Spencer Williams

DeceasedKnown 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.

Filmography

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

Spencer Williams

Biography

Filmography

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

Rhapsody of Negro Life

Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

Juke Joint

Girl in Room 20

Beale Street Mama

The Negro Sailor

Go Down Death

Of One Blood

Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

The Blood of Jesus

Son of Ingagi

Bad Boy

Harlem Rides the Range

The Bronze Buckaroo

Two-Gun Man from Harlem

Harlem on the Prairie

Hot Biskits

Georgia Rose

Brown Gravy

The Lady Fare

The Widow's Bite

The Framing of the Shrew