Juano Hernández

Acting

Born July 19, 1896, San Juan, Puerto Rico

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

Filmography

• 1970They Call Me Mister Tibbs! — Mealie Williamson
• 1969The Extraordinary Seaman — Ali Shar
• 1969The Reivers — Uncle Possum
• 1965The Pawnbroker — Mr. Smith
• 1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man — Bugs
• Alcoa Premiere — Chief Mamora
• The Defenders — Juan Tomasso
• 1961The Sins of Rachel Cade — Kalanumu
• 1961Two Loves — Chief Rauhuia
• 1961Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed — Chief Standing Bear
• Route 66 — King Loomis
• 1960Sergeant Rutledge — Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
• Adventures in Paradise — Yosef, Tefatou, Manu
• Johnny Staccato — Romeo Jefferson
• Play of the Week — James
• 1958Machete — Bernardo
• Naked City — Oscar Loon
• 1958St. Louis Blues — Rev. Charles Handy
• 1957Something of Value — Njogu - Oath Giver
• 1957The Mark of the Hawk — Amugu
• 1956Ransom! — Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents — Josh
• 1955Kiss Me Deadly — Eddie Yeager
• MGM Parade
• 1955Trial — Judge Theodore Motley
• Medallion Theatre
• You Are There — Montezuma
• 1950Stars in My Crown — Uncle Famous Prill
• 1950The Breaking Point — Wesley Park
• 1950Young Man with a Horn — Art Hazzard
• 1949Intruder in the Dust — Lucas Beauchamp
• Studio One — Dr. Ramirez, Ricardo Calader
• 1943Cabin in the Sky — Neighbor (uncredited)
• 1940The Notorious Elinor Lee — John Arthur
• 1939Lying Lips — Rev. Bryson
• 1932Harlem Is Heaven — Cop
• 1932The Girl from Chicago — Gomez
• 1914The Life of General Villa — Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited)