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 · 27 titles
Bourbon Street Beat
Amos 'n' Andy
The Framing of the Shrew
Girl in Room 20
Beale Street Mama
Go Down Death
Juke Joint
Son of Ingagi
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Of One Blood
Rhapsody of Negro Life
The Negro Sailor
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
Bad Boy
Hot Biskits
Georgia Rose
The Bronze Buckaroo
Harlem on the Prairie
Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
Harlem Rides the Range
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
The Blood of Jesus
Melancholy Dame
The Widow's Bite
The Lady Fare
Brown Gravy