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Spencer Williams (VI) (1893–1969)

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American actor, writer, director, and producer whose early pioneering work in African-American or "race" films was eclipsed in fame by his role as one of the title characters in the equally pioneering and also controversial 1950s sitcom The Amos 'n Andy Show. A native of Vidalia, Louisiana, Williams broke into the theatre as a call boy for theatrical producer Oscar Hammerstein I... See full bio »

Born:

Spencer Williams Jr.
in Vidalia, Louisiana, USA

Died:

(age 76) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2002 Liberty's Kids: Est. 1776 (TV series)
– Not Yet Begun to Fight (2002) (voice)
– Allies at Last (2002) (voice)
– The Turtle (2002) (voice)
– The Intolerable Acts (2002) (voice)
– The Boston Tea Party (2002) (voice)
 
1959 Bourbon Street Beat (TV series)
Big John
– Light Touch of Terror (1959) … Big John
 
1951-1955 The Amos 'n Andy Show (TV series)
Andy
– Andy the Godfather (1955) … Andy (as Spencer Williams Jr.)
– Father by Proxy (1955) … Andy (as Spencer Williams Jr.)
– Kingfish Teaches Andy to Fly (1955) … Andy (as Spencer Williams Jr.)
– Madame Queen's Voice (1955) … Andy (as Spencer Williams Jr.)
– Second Honeymoon (1955) … Andy (as Spencer Williams Jr.)
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1949 Rhapsody of Negro Life (short)
Spencer Jordan
 
1947 Juke Joint
Bad News Johnson/Vanderbilt Whitney
 
1946 The Girl in Room 20
Joe Phillips
 
1946 Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
Old Hager
 
1946 Beale Street Mama
Bad News Johnson
 
1944 Go Down, Death!
Big Jim Bottoms
 
1944 Of One Blood
 
1942 Brother Martin
 
1941 Toppers Take a Bow (short)
 
1941 The Blood of Jesus
Razz Jackson
 
1940 Son of Ingagi
Detective Nelson (as Spencer Williams Jr.)
 
1939 Bad Boy
Terry (as Spencer Williams Jr.)
 
1939 Harlem Rides the Range
Watson (as Spencer Williams Jr.)
 
1939 The Bronze Buckaroo
Pete (as Spencer Williams Jr.)
 
1938 Two-Gun Man from Harlem
Butch Carter (as Spencer Williams Jr.)
 
1937 Harlem on the Prairie
Doc Clayburn (as Spencer Williams Jr.)
 
1935 Coronado
Black Man with Perambulator (uncredited)
 
1935 The Virginia Judge
 
1930 Reno
Porter (uncredited)
 
1930 Georgia Rose
Ezra
 
1929 Fowl Play (short)
 
1929 Brown Gravy (short)
 
1929 The Lady Fare (short)
 
1929 Oft in the Silly Night (short)
Eli Rubb
 
1929 The Framing of the Shrew (short)
Lawyer Evans Chew
 
1929 Music Hath Harms (short)
Roscoe Griggers
 
1929 Melancholy Dame (short)
Webster Dill
 
1929 The Widow's Bite (short)
 
1928 Tenderfeet
 
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1949 Rhapsody of Negro Life (short)
 
1947 Juke Joint
 
1946 Beale Street Mama
 
1946 Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
 
1946 Jivin' in Be-Bop (documentary) (co-director)
 
1946 The Girl in Room 20
 
1945 Harlem Hotshots (short)
 
1944 Go Down, Death!
 
1944 Of One Blood
 
1943 Marching On!
 
1942 Brother Martin
 
1941 The Blood of Jesus
 
Show ShowWriter (7 titles)
1944 Go Down, Death! (uncredited)
 
1944 Of One Blood
 
1943 Marching On! (writer)
 
1941 The Blood of Jesus (written by)
 
1940 Son of Ingagi (original story "House of Horror" / as Spencer Williams Jr. / screenplay)
 
1939 Harlem Rides the Range (screenplay / as Spencer Williams Jr. / story / as Spencer Williams Jr.)
 
1929 The Lady Fare (short) (writer)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1929 Brown Gravy (short) (dialogue consultant)
 
1929 The Framing of the Shrew (short) (screenplay by)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1941 The Blood of Jesus (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1952 Stars in the Eye (TV movie)
Himself/Andy
 
1945 The Negro Sailor (documentary short)
Frank Roberts - columnist
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (8 titles)
2011 National Cinematic Artist Presents: The Founders of Black Hollywood (video)
Various Roles
 
2004 TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (video documentary)
 
2002 That's Black Entertainment: Westerns (TV documentary)
Pete (The Bronze Buckaroo)
 
1998 Scandalize My Name: Stories from the Blacklist (documentary)
Andrew Hogg Brown
 
1994 Entertaining the Troops (documentary)
Himself
 
1990 That's Black Entertainment (documentary)
Himself
 
1983 Amos 'n' Andy: Anatomy of a Controversy (TV documentary)
'Andy'
 
1975 Black Shadows on the Silver Screen (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Son of Ingagi -- A newlywed couple is visited by a strange old woman who harbors a secret about the young girl's father.
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Story: "House of Horror" (filmed as Son of Ingagi)

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Alternate Names:

Spencer Williams Jr.
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He became known to general audiences for his role as Andy in the television version of The Amos 'n Andy Show. Before this, he had a long career as an actor, writer, director, and producer in motion pictures sometimes referred to as "race films," which were basically intended for and seen only by black audiences. See more »

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