Deceased
When Did Spencer Williams Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 76Also known asSpencer Williams Jr.GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/07/1893Born inVidalia, Louisiana, USADied13/12/1969 (aged 76)Died inLos AngelesWikidataQ3966496 ↗Buried atLos Angeles National CemeteryTMDb#89264 ↗
Spencer Williams Jr. was an American actor, film director, and screenwriter. He was a pioneering African American filmmaker from the late 1920s through the 1940s, directing a number of notable race films including The Blood of Jesus (1941). He saw further popularity in the 1950s as an actor, portraying Andy on TV's The Amos 'n' Andy Show.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a ControversyMovie | Self | 90 |
| 1975 | Black Shadows on a Silver ScreenMovie | Self (archive footage) | 82 |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street BeatSeries | — | 66 |
| 1951 | Amos 'n' AndySeries | Andy Brown | 58 |
| 1947 | Juke JointMovie | Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney | 54 |
| 1946 | Beale Street MamaMovie | Bad News Johnson | 53 |
| 1946 | Girl in Room 20Movie | Joe Phillips | 53 |
| 1945 | The Negro SailorMovie | Frank Roberts - columnist | 52 |
| 1944 | Go Down, Death!Movie | Big Jim Bottoms | 51 |
| 1944 | Of One BloodMovie | Wesley Hill | 51 |
| 1942 | Brother Martin: Servant of JesusMovie | — | 49 |
| 1941 | The Blood of JesusMovie | Razz Jackson | 48 |
| 1940 | Son of IngagiMovie | Detective Nelson | 47 |
| 1939 | Harlem Rides the RangeMovie | Watson | 46 |
| 1939 | The Bronze BuckarooMovie | Pete | 46 |
| 1931 | Hot BiskitsMovie | — | 38 |
| 1930 | Georgia RoseMovie | Ezra | 37 |
| 1929 | Melancholy MamaMovie | Webster Dill | 36 |
| 1929 | Brown GravyMovie | — | 36 |
| 1929 | The Widow's BiteMovie | — | 36 |
| 1929 | The Framing of the ShrewMovie | Lawyer Evans Chew | 36 |
| 1929 | Music Hath HarmsMovie | Roscoe Griggers | 36 |