Deceased
How Did Bert Williams Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 47GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/11/1874Born inNassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]Died04/03/1922 (aged 47)Died inNew York CityCausepneumoniaWikidataQ2397929 ↗Buried atWoodlawn CemeteryTMDb#49938 ↗
Bert Williams was a Bahamian-born American entertainer, one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. While some sources have credited him as being the first Black man to have a leading role in a film with Darktown Jubilee in 1914, other sources have credited actor Sam Lucas with this same distinction for a different 1914 film, the World Film Company's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Read full Wikipedia article ↗Filmography8 titles
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hollywood BlackSeries | Self (archive footage) | 150 |
| 2000 | BamboozledMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 126 |
| 1986 | Ethnic NotionsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 112 |
| 1977 | The Amazing Howard HughesSeries | Mr. Hardesty | 103 |
| 1975 | Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenMovie | Self (archive footage) | 101 |
| 1916 | FishMovie | — | 42 |
| 1914 | Darktown JubileeMovie | — | 40 |
| 1910 | Actors' Fund Field DayMovie | Self - Comedian | 36 |