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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 12, 1874
Died
March 4, 1922
Place of Birth
Nassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]
Bert Williams
0.1 Popularity
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
6.2
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Bamboozled
2000
7.1
Self (archive footage)
Ethnic Notions
1986
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Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
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4.5
Fish
1916
5.0
The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate
A Natural Born Gambler
1916
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Darktown Jubilee
1914
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Bert
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
1913
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Self - Comedian
Actors' Fund Field Day
1910
Credits
Bamboozled
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
6.2
Ethnic Notions
as Self (archive footage)
1986
7.1
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1975
0.0
🎬
Fish
1916
4.5
A Natural Born Gambler
as The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate
1916
5.0
🎬
Darktown Jubilee
1914
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Lime Kiln Club Field Day
as Bert
1913
5.2
🎬
Actors' Fund Field Day
as Self - Comedian
1910
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