Deceased
When Did Spencer Williams Die?
Life & Death
Died aged 76Also known asSpencer Williams Jr.GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/07/1893Born inVidalia, Louisiana, USADied13/12/1969Died 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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Importing filmography…
| 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 |
| 1940 | Son of IngagiMovie | Detective Nelson | 47 |
| 1939 | Harlem Rides the RangeMovie | Watson | 46 |
| 1939 | The Bronze BuckarooMovie | Pete | 46 |