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.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

47

Birth Date

1893-07-14 00:00:00

Birth Place

Vidalia, Louisiana, USA

Known For

• 

  Hot Biskits
• 

  Melancholy Mama
• Rhapsody of Negro Life
• 

  Juke Joint
• 

  Of One Blood
• 

  Go Down, Death!

Credits

• actors (25 credits)

  • Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1983
  • Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Rhapsody of Negro Life

    Spencer Jordan

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

    Old Hager

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Juke Joint

    Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Beale Street Mama

    Bad News Johnson

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Girl in Room 20

    Joe Phillips

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • The Negro Sailor

    Frank Roberts - columnist

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Of One Blood

    Wesley Hill

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Go Down, Death!

    Big Jim Bottoms

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Blood of Jesus

    Razz Jackson

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Son of Ingagi

    Detective Nelson

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Bad Boy

    Terry

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Harlem Rides the Range

    Watson

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • The Bronze Buckaroo

    Pete

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Two-Gun Man from Harlem

    Butch Carter

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Harlem on the Prairie

    Doc Clayburn

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Hot Biskits

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Georgia Rose

    Ezra

    actor

    actors
    1930
  • Brown Gravy

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Lady Fare

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Widow's Bite

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Framing of the Shrew

    Lawyer Evans Chew

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Melancholy Mama

    Webster Dill

    actor

    actors
    1929

• directing (13 credits)

  • Rhapsody of Negro Life

    director

    directing
    1949
  • Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Juke Joint

    director

    directing
    1947
  • Jivin' in Be-Bop

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Girl in Room 20

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Beale Street Mama

    director

    directing
    1946
  • Harlem Hotshots

    director

    directing
    1945
  • Go Down, Death!

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Of One Blood

    director

    directing
    1944
  • Marching On!

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

    director

    directing
    1942
  • The Blood of Jesus

    director

    directing
    1941
  • Hot Biskits

    director

    directing
    1931

• writing (8 credits)

  • Of One Blood

    writer

    writing
    1944
  • Marching On!

    writer

    writing
    1943
  • Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

    writer

    writing
    1942
  • The Blood of Jesus

    writer

    writing
    1941
  • Son of Ingagi

    story

    writing
    1940
  • Harlem Rides the Range

    screenplay

    writing
    1939
  • Hot Biskits

    writer

    writing
    1931
  • The Lady Fare

    writer

    writing
    1929

• production (1 credits)

  • The Blood of Jesus

    producer

    production
    1941