Zack Williams (6 October 1884 – 25 May 1958) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films including leading roles as in Son of Ingagi. His career spanned silent films from the early 1920s to talkie (sound) films of the late 1940s. He appeared with other black actors in the 1929 film Hearts in Dixie.[1]
Zack Williams | |
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_still_170849_cropped.jpg) In the 1922 film Pardon My Glove (center) | |
| Born | October 6, 1884 Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | May 25, 1958 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
Filmography edit
- The Money Changers (1920) as Wesley Shiloh Mainwaring
- The Killer (1921) as Aloysius Jackson
- The Lure of Egypt (1921) as Theodore
- The Gray Dawn (1922) as Sam
- The Yankee Clipper (1927)
- Court Martial (1928) as Negro
- The Four Feathers (1929)
- The Lady Fare (1929)[2]
- Hearts in Dixie (1929) as Deacon
- Madonna of the Streets (1930) as Blink
- Murder in Swingtime (1937)[2]
- Son of Ingagi (1940) as N'Gina
- Jungle Goddess (1948) as Chief M'benga
References edit
- ^ Gates, Henry Louis; Higginbotham, Evelyn Brooks (April 27, 2008). African American National Biography. Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-19-516019-2 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Richards, Larry (September 17, 2015). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610528 – via Google Books.
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