Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 12, 1874
Died
March 4, 1922
Age
47
Place of Birth
Nassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]
Popularity
0.5
Bert Williams
Acting
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.
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Known For
3.0
Hollywood Black
2024 · TV
6.3
Bamboozled
2000 · Movie
6.5
The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977 · TV
7.1
Ethnic Notions
1986 · Movie
0.0
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 · Movie
9.0
Actors' Fund Field Day
1910 · Movie
5.2
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
1913 · Movie
9.0
Darktown Jubilee
1914 · Movie
5.3
Fish
1916 · Movie
5.5
A Natural Born Gambler
1916 · Movie
Filmography
2024
Hollywood Black
TV · Self (archive footage)
3.0
2000
Bamboozled
Movie · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.3
1986
Ethnic Notions
Movie · Self (archive footage)
7.1
1977
The Amazing Howard Hughes
TV · Mr. Hardesty
6.5
1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Movie · Self (archive footage)
0.0
1916
Fish
Movie
5.3
1916
A Natural Born Gambler
Movie · The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate
5.5
1914
Darktown Jubilee
Movie
9.0
1913
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
Movie · Bert
5.2
1910
Actors' Fund Field Day
Movie · Self - Comedian
9.0