |
| Go Down Death | Director | Movie | 1944 |
| Of One Blood | Director | Movie | 1944 |
| Of One Blood | Writer | Movie | 1944 |
 | Marching On! | Director | Movie | 1943 |
| Marching On! | Writer | Movie | 1943 |
 | Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1942 |
| Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus | Writer | Movie | 1942 |
| Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus | Director | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Blood of Jesus | Razz Jackson | Movie | 1941 |
| The Blood of Jesus | Producer | Movie | 1941 |
| The Blood of Jesus | Director | Movie | 1941 |
| The Blood of Jesus | Writer | Movie | 1941 |
 | Son of Ingagi | Detective Nelson | Movie | 1940 |
| Son of Ingagi | Story | Movie | 1940 |
| Son of Ingagi | Writer | Movie | 1940 |
 | Bad Boy | Terry | Movie | 1939 |
 | Harlem Rides the Range | Watson | Movie | 1939 |
| Harlem Rides the Range | Screenplay | Movie | 1939 |
| Harlem Rides the Range | Story | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Bronze Buckaroo | Pete | Movie | 1939 |
 | Two-Gun Man from Harlem | Butch Carter | Movie | 1938 |
 | Harlem on the Prairie | Doc Clayburn | Movie | 1937 |
 | Hot Biskits | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1931 |
| Hot Biskits | Director | Movie | 1931 |
| Hot Biskits | Writer | Movie | 1931 |
 | Georgia Rose | Ezra | Movie | 1930 |
| Brown Gravy | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1929 | |
| The Lady Fare | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1929 | |
| The Lady Fare | Writer | Movie | 1929 | |
| The Widow's Bite | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1929 | |
 | The Framing of the Shrew | Lawyer Evans Chew | Movie | 1929 |
 | Melancholy Dame | Webster Dill | Movie | 1929 |