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Spencer Williams

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJul 14, 1893 (Died at 76)
Zodiac Sign♋Cancer
Place of BirthVidalia, Louisiana, USA
Career Span1929 – 1969
Known Credits25 Titles
Official Links
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ActingPopularity Score 0.7

Spencer Williams

Also known as:Spencer Williams Jr.
Total Works

25

23 movies • 2 shows

Avg Rating

4.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 25 titles featuring Spencer Williams

The Blood of Jesus
5.0
The Blood of Jesus
1941•movie

as Razz Jackson

Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
4.8

as Old Hager

Son of Ingagi
4.2
Son of Ingagi
1940•movie

as Detective Nelson

Go Down, Death!
3.1
Go Down, Death!
1944•movie

as Big Jim Bottoms

The Bronze Buckaroo
5.0

as Pete

Amos 'n' Andy
7.6
52 eps
Amos 'n' Andy
1951•series

as Andy Brown

Harlem Rides the Range
3.9

as Watson

Two-Gun Man from Harlem
4.8

as Butch Carter

Bad Boy
4.2
Bad Boy
1939•movie

as Terry

Juke Joint
6.5
Juke Joint
1947•movie

as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney

Hot Biskits
5.0
Hot Biskits
1931•movie
Jivin' in Be-Bop
6.5
Jivin' in Be-Bop
1946•movie

Role: Director

The Framing of the Shrew
7.0

as Lawyer Evans Chew

Harlem on the Prairie
7.5

as Doc Clayburn

Melancholy Mama
6.0
Melancholy Mama
1929•movie

as Webster Dill

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
7.0

as Self

Of One Blood
5.5
Of One Blood
1944•movie

as Wesley Hill

Bourbon Street Beat
6.0
1 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
1959•series
Marching On!
6.5
Marching On!
1943•movie

Role: Director

Girl in Room 20
7.0
Girl in Room 20
1946•movie

as Joe Phillips

Beale Street Mama
9.0
Beale Street Mama
1946•movie

as Bad News Johnson

The Negro Sailor
7.0
The Negro Sailor
1945•movie

as Frank Roberts - columnist

Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
9.0
Georgia Rose
7.0
Georgia Rose
1930•movie

as Ezra

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)