Bert Williams
Actor · Director · WriterBert 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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FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR8
Bamboozled
2000
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ethnic Notions
1986
Self (archive footage)
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975
Self (archive footage)
A Natural Born Gambler
1916
The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate
- Fish
Fish
1916
- Darktown Jubilee
Darktown Jubilee
1914
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
1913
Bert
- Actors' Fund Field Day
Actors' Fund Field Day
1910
Self - Comedian
