Juano Hernandez
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 19, 1896
- Died
- July 17, 1970 (aged 73)
- Birthplace
- San Juan, Puerto Rico
Biography
Juano G. Hernández (July 19, 1896 – July 17, 1970) was a Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry. He made his silent picture debut in The Life of General Villa, and talking picture debut in an Oscar Micheaux film, The Girl from Chicago, which was directed at black audiences. Hernández also performed in a series of dramatic roles in mainstream Hollywood movies. His participation in the film Intruder in the Dust (1949) earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for "New Star of the Year." Later in life he returned to Puerto Rico, where he intended to make a film based on the life of Sixto Escobar. Description above from the Wikipedia article Juano Hernandez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Movie · as Mealie Williamson
The Reivers
Movie · as Uncle Possum
The Extraordinary Seaman
Movie · as Ali Shar
The Pawnbroker
Movie · as Mr. Smith
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Movie · as Bugs
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Movie · as Kalanumu
Two Loves
Movie · as Chief Rauhuia
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
Movie · as Chief Standing Bear
The Defenders
TV · as Juan Tomasso · 1 ep
Alcoa Premiere
TV · as Chief Mamora · 1 ep
Sergeant Rutledge
Movie · as Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Route 66
TV · as King Loomis · 1 ep
Adventures in Paradise
TV · as Yosef, Tefatou, Manu · 1 ep
Play of the Week
TV · as James · 1 ep
Johnny Staccato
TV · as Romeo Jefferson · 1 ep
Machete
Movie · as Bernardo
St. Louis Blues
Movie · as Rev. Charles Handy
Naked City
TV · as Oscar Loon · 1 ep
Something of Value
Movie · as Njogu - Oath Giver
The Mark of the Hawk
Movie · as Amugu
Ransom!
Movie · as Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
Kiss Me Deadly
Movie · as Eddie Yeager
Trial
Movie · as Judge Theodore Motley
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Josh · 1 ep
MGM Parade
TV · 2 eps
Medallion Theatre
TV · 1 ep
You Are There
TV · as Montezuma · 1 ep
Young Man with a Horn
Movie · as Art Hazzard
The Breaking Point
Movie · as Wesley Park
Stars in My Crown
Movie · as Uncle Famous Prill
Intruder in the Dust
Movie · as Lucas Beauchamp
Studio One
TV · as Dr. Ramirez, Ricardo Calader · 1 ep
Cabin in the Sky
Movie · as Neighbor (uncredited)
The Notorious Elinor Lee
Movie · as John Arthur
Lying Lips
Movie · as Rev. Bryson
The Girl from Chicago
Movie · as Gomez
Harlem Is Heaven
Movie · as Cop
The Life of General Villa
Movie · as Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited)