Known for
Acting
Credits
26
Gender
Man
Birthday
19 Jul 1896
Day of death
17 Jul 1970 (73)
Place of birth
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Also known as
Juan G. Hernández
Jauno Hernández
Juano Hernández Chávez
Juano Hernández
Biography
An Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry.
Known for
Acting roles
| Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Mealie Williamson |
| 1969 | The Reivers | Uncle Possum |
| 1969 | The Extraordinary Seaman | Ali Shar |
| 1965 | The Pawnbroker | Mr. Smith |
| 1962 | Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man | Bugs |
| 1961 | Two Loves | Chief Rauhuia |
| 1961 | The Sins of Rachel Cade | Kalanumu |
| 1961 | Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed | Chief Standing Bear |
| 1960 | Sergeant Rutledge | Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore |
| 1958 | Machete | Bernardo |
| 1958 | St. Louis Blues | Rev. Charles Handy |
| 1957 | Something of Value | Njogu - Oath Giver |
| 1957 | The Mark of the Hawk | Amugu |
| 1956 | Ransom! | Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse |
| 1955 | Kiss Me Deadly | Eddie Yeager |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Josh |
| 1955 | Trial | Judge Theodore Motley |
| 1950 | The Breaking Point | Wesley Park |
| 1950 | Young Man with a Horn | Art Hazzard |
| 1950 | Stars in My Crown | Uncle Famous Prill |
| 1949 | Intruder in the Dust | Lucas Beauchamp |
| 1940 | The Notorious Elinor Lee | John Arthur |
| 1939 | Lying Lips | Rev. Bryson |
| 1932 | The Girl from Chicago | Gomez |
| 1932 | Harlem Is Heaven | Cop |
| 1914 | The Life of General Villa | Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited) |