Spencer Williams
July 14, 1893 (131 years old) in Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
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
Credits
- 1983 ·Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversyas Self
- 1975 ·Black Shadows on a Silver Screenas Self (archive footage)
- 1959 ·Bourbon Street Beatas
- 1951 ·Amos 'n' Andyas Andrew H. "Andy" Brown
- 1949 ·Rhapsody of Negro Lifeas Spencer Jordan
- 1947 ·Juke Jointas Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
- 1946 ·Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.as Old Hager
- 1946 ·Beale Street Mamaas Bad News Johnson
- 1946 ·Girl in Room 20as Joe Phillips
- 1945 ·The Negro Sailoras Frank Roberts - columnist
- 1944 ·Go Down Deathas Big Jim Bottoms
- 1944 ·Of One Bloodas Wesley Hill
- 1942 ·Brother Martin: Servant of Jesusas
- 1941 ·The Blood of Jesusas Razz Jackson
- 1940 ·Son of Ingagias Detective Nelson
- 1939 ·Bad Boyas Terry
- 1939 ·Harlem Rides the Rangeas Watson
- 1939 ·The Bronze Buckarooas Pete
- 1938 ·Two-Gun Man from Harlemas Butch Carter
- 1937 ·Harlem on the Prairieas Doc Clayburn
- 1931 ·Hot Biskitsas
- 1930 ·Georgia Roseas Ezra
- 1929 ·Brown Gravyas
- 1929 ·The Lady Fareas
- 1929 ·The Widow's Biteas
- 1929 ·The Framing of the Shrewas Lawyer Evans Chew
- 1929 ·Melancholy Dameas Webster Dill