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Spencer Williams

Acting · Died aged 76

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TMDB ID: 89264 ↗
Born: 1893-07-14
Died: 1969-12-13
Age at death: 76
Place of birth: Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
Known for: 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.

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Filmography

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Acting28

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversymovie · 1983

Self

Black Shadows on a Silver Screenmovie · 1975

Self (archive footage)

Bourbon Street Beattv · 1959

Amos 'n' Andytv · 1951

Andy Brown

Rhapsody of Negro Lifemovie · 1949

Spencer Jordan · Age at release: 55

Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.movie · 1947

Old Hager · Age at release: 53

Juke Jointmovie · 1947

Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney · Age at release: 53

Girl in Room 20movie · 1946

Joe Phillips · Age at release: 52

Beale Street Mamamovie · 1946

Bad News Johnson · Age at release: 52

The Negro Sailormovie · 1945

Frank Roberts - columnist · Age at release: 52

Go Down, Death!movie · 1944

Big Jim Bottoms · Age at release: 50

Of One Bloodmovie · 1944

Wesley Hill · Age at release: 50

Brother Martin: Servant of Jesusmovie · 1942

Age at release: 49

The Blood of Jesusmovie · 1941

Razz Jackson · Age at release: 47

Son of Ingagimovie · 1940

Detective Nelson · Age at release: 47

Bad Boymovie · 1939

Terry · Age at release: 45

Harlem Rides the Rangemovie · 1939

Watson · Age at release: 45

The Bronze Buckaroomovie · 1939

Pete · Age at release: 45

Two-Gun Man from Harlemmovie · 1938

Butch Carter · Age at release: 44

Harlem on the Prairiemovie · 1937

Doc Clayburn · Age at release: 44

Hot Biskitsmovie · 1931

Age at release: 38

Georgia Rosemovie · 1930

Ezra · Age at release: 37

Brown Gravymovie · 1929

Age at release: 36

The Lady Faremovie · 1929

Age at release: 36

The Widow's Bitemovie · 1929

Age at release: 35

The Framing of the Shrewmovie · 1929

Lawyer Evans Chew · Age at release: 35

Music Hath Harmsmovie · 1929

Roscoe Griggers · Age at release: 35

Melancholy Mamamovie · 1929

Webster Dill · Age at release: 35

Directing13

Rhapsody of Negro Lifemovie · 1949

Director · Age at release: 55

Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.movie · 1947

Director · Age at release: 53

Juke Jointmovie · 1947

Director · Age at release: 53

Jivin' in Be-Bopmovie · 1946

Director · Age at release: 52

Girl in Room 20movie · 1946

Director · Age at release: 52

Beale Street Mamamovie · 1946

Director · Age at release: 52

Harlem Hotshotsmovie · 1945

Director · Age at release: 51

Go Down, Death!movie · 1944

Director · Age at release: 50

Of One Bloodmovie · 1944

Director · Age at release: 50

Marching On!movie · 1943

Director · Age at release: 49

Brother Martin: Servant of Jesusmovie · 1942

Director · Age at release: 49

The Blood of Jesusmovie · 1941

Director · Age at release: 47

Hot Biskitsmovie · 1931

Director · Age at release: 38

Writing8

Of One Bloodmovie · 1944

Writer · Age at release: 50

Marching On!movie · 1943

Writer · Age at release: 49

Brother Martin: Servant of Jesusmovie · 1942

Writer · Age at release: 49

The Blood of Jesusmovie · 1941

Writer · Age at release: 47

Son of Ingagimovie · 1940

Story · Writer · Age at release: 47

Harlem Rides the Rangemovie · 1939

Story · Screenplay · Age at release: 45

Hot Biskitsmovie · 1931

Writer · Age at release: 38

The Lady Faremovie · 1929

Writer · Age at release: 36

Producing1

The Blood of Jesusmovie · 1941

Producer · Age at release: 47