Bert Williams
Acting
November 12, 1874
Died March 4, 1922 (47 years old)
Nassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]
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Acting Credits
2
Directed
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.
Known For
Filmography
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self (archive footage)
3
Bamboozled
2000
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.3
Ethnic Notions
1986
as Self (archive footage)
7.1
The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977
as Mr. Hardesty
6.5
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
as Self (archive footage)
A Natural Born Gambler
1916
as The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate
5.5
Fish
1916
5.3
Darktown Jubilee
1914
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Lime Kiln Club Field Day
1913
as Bert
5.2
Actors' Fund Field Day
1910
as Self - Comedian
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