Spencer Williams
Known For
Acting
Born
1893-07-14 in Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
Died
1969-12-13
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.
Most Known For
Bourbon Street Beat
Amos 'n' Andy
as Andrew H. "Andy" Brown
Georgia Rose
as Ezra
Juke Joint
as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
Hot Biskits
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
as Old Hager
The Blood of Jesus
as Razz Jackson
Of One Blood
as Wesley Hill
Harlem on the Prairie
as Doc Clayburn
The Bronze Buckaroo
as Pete
Son of Ingagi
as Detective Nelson
Bad Boy
as Terry
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
The Framing of the Shrew
as Lawyer Evans Chew
Harlem Rides the Range
as Watson
Girl in Room 20
as Joe Phillips
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
as Butch Carter
The Negro Sailor
as Frank Roberts - columnist
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
as Self