Spencer Williams

Spencer Williams

Birthday: 1893-07-14
Deathday: 1969-12-13
Place of birth: Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
Also know as: Spencer Williams Jr.

Bio

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.

Movies with Spencer Williams

The Blood of Jesus

1941
As Razz Jackson
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

1947
As Old Hager
Go Down, Death!

1944
As Big Jim Bottoms
Harlem Rides the Range

1939
As Watson
Juke Joint

1947
As Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
Girl in Room 20

1946
As Joe Phillips
Two-Gun Man from Harlem

1938
As Butch Carter
Bad Boy

1939
As Terry
Rhapsody of Negro Life

1949
As Spencer Jordan
The Framing of the Shrew

1929
As Lawyer Evans Chew
Harlem on the Prairie

1937
As Doc Clayburn
Melancholy Mama

1929
As Webster Dill
The Bronze Buckaroo

1939
As Pete
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

1983
As Self
The Lady Fare

1929
As
The Widow's Bite

1929
As
Brown Gravy

1929
As
Son of Ingagi

1940
As Detective Nelson
Hot Biskits

1931
As
Of One Blood

1944
As Wesley Hill
Beale Street Mama

1946
As Bad News Johnson
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975
As Self (archive footage)
The Negro Sailor

1945
As Frank Roberts - columnist
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

1942
As
Georgia Rose

1930
As Ezra
Music Hath Harms

1929
As Roscoe Griggers

TV Shows with Spencer Williams

Bourbon Street Beat

1959
As
Amos 'n' Andy

1951
As Andy Brown

Production Credits

The Blood of Jesus

1941
As Director
The Blood of Jesus

1941
As Producer
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

1947
As Director
Go Down, Death!

1944
As Director
Harlem Rides the Range

1939
As Story
Harlem Rides the Range

1939
As Screenplay
Juke Joint

1947
As Director
Marching On!

1943
As Director
Marching On!

1943
As Writer
Girl in Room 20

1946
As Director
Son of Ingagi

1940
As Story
The Blood of Jesus

1941
As Writer
Hot Biskits

1931
As Director
The Lady Fare

1929
As Writer
Harlem Hotshots

1945
As Director
Hot Biskits

1931
As Writer
Jivin' in Be-Bop

1946
As Director
Rhapsody of Negro Life

1949
As Director
Of One Blood

1944
As Director
Of One Blood

1944
As Writer
Beale Street Mama

1946
As Director
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

1942
As Director
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

1942
As Writer
Son of Ingagi

1940
As Writer