Acting
Spencer Williams
- Born
- July 14, 1893
- Died
- December 13, 1969
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.
Filmography
Known for
5.0The Blood of Jesus
1941
4.8Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
1947
3.1Go Down Death
1944
3.9Harlem Rides the Range
1939
6.5Juke Joint
1947
7.0Girl in Room 20
1946
4.8Two-Gun Man from Harlem
1938
4.2Bad Boy
1939
7.0The Framing of the Shrew
1929
7.5Harlem on the Prairie
1937
6.0Melancholy Dame
1929
5.0The Bronze Buckaroo
1939
4.2Son of Ingagi
1940
5.0Hot Biskits
1931
5.5Of One Blood
1944
9.0Beale Street Mama
1946
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
7.0The Negro Sailor
1945