Bert Williams
Birthday
1874/11/12
Day of death
1922/03/04 (47 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Nassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]
Also know as
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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.
Acting
(1986) Ethnic Notions
as Self (archive footage)
(1910) Actors' Fund Field Day
as Self - Comedian
(1916) A Natural Born Gambler
as The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate
(1914) Darktown Jubilee
as ---
(1916) Fish
as ---
(1913) Lime Kiln Club Field Day
as Bert
(2000) Bamboozled
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1975) Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)