Spencer Williams

Spencer Williams

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.

Filmography

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