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Spencer Williams was an American actor and filmmaker. He was best known for playing Andy on TV's The Amos 'n' Andy Show and for directing the 1941 race film The Blood of Jesus. Williams was a pioneer African-American film producer and director.
Birth Name
Spencer Williams Jr.
Born
Friday, 14 July 1893
Died
Saturday, 13 December 1969
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| We Need to Talk About Cosby | Andy | 2022 |
| History of the Sitcom | Andy Brown | 2021 |
| Pioneers of Television | Andy Brown - Amos 'n' Andy Show | 2008 |
| TV in Black: The First Fifty Years | (archive footage) | 2004 |
| Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist | Andrew Hogg Brown | 2000 |
| That's Black Entertainment | Self | 1989 |
| Entertaining the Troops | Self | 1988 |
| Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy | Andy | 1983 |
| Bourbon Street Beat | Big John | 1959 |
| The Amos 'n Andy Show | Andy | 1951 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Juke Joint | 1947 |
| Jivin' in Be-Bop | 1946 |
| The Girl in Room 20 | 1946 |
| Beale Street Mama | 1946 |
| Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. | 1946 |
| Of One Blood | 1944 |
| Go Down, Death! | 1944 |
| Marching on! | 1943 |
| Brother Martin | 1942 |
| The Blood of Jesus | 1941 |
| Hot Biskits | 1931 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Blood of Jesus | 1941 |
