Spencer Williams

Spencer Williams

Acting

1893-07-14

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.

Appears In

Bourbon Street Beat
⭐ 5.0
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Melancholy Dame
⭐ 2.0
Melancholy Dame
1929

as Webster Dill

Bad Boy
⭐ 3.0
Bad Boy
1939

as Terry

Amos 'n' Andy
⭐ 7.5
Amos 'n' Andy
1951

as Andrew H. "Andy" Brown

Girl in Room 20
⭐ 0.0
Girl in Room 20
1946

as Joe Phillips

Son of Ingagi
⭐ 3.8
Son of Ingagi
1940

as Detective Nelson

Juke Joint
⭐ 5.3
Juke Joint
1947

as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney

The Framing of the Shrew
⭐ 5.5
The Framing of the Shrew
1929

as Lawyer Evans Chew

Of One Blood
⭐ 3.0
Of One Blood
1944

as Wesley Hill

Beale Street Mama
⭐ 0.0
Beale Street Mama
1946

as Bad News Johnson

The Negro Sailor
⭐ 0.0
The Negro Sailor
1945

as Frank Roberts - columnist

Georgia Rose
⭐ 0.0
Georgia Rose
1930

as Ezra

Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
⭐ 4.5
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
1946

as Old Hager

Go Down Death
⭐ 2.9
Go Down Death
1944

as Big Jim Bottoms

The Bronze Buckaroo
⭐ 4.6
The Bronze Buckaroo
1939

as Pete

Harlem Rides the Range
⭐ 3.3
Harlem Rides the Range
1939

as Watson

Harlem on the Prairie
⭐ 5.0
Harlem on the Prairie
1937

as Doc Clayburn

The Blood of Jesus
⭐ 5.0
The Blood of Jesus
1941

as Razz Jackson

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
⭐ 0.0
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975

as Self (archive footage)

Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
⭐ 0.0
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
1942
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
⭐ 4.0
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
1938

as Butch Carter

Hot Biskits
⭐ 5.0
Hot Biskits
1931