Spencer Williams
Actor · Producer · Director · Screenplay
Born Jul 14, 1893 · Vidalia, Louisiana, USA
Active 1929–1969
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.
Filmography
Amos 'n' Andy (1951) — Andy BrownBrown Gravy (1929)Beale Street Mama (1946) — Bad News Johnson · DirectorBrother Martin: Servant of Jesus (1942) — Writer · DirectorThe Lady Fare (1929) — WriterHarlem on the Prairie (1937) — Doc ClayburnThe Framing of the Shrew (1929) — Lawyer Evans ChewThe Blood of Jesus (1941) — Razz Jackson · Producer · Director · WriterJuke Joint (1947) — Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney · DirectorJivin' in Bebop (1946) — DirectorGirl in Room 20 (1946) — Joe Phillips · DirectorThe Negro Sailor (1945) — Frank Roberts - columnistGeorgia Rose (1930) — EzraMarching On! (1943) — Director · WriterDirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1947) — Old Hager · DirectorThe Bronze Buckaroo (1939) — PeteMelancholy Dame (1929) — Webster DillBourbon Street Beat (1959)Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938) — Butch CarterOf One Blood (1944) — Wesley Hill · Director · WriterSon of Ingagi (1940) — Detective Nelson · Story · WriterHot Biskits (1931) — Director · WriterBad Boy (1939) — TerryHarlem Rides the Range (1939) — Watson · Screenplay · Story