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.
Acted in 22
1950s
- 1959
- 1951
Amos 'n' Andy
Andy Brown · 52 episodes
1940s
- 1947
- 1946
Girl in Room 20
Joe Phillips
Beale Street Mama
Bad News Johnson
- 1945
The Negro Sailor
Frank Roberts - columnist
- 1944
Go Down, Death!
Big Jim Bottoms
Of One Blood
Wesley Hill
- 1942
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
Movie
- 1941
- 1940
Son of Ingagi
Detective Nelson
1930s
- 1939
Bad Boy
Terry
The Bronze Buckaroo
Pete
- 1938
Two-Gun Man from Harlem
Butch Carter
- 1937
Harlem on the Prairie
Doc Clayburn
- 1931
Hot Biskits
Movie
- 1930
Georgia Rose
Ezra
1920s
- 1929
The Framing of the Shrew
Lawyer Evans Chew
Music Hath Harms
Roscoe Griggers
Directed 11
1940s
- 1947
- 1946
Jivin' in Be-Bop
Director
Girl in Room 20
Director
Beale Street Mama
Director
- 1944
Go Down, Death!
Director
Of One Blood
Director
- 1943
- 1942
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
Director
- 1941
1930s
- 1931
Hot Biskits
Director
Wrote 7
1940s
- 1944
Of One Blood
Writer
- 1943
- 1942
Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
Writer
- 1941
- 1940
Son of Ingagi
Story, Writer
1930s
- 1939
- 1931
Hot Biskits
Writer
Produced 1
1940s
- 1941
Appearances2
1980s
- 1983
Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy
Self
1970s
- 1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)