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
Bourbon Street Beat (1959)Amos 'n' Andy (1951) — Andy BrownJuke Joint (1947) — Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney · DirectorDirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1947) — Old Hager · DirectorBeale Street Mama (1946) — Bad News Johnson · DirectorJivin' in Bebop (1946) — DirectorGirl in Room 20 (1946) — Joe Phillips · DirectorThe Negro Sailor (1945) — Frank Roberts - columnistOf One Blood (1944) — Wesley Hill · Director · WriterMarching On! (1943) — Director · WriterBrother Martin: Servant of Jesus (1942) — Writer · DirectorThe Blood of Jesus (1941) — Razz Jackson · Producer · Director · WriterSon of Ingagi (1940) — Detective Nelson · Story · WriterThe Bronze Buckaroo (1939) — PeteBad Boy (1939) — TerryHarlem Rides the Range (1939) — Watson · Screenplay · StoryTwo-Gun Man from Harlem (1938) — Butch CarterHarlem on the Prairie (1937) — Doc ClayburnHot Biskits (1931) — Director · WriterGeorgia Rose (1930) — EzraBrown Gravy (1929)The Lady Fare (1929) — WriterThe Framing of the Shrew (1929) — Lawyer Evans ChewMelancholy Dame (1929) — Webster Dill