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Bert Williams
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.
Movie Appearances
7.1
Ethnic Notions
as Self (archive footage)
1986
9.0
Actors' Fund Field Day
as Self - Comedian
1910
5.4
A Natural Born Gambler
as The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate
1916
9.0
Darktown Jubilee
1914
5.3
Fish
1916
5.2
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
as Bert
1913
6.3
Bamboozled
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2000
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
1975
