Birthday:
Jul 14, 1893
Place of Birth: Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
Place of Birth: Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
Spencer Williams
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.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Blood of Jesus | Razz Jackson | 1941 |
| Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. | Old Hager | 1946 |
| Go Down Death | Big Jim Bottoms | 1944 |
| Harlem Rides the Range | Watson | 1939 |
| Juke Joint | Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney | 1947 |
| The Girl in Room 20 | Joe Phillips | 1946 |
| Two-Gun Man from Harlem | Butch Carter | 1938 |
| Bad Boy | Terry | 1939 |
| Rhapsody of Negro Life | Spencer Jordan | 1949 |
| The Framing of the Shrew | Lawyer Evans Chew | 1929 |
| Harlem on the Prairie | Doc Clayburn | 1937 |
| Melancholy Dame | Webster Dill | 1929 |
| The Bronze Buckaroo | Pete | 1939 |
| Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy | Self | 1983 |
| The Lady Fare | 1929 | |
| The Widow's Bite | 1929 | |
| Brown Gravy | 1929 | |
| Son of Ingagi | Detective Nelson | 1940 |
| Hot Biskits | 1931 | |
| Of One Blood | Wesley Hill | 1944 |
| Beale Street Mama | Bad News Johnson | 1946 |
| Black Shadows on a Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | 1975 |
| The Negro Sailor | Frank Roberts - columnist | 1945 |
| Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus | 1942 | |
| Georgia Rose | Ezra | 1930 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| Bourbon Street Beat | 1959 | |
| Amos 'n' Andy | Andrew H. "Andy" Brown | 1951 |
