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Bert Williams

Bert Williams

Born: 1874-11-12 • Nassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]

Bert Williams was a Bahamian-born American entertainer, one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He is credited as being the first Black man to have the leading role in a film: Darktown Jubilee in 1914.

Filmography
Bamboozled poster
Bamboozled
2000 • Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ethnic Notions poster
Ethnic Notions
1986 • Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen poster
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 • Self (archive footage)
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Fish
1916
A Natural Born Gambler poster
A Natural Born Gambler
1916 • The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate
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Darktown Jubilee
1914
Lime Kiln Club Field Day poster
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
1913 • Bert
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Actors' Fund Field Day
1910 • Self - Comedian