Actor
Bert Williams
8 movies as actor · 2 as director
Born Nov 12, 1874 – Mar 4, 1922 (aged 47)From Nassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]
Bert Williams was a Bahamian-born American entertainer, one of the pre-eminent entertainers of the Vaudeville era and one of the most popular comedians for all audiences of his time. He is credited as being the first Black man to have the leading role in a film: Darktown Jubilee in 1914.
Known for
Bamboozled
2000 · Comedy, Drama
Ethnic Notions
1986 · Documentary
A Natural Born Gambler
1916 · Comedy
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
1913 · Comedy
Fish
Fish
1916 · Comedy
Darktown Jubilee
Darktown Jubilee
1914 · Comedy
Actors' Fund Field Day
Actors' Fund Field Day
1910 · Comedy, Documentary
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · Documentary
Bert Williams movies
Bamboozled
2000 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ethnic Notions
1986 · Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · Self (archive footage)
Fish
Fish
1916
A Natural Born Gambler
1916 · The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate
Darktown Jubilee
Darktown Jubilee
1914
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
1913 · Bert
Actors' Fund Field Day
Actors' Fund Field Day
1910 · Self - Comedian
Directed by Bert Williams
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