Bert Williams
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday12 November 1874
Died4 March 1922 (age 47)
Place of birthNassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]
Known credits10
Biography
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.
Hollywood Black
2024 · Self (archive footage)
Bamboozled
2000 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ethnic Notions
1986 · Self (archive footage)
The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977 · Mr. Hardesty
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · Self (archive footage)
Fish
1916
Fish
1916 · Producer
Fish
1916 · Director
A Natural Born Gambler
1916 · The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate
A Natural Born Gambler
1916 · Director
A Natural Born Gambler
1916 · Producer
A Natural Born Gambler
1916 · Writer
Darktown Jubilee
1914
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
1913 · Bert
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
1913 · Writer
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
1913 · Producer
Actors' Fund Field Day
1910 · Self - Comedian
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