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
Razz Jackson
The Blood of Jesus
Old Hager
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
Big Jim Bottoms
Go Down, Death!
Watson
Harlem Rides the Range
Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
Juke Joint
Joe Phillips
Girl in Room 20
Butch Carter
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
Terry
Bad Boy
Spencer Jordan
Rhapsody of Negro Life
Lawyer Evans Chew
The Framing of the Shrew
Doc Clayburn
Harlem on the Prairie
Webster Dill
Melancholy Dame
Pete
The Bronze Buckaroo
Self
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
The Lady Fare
The Widow's Bite
Brown Gravy
Detective Nelson
Son of Ingagi
Hot Biskits
Wesley Hill
Of One Blood
Bad News Johnson
Beale Street Mama
Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Frank Roberts - columnist
The Negro Sailor
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
Ezra
Georgia Rose
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
25
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-07-14
Place of Birth
Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As
Spencer Williams Jr.