Portrait of Spencer Williams

Acting

Spencer Williams

Career

Active from 1929 to 1951, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score54/100
Highest rated
Poster for Amos 'n' Andy
Amos 'n' Andy
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Spencer Williams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Coming of Age
    0.7, average 3.0
  • Contemporary Realism
    3.2, average 5.4
  • Adrenaline
    2.8, average 4.8
  • Tension
    4.2, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    26
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    1950s

    2 titles ยท average score 75
    Bourbon Street Beat
    Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
    GoodWatch score 69

    TV show

    Amos 'n' Andy
    Amos 'n' Andy (1951)
    GoodWatch score 81

    TV show ยท as Andy Brown

    1940s

    14 titles ยท average score 47
    Juke Joint
    Juke Joint (1947)

    as Bad News Johnson / Vanderbilt Whitney

    Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
    Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A. (1947)
    GoodWatch score 54

    as Old Hager

    Jivin' in Bebop
    Jivin' in Bebop (1946)

    Director

    Girl in Room 20
    Girl in Room 20 (1946)

    as Joe Phillips

    Beale Street Mama
    Beale Street Mama (1946)

    as Bad News Johnson

    The Negro Sailor
    The Negro Sailor (1945)

    as Frank Roberts - columnist

    Go Down, Death!
    Go Down, Death! (1944)

    as Big Jim Bottoms

    Of One Blood
    Of One Blood (1944)

    as Wesley Hill

    Marching On!
    Marching On! (1943)

    Director, Writer

    Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
    Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus (1942)

    Director, Writer

    The Blood of Jesus
    The Blood of Jesus (1941)
    GoodWatch score 41

    as Razz Jackson

    Son of Ingagi
    Son of Ingagi (1940)
    GoodWatch score 48

    as Detective Nelson

    1930s

    7 titles ยท average score 49
    Harlem Rides the Range
    Harlem Rides the Range (1939)

    as Watson

    The Bronze Buckaroo
    The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
    GoodWatch score 49

    as Pete

    Bad Boy
    Bad Boy (1939)

    as Terry

    Two-Gun Man from Harlem
    Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)

    as Butch Carter

    Harlem on the Prairie
    Harlem on the Prairie (1937)

    as Doc Clayburn

    Hot Biskits
    Hot Biskits (1931)

    Director, Writer

    Georgia Rose
    Georgia Rose (1930)

    as Ezra

    1920s

    3 titles
    Melancholy Mama
    Melancholy Mama (1929)

    as Webster Dill

    The Framing of the Shrew
    The Framing of the Shrew (1929)

    as Lawyer Evans Chew

    The Lady Fare
    The Lady Fare (1929)

    Writer