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Bert Williams
Nassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]
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 ti…
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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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2024
Hollywood Black
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2000
Bamboozled
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1986
Ethnic Notions
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1977
The Amazing Howard Hughes
TV show Mr. Hardesty
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1975
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1916
Fish
Movie
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1916
A Natural Born Gambler
Movie The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate
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1914
Darktown Jubilee
Movie
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1913
Lime Kiln Club Field Day
Movie Bert
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1910
Actors' Fund Field Day
Movie Self - Comedian
