Spencer Williams

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1893-07-14

Deathday 1969-12-13 (76 years old)

Place of Birth Vidalia, Louisiana, USA

Also Known As Spencer Williams Jr.

Spencer Williams

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.

Known For

Actor

1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

1951
Amos 'n' Andy

as Andrew H. "Andy" Brown

1949
Rhapsody of Negro Life

as Spencer Jordan

1947
Juke Joint

as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney

1946
The 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

Director

1949
1947
Juke Joint

as Director

1946
1946
Jivin' in Bebop

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

1943
Marching On!

as Director

1941
The Blood of Jesus

as Director

1931
Hot Biskits

as Director

Writer

1944
Of One Blood

as Writer

1943
Marching On!

as Writer

1941
1940
Son of Ingagi

as Story

1939
1931
Hot Biskits

as Writer

1929
The Lady Fare

as Writer

Producer

1941
The Blood of Jesus

as Producer