Spencer Williams

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. The Blood of Jesus (1941) — Razz Jackson
2. Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1947) — Old Hager
3. Son of Ingagi (1940) — Detective Nelson
4. Go Down Death (1944) — Big Jim Bottoms
5. The Bronze Buckaroo (1939) — Pete
6. Amos 'n' Andy (1951) — Andy Brown
7. Harlem Rides the Range (1939) — Watson
8. Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938) — Butch Carter
9. Bad Boy (1939) — Terry
10. Juke Joint (1947) — Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney
11. Hot Biskits (1931)
12. The Framing of the Shrew (1929) — Lawyer Evans Chew
13. Harlem on the Prairie (1937) — Doc Clayburn
14. Melancholy Dame (1929) — Webster Dill
15. Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (1983) — Self
16. Of One Blood (1944) — Wesley Hill
17. Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
18. Girl in Room 20 (1946) — Joe Phillips
19. The Lady Fare (1929)
20. Brown Gravy (1929)
21. Beale Street Mama (1946) — Bad News Johnson
22. The Negro Sailor (1945) — Frank Roberts - columnist
23. Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (1942)
24. Georgia Rose (1930) — Ezra
25. Rhapsody of Negro Life (1949) — Spencer Jordan
26. The Widow's Bite (1929)
27. Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975) — Self (archive footage)

Directed

1. The Blood of Jesus (1941) — Director
2. Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1947) — Director
3. Go Down Death (1944) — Director
4. Juke Joint (1947) — Director
5. Hot Biskits (1931) — Director
6. Jivin' in Bebop (1946) — Director
7. Marching On! (1943) — Director
8. Of One Blood (1944) — Director
9. Girl in Room 20 (1946) — Director
10. Beale Street Mama (1946) — Director
11. Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (1942) — Director
12. Harlem Hotshots (1945) — Director
13. Rhapsody of Negro Life (1949) — Director