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Spencer Williams
Acting
Born: July 14, 1893
Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
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
Go Down Death
as Big Jim Bottoms
Juke Joint
as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
Harlem Rides the Range
as Watson
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
as Old Hager
Girl in Room 20
as Joe Phillips
Of One Blood
as Wesley Hill
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
as Butch Carter
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
The Blood of Jesus
as Razz Jackson
The Bronze Buckaroo
as Pete
