Juano Hernández
Biography
An Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry.
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Known For
Acting History
1970
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! as Mealie Williamson
1969The Reivers as Uncle Possum
1969The Extraordinary Seaman as Ali Shar
1965The Pawnbroker as Mr. Smith
1962Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man as Bugs
1961Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed as Chief Standing Bear
1961Alcoa Premiere as Chief Mamora
1961The Defenders as Juan Tomasso
1961Two Loves as Chief Rauhuia
1961The Sins of Rachel Cade as Kalanumu
1960Route 66 as King Loomis
1960Sergeant Rutledge as Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
1959Play of the Week as James
1959Adventures in Paradise as Yosef
1959Adventures in Paradise as Tefatou
1959Adventures in Paradise as Manu
1959Johnny Staccato as Romeo Jefferson
1958Machete as Bernardo
1958Naked City as Oscar Loon
1958St. Louis Blues as Rev. Charles Handy
1957The Mark of the Hawk as Amugu
1957Something of Value as Njogu - Oath Giver
1956Ransom! as Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
1955Trial as Judge Theodore Motley
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Josh
1955Kiss Me Deadly as Eddie Yeager
1953Medallion Theatre
1953You Are There as Montezuma
1950The Breaking Point as Wesley Park
1950Stars in My Crown as Uncle Famous Prill
1950Young Man with a Horn as Art Hazzard
1949Intruder in the Dust as Lucas Beauchamp
1948Studio One as Dr. Ramirez
1948Studio One as Ricardo Calader
1943Cabin in the Sky as Neighbor (uncredited)
1940The Notorious Elinor Lee as John Arthur
1939Lying Lips as Rev. Bryson
1932Harlem Is Heaven as Cop
1932The Girl from Chicago as Gomez
1914The Life of General Villa as Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited)