Spencer Williams

Spencer Williams

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

14/07/1893

Day of Death

13/12/1969
(76) years old

Place of Birth

Vidalia, Louisiana, USA

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

Cast

1975

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

1949

Rhapsody of Negro Life

as Spencer Jordan

1947

Juke Joint

as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney

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

1939

Bad Boy

as Terry

1938

Two-Gun Man from Harlem

as Butch Carter

1937

Harlem on the Prairie

as Doc Clayburn

1930

Georgia Rose

as Ezra

1929

The Framing of the Shrew

as Lawyer Evans Chew

1929

Melancholy Dame

as Webster Dill

Crew

1949

Rhapsody of Negro Life

as Director

1947

Juke Joint

as Director

1946

Jivin' in Bebop

as Director

1946

Girl in Room 20

as Director

1946

Beale Street Mama

as Director

1945

Harlem Hotshots

as Director

1944

Go Down Death

as Director

1944

Of One Blood

as Director

1944

Of One Blood

as Writer

1943

Marching On!

as Writer

1943

Marching On!

as Director

1941

The Blood of Jesus

as Director

1941

The Blood of Jesus

as Producer

1941

The Blood of Jesus

as Writer

1940

Son of Ingagi

as Story

1939

Harlem Rides the Range

as Screenplay

1931

Hot Biskits

as Director

1931

Hot Biskits

as Writer

1929

The Lady Fare

as Writer