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Spencer Williams

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.

Et billede af Spencer Williams

Actor

1929

[ ] The Framing of the Shrew (Lawyer Evans Chew)
[ ] Melancholy Dame (Webster Dill)
[ ] The Lady Fare (????)
[ ] The Widow's Bite (????)
[ ] Brown Gravy (????)

1930

[ ] Georgia Rose (Ezra)

1931

[ ] Hot Biskits (????)

1937

[ ] Harlem on the Prairie (Doc Clayburn)

1938

[ ] Two-Gun Man from Harlem (Butch Carter)

1939

[ ] Harlem Rides the Range (Watson)
[ ] Bad Boy (Terry)
[ ] The Bronze Buckaroo (Pete)

1940

[ ] Son of Ingagi (Detective Nelson)

1941

[ ] The Blood of Jesus (Razz Jackson)

1942

[ ] Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (????)

1944

[ ] Go Down Death (Big Jim Bottoms)
[ ] Of One Blood (Wesley Hill)

1945

[ ] The Negro Sailor (Frank Roberts - columnist)

1946

[ ] Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (Old Hager)
[ ] Girl in Room 20 (Joe Phillips)
[ ] Beale Street Mama (Bad News Johnson)

1947

[ ] Juke Joint (Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney)

1949

[ ] Rhapsody of Negro Life (Spencer Jordan)

1975

[ ] Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (Self (archive footage))

1983

[ ] Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (Self)

Directing

1931

[ ] Hot Biskits (Director)

1941

[ ] The Blood of Jesus (Director)

1942

[ ] Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (Director)

1943

[ ] Marching On! (Director)

1944

[ ] Go Down Death (Director)
[ ] Of One Blood (Director)

1945

[ ] Harlem Hotshots (Director)

1946

[ ] Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (Director)
[ ] Girl in Room 20 (Director)
[ ] Jivin' in Bebop (Director)
[ ] Beale Street Mama (Director)

1947

[ ] Juke Joint (Director)

1949

[ ] Rhapsody of Negro Life (Director)

Production

1941

[ ] The Blood of Jesus (Producer)

Writing

1929

[ ] The Lady Fare (Writer)

1931

[ ] Hot Biskits (Writer)

1939

[ ] Harlem Rides the Range (Story)
[ ] Harlem Rides the Range (Screenplay)

1940

[ ] Son of Ingagi (Story)

1941

[ ] The Blood of Jesus (Writer)

1942

[ ] Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (Writer)

1943

[ ] Marching On! (Writer)

1944

[ ] Of One Blood (Writer)