Personal Info
Known ForActing
GenderMale
BirthdayNovember 12, 1874
Place of BirthNassau, British West Indies [now Bahamas]
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.
