Acting credits
7
Early stage
Smaller on-screen catalog so far.
Actor
Bert Williams
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.3
Low visibility
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Movies: 5Series: 2Crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 49938
IMDb ID: nm0930094
Known for: Acting
Born: November 12, 1874
Died: March 4, 1922
Age: 47
Place of birth: Nassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1913 - 2024
Years active: 112
Average TMDB rating: 6.31
Wikidata: Q2397929
Other jobs
Director (1)Writer (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Bert Williams.
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bamboozled
2000 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Ethnic Notions
1986 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 • Movie
as The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate
A Natural Born Gambler
1916 • Movie
as Bert
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
1913 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Bert Williams.
