Acting

Spencer Williams

Born 1893-07-14 · Vidalia, Louisiana, USA

Died 1969-12-13

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.

Credits

Newest first

Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
as Self
1983
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1975
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Amos 'n' Andy
as Andy Brown
1951
Rhapsody of Negro Life
as Spencer Jordan
1949
Rhapsody of Negro Life
Director
1949
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
as Old Hager
1947
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
Director
1947
Juke Joint
as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
1947
Juke Joint
Director
1947
Jivin' in Be-Bop
Director
1946
Girl in Room 20
as Joe Phillips
1946
Beale Street Mama
as Bad News Johnson
1946
Girl in Room 20
Director
1946
Beale Street Mama
Director
1946
The Negro Sailor
as Frank Roberts - columnist
1945
Harlem Hotshots
Director
1945
Go Down, Death!
as Big Jim Bottoms
1944
Of One Blood
as Wesley Hill
1944
Go Down, Death!
Director
1944
Of One Blood
Director
1944
Of One Blood
Writer
1944
Marching On!
Director
1943
Marching On!
Writer
1943
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
1942
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
Director
1942
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
Writer
1942
The Blood of Jesus
as Razz Jackson
1941
The Blood of Jesus
Director
1941
The Blood of Jesus
Producer
1941
The Blood of Jesus
Writer
1941
Son of Ingagi
as Detective Nelson
1940
Son of Ingagi
Story
1940
Son of Ingagi
Writer
1940
Bad Boy
as Terry
1939
Harlem Rides the Range
as Watson
1939
Harlem Rides the Range
Story
1939
Harlem Rides the Range
Screenplay
1939
The Bronze Buckaroo
as Pete
1939
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
as Butch Carter
1938
Harlem on the Prairie
as Doc Clayburn
1937
Hot Biskits
1931
Hot Biskits
Director
1931
Hot Biskits
Writer
1931
Georgia Rose
as Ezra
1930
Brown Gravy
1929
The Lady Fare
1929
The Lady Fare
Writer
1929
The Widow's Bite
1929
The Framing of the Shrew
as Lawyer Evans Chew
1929
Melancholy Mama
as Webster Dill
1929