Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 19, 1896
Died
Jul 17, 1970
Place of Birth
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Credits
38 titles
Juano Hernández
Biography
An Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry.
Known For
Filmography
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Mealie Williamson
The Reivers
Uncle Possum
The Extraordinary Seaman
Ali Shar
The Pawnbroker
Mr. Smith
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Bugs
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
Chief Standing Bear
Alcoa Premiere
Chief Mamora
The Defenders
Juan Tomasso
Two Loves
Chief Rauhuia
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Kalanumu
Route 66
King Loomis
Sergeant Rutledge
Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Play of the Week
James
Adventures in Paradise
Yosef
Johnny Staccato
Romeo Jefferson
Machete
Bernardo
Naked City
Oscar Loon
St. Louis Blues
Rev. Charles Handy
The Mark of the Hawk
Amugu
Something of Value
Njogu - Oath Giver
Ransom!
Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
Trial
Judge Theodore Motley
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Josh
MGM Parade
Kiss Me Deadly
Eddie Yeager
Medallion Theatre
You Are There
Montezuma
The Breaking Point
Wesley Park
Stars in My Crown
Uncle Famous Prill
Young Man with a Horn
Art Hazzard
Intruder in the Dust
Lucas Beauchamp
Studio One
Dr. Ramirez
Cabin in the Sky
Neighbor (uncredited)
The Notorious Elinor Lee
John Arthur
Lying Lips
Rev. Bryson
Harlem Is Heaven
Cop
The Girl from Chicago
Gomez
The Life of General Villa
Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited)