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Bert Williams 11/12/1874 , (149 years old) in Nassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]

Known for department

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.

poster Bamboozled (2000)

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

poster Ethnic Notions (1986)

Self (archive footage)

poster Fish (1916)

poster Darktown Jubilee (1914)

poster Black Shadows on a Silver Screen (1975)

Self (archive footage)

poster A Natural Born Gambler (1916)

The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate

poster Actors' Fund Field Day (1910)

Self - Comedian

poster Lime Kiln Club Field Day (1913)

Bert

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