Bert Williams
- Recitazione
- 12 novembre 1874 · Nassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]
- 4 marzo 1922
Biografia
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.
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Filmografia
- Hollywood Black · In persona
- Bamboozled · In persona
- Ethnic Notions · In persona
- The Amazing Howard Hughes · Mr. Hardesty
- Black Shadows on a Silver Screen · In persona
- Fish · Produzione, Regia
- A Natural Born Gambler · The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate, Regia
- Darktown Jubilee
- Lime Kiln Club Field Day · Bert, Sceneggiatura
- Actors' Fund Field Day · In persona