Juano Hernández

ACTING

1896-07-19

1970-07-17

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Biography

An Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry.

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Biography

An Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry.

Best known for:

Filmography:

The Life of General Villa(1914)

apperead as

Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited)

The Girl from Chicago(1932)

apperead as

Gomez

Harlem Is Heaven(1932)

apperead as

Cop

Lying Lips(1939)

apperead as

Rev. Bryson

The Notorious Elinor Lee(1940)

apperead as

John Arthur

Cabin in the Sky(1943)

5.2

apperead as

Neighbor (uncredited)

Studio One(1948)

apperead as

Dr. Ramirez, Ricardo Calader

Intruder in the Dust(1949)

6.1

apperead as

Lucas Beauchamp

Young Man with a Horn(1950)

apperead as

Art Hazzard

The Breaking Point(1950)

5.8

apperead as

Wesley Park

Stars in My Crown(1950)

5.7

apperead as

Uncle Famous Prill

You Are There(1953)

apperead as

Montezuma

Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

6.6

apperead as

Josh

Kiss Me Deadly(1955)

5.9

apperead as

Eddie Yeager

Trial(1955)

apperead as

Judge Theodore Motley

Ransom!(1956)

apperead as

Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse

Something of Value(1957)

apperead as

Njogu - Oath Giver

The Mark of the Hawk(1957)

apperead as

Amugu

Naked City(1958)

apperead as

Oscar Loon

St. Louis Blues(1958)

apperead as

Rev. Charles Handy

Machete(1958)

apperead as

Bernardo

Johnny Staccato(1959)

apperead as

Romeo Jefferson

Play of the Week(1959)

apperead as

James

Adventures in Paradise(1959)

apperead as

Yosef, Tefatou, Manu

Route 66(1960)

apperead as

King Loomis

Sergeant Rutledge(1960)

5.7

apperead as

Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore

The Defenders(1961)

apperead as

Juan Tomasso

Alcoa Premiere(1961)

apperead as

Chief Mamora

The Sins of Rachel Cade(1961)

apperead as

Kalanumu

Two Loves(1961)

apperead as

Chief Rauhuia

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man poster

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man(1962)

apperead as

Bugs

The Pawnbroker(1965)

5.8

apperead as

Mr. Smith

The Reivers(1969)

apperead as

Uncle Possum

The Extraordinary Seaman(1969)

apperead as

Ali Shar

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!(1970)

4.5

apperead as

Mealie Williamson