Acting
Juano Hernández
Acting · Born 1896-07-19 · San Juan, Puerto Rico
An Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry.
Credits · 37
FilmThey Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970 · Mealie Williamson
FilmThe Reivers
1969 · Uncle Possum
FilmThe Extraordinary Seaman
1969 · Ali Shar
FilmThe Pawnbroker
1965 · Mr. Smith
FilmHemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962 · Bugs
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
FilmWestinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
1961 · Chief Standing Bear
Alcoa Premiere
1961 · Chief Mamora
The Defenders
1961 · Juan Tomasso
FilmTwo Loves
1961 · Chief Rauhuia
FilmThe Sins of Rachel Cade
1961 · Kalanumu
Route 66
1960 · King Loomis
FilmSergeant Rutledge
1960 · Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Play of the Week
1959 · James
Adventures in Paradise
1959 · Yosef
Johnny Staccato
1959 · Romeo Jefferson
FilmMachete
1958 · Bernardo
Naked City
1958 · Oscar Loon
FilmSt. Louis Blues
1958 · Rev. Charles Handy
FilmThe Mark of the Hawk
1957 · Amugu
FilmSomething of Value
1957 · Njogu - Oath Giver
FilmRansom!
1956 · Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
FilmTrial
1955 · Judge Theodore Motley
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Josh
MGM Parade
1955
FilmKiss Me Deadly
1955 · Eddie Yeager
Medallion Theatre
1953
You Are There
1953 · Montezuma
FilmThe Breaking Point
1950 · Wesley Park
FilmStars in My Crown
1950 · Uncle Famous Prill
FilmYoung Man with a Horn
1950 · Art Hazzard
FilmIntruder in the Dust
1949 · Lucas Beauchamp
Studio One
1948 · Dr. Ramirez
FilmCabin in the Sky
1943 · Neighbor (uncredited)
FilmThe Notorious Elinor Lee
1940 · John Arthur
FilmLying Lips
1939 · Rev. Bryson
FilmHarlem Is Heaven
1932 · Cop
FilmThe Girl from Chicago
1932 · Gomez