Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 14, 1893
Place of Birth
Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
Also Known As
- Spencer Williams Jr.
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 - Movies
Bad Boy
as Terry
Harlem Rides the Range
as Watson
The Bronze Buckaroo
as Pete
Juke Joint
as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
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Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
as Self
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
Of One Blood
as Wesley Hill
Harlem on the Prairie
as Doc Clayburn
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
as Butch Carter
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
as Old Hager
