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Also known as Egbert Austin Williams, Bert A. Williams, Egbert Williams

attore e regista statunitense

Person · Open Library

Works
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  • Food for the eagle
  • Master of Ravenspur
  • The record of the Labour government
  • Rocky Mountain Monster
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Film & TV

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 time. He is credited as being the first Black man to have the leading role in a film: Darktown Jubilee in 1914.

Known for

  • Hollywood Black — Self (archive footage)2024
  • Bamboozled — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2000
  • Ethnic Notions — Self (archive footage)1986
  • The Amazing Howard Hughes — Mr. Hardesty1977
  • Black Shadows on a Silver Screen — Self (archive footage)1975
  • A Natural Born Gambler — The Hon. Bert Williams, Walking Delegate1916
  • Fish1916
  • Darktown Jubilee1914
  • Lime Kiln Club Field Day — Bert1913
  • Actors' Fund Field Day — Self - Comedian1910

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1932-02-08

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Bert Williams (November 12, 1874 – March 4, 1922) was the pre-eminent African American entertainer of his era. Williams was born Egbert Austin Williams on the island of The Bahamas, then part of the British West Indies. In 1888 his family moved to Los Angeles, California. He began his entertainment career in 1892 in San Francisco. Bert Williams became one of Vaudeville's top artists, both as a solo performer and as part of the successful double-act "Williams & Walker" with partner George Walke

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Instance of
human
Family name
Williams
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Nassau
Place of death
New York City
Occupation
comedian
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Military branch
United States Army
Military rank
captain
Image
1916 United States Army Captain Bert Williams, portrait, facing right, singing a psalm at the first regimental open air service for the 15th Regiment of the New York National Guard - LCCN96521643 (cropped).jpg
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place of burial
Woodlawn Cemetery
Commons category
Bert Williams
date of birth
1874-11-12
date of death
1922-03-04
cause of death
pneumonia
manner of death
natural causes
different from
Bert Williams
start of work period
1892-00-00
writing language
English language
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Article · Italiano

Egbert Austin "Bert" Williams (Antigua, 12 novembre 1875 – 4 marzo 1922) è stato un attore e regista statunitense di teatro e cinema. È stato uno dei maggiori intrattenitori neri della propria epoca e uno degli attori comici più apprezzati dal pubblico del proprio tempo.Spesso attore in Blackface nei Minstrel show, allora molto popolari, è stato di gran lunga l'artista nero che ha venduto più incisioni su disco prima del 1920. Nella sua carriera, si trovò a lavorare anche con William Nicholas Selig, un performer e mago, che diventerà uno dei nomi di punta, qualche tempo dopo, della neonata industria cinematografica. Williams è un personaggio chiave nello sviluppo della Musica afroamericana. In un'epoca in cui l'ineguaglianza e gli stereotipi razzisti erano comunemente accettati come parte della vita quotidiana, fu il primo Nero ad interpretare ruoli principali sui palcoscenici di Broadway. L'attore W.C. Fields, che comparve in produzioni con Williams, lo descrisse come "l'uomo più divertente che io abbia mai visto – e l'uomo più triste che io abbia mai conosciuto."

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