Spencer Williams

American actor and filmmaker (1893-1969)

0.23body-of-work score · ranked #2061 of 2631 directors · 1 film in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born: July 14, 1893 · Vidalia
Died: December 13, 1969 · Los Angeles
Nationality: United States
Work: film director, actor, television actor, film actor
Reference: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Publicity still-CBS-TV. The photo can be dated by the years the Amos 'n' Andy television show was in production. Comparing the photo with File:Spencer Williams Alvin Childress Amos n Andy 1952.JPG, another publicity photo from the show, it can be seen that Williams is dressed as the "Andy" character · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

1
The Blood of Jesus
1941 · United States · drama, fantasy
National Film Registry (inducted 1991)
0.231 citation

Complete filmography

All 11 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

1931Hot Biskits
1941The Blood of Jesus
1942Brother Martin: Servant of Jesus
1943Marching On!
1944Go Down, Death!
1944Of One Blood
1946Beale Street Mama
1946Dirty Gertie from Harlem U.S.A.
1946Jivin' in Be-Bop
1947Juke Joint
1949The Girl in Room 20