
Spencer Williams
Acting
Born 1893-07-14 · Vidalia, Louisiana, USA · Died 1969-12-13
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.
Acting
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
Self

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)

Bourbon Street Beat

Amos 'n' Andy
Andrew H. "Andy" Brown
Rhapsody of Negro Life
Spencer Jordan

Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
Old Hager

Juke Joint
Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney

Girl in Room 20
Joe Phillips

Beale Street Mama
Bad News Johnson

The Negro Sailor
Frank Roberts - columnist

Go Down Death
Big Jim Bottoms

Of One Blood
Wesley Hill

Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus

The Blood of Jesus
Razz Jackson

Son of Ingagi
Detective Nelson

Bad Boy
Terry

Harlem Rides the Range
Watson

The Bronze Buckaroo
Pete

Two-Gun Man from Harlem
Butch Carter

Harlem on the Prairie
Doc Clayburn

Hot Biskits

Georgia Rose
Ezra
Brown Gravy
The Lady Fare
The Widow's Bite

The Framing of the Shrew
Lawyer Evans Chew

Melancholy Dame
Webster Dill
Crew
Rhapsody of Negro Life
Director

Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
Director

Juke Joint
Director

Jivin' in Bebop
Director

Girl in Room 20
Director

Beale Street Mama
Director
Harlem Hotshots
Director

Go Down Death
Director

Of One Blood
Director

Of One Blood
Writer

Marching On!
Writer

Marching On!
Director

Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
Director

Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
Writer

The Blood of Jesus
Director

The Blood of Jesus
Producer

The Blood of Jesus
Writer

Son of Ingagi
Story

Son of Ingagi
Writer

Harlem Rides the Range
Screenplay