1922-03-04
1874-11-12151 years, 11 months, and 27 days old
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Place of birth:
Nassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]
Adult:
No
Gender:
Male
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.
Images Gallery
Best Credits: 10
| Title | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethnic Notions | Self (archive footage) | 7.1 | 1986-12-05 | 1.3649 | ||
Actors' Fund Field Day | Self - Comedian | 9 | 1910-10-11 | 0.4561 | ||
A Natural Born Gambler | The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate | 5.5 | 1916-07-24 | 0.4846 | ||
Darktown Jubilee | 9 | 1914-12-31 | 0.2962 | |||
Fish | 5.3 | 1916-11-20 | 0.3573 | |||
Lime Kiln Club Field Day | Bert | 5.2 | 1913-01-01 | 0.6945 | ||
Bamboozled | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 6.3 | 2000-10-06 | 1.5011 | ||
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | 0 | 1975-04-19 | 0.6427 | ||
The Amazing Howard Hughes | Mr. Hardesty | 6.5 | 1977-04-13 | 1.7621 | ||
Hollywood Black | Self (archive footage) | 3 | 2024-08-11 | 3.9619 |
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