Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1893-07-14
- Day of Death1969-12-13 (76 years)
- Place of BirthVidalia, Louisiana, USA
- Also Known AsSpencer Williams Jr.
Spencer Williams
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.
Acting Career
- 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
Go Down Death
As: Big Jim Bottoms
- 1944
Of One Blood
As: Wesley Hill
- 1941
The Blood of Jesus
As: Razz Jackson
- 1940
Son of Ingagi
As: Detective Nelson
1939Bad Boy
As: Terry
1939Harlem Rides the Range
As: Watson
- 1939
The Bronze Buckaroo
As: Pete
1938Two-Gun Man from Harlem
As: Butch Carter
1937Harlem on the Prairie
As: Doc Clayburn
1930Georgia Rose
As: Ezra
1929The Framing of the Shrew
As: Lawyer Evans Chew
1929Melancholy Dame
As: Webster Dill