Spencer Williams: Spencer Williams. Actor: Juke Joint. 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 pioneering1950s sitcom The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951). A native of Vidalia, Louisiana, Williams broke into the theatre as a call boy for theatrical producer Oscar Hammerstein I, and learned comedy at the feet...
Known For: Juke Joint (Bad News JohnsonVanderbilt Whitney), The Blood of Jesus (Razz Jackson), Marching on! (Director(as Spencer Williams Jr.)), Of One Blood (Wesley Hill)