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Spencer Williams

Spencer Williams

Born: 1893-07-14 • Vidalia, Louisiana, USA

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