Juano Hernández

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1896-07-19 (74 years old)

Deathday

1970-07-17

Place of Birth

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Juano Hernández

Biography

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

Acting

1965

The Pawnbroker

as Mr. Smith

1950

Young Man with a Horn

as Art Hazzard

1960

Sergeant Rutledge

as Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore

1950

The Breaking Point

as Wesley Park

1955

Kiss Me Deadly

as Eddie Yeager

1957

Something of Value

as Njogu - Oath Giver

1949

Intruder in the Dust

as Lucas Beauchamp

1958

Machete

as Bernardo

1956

Ransom!

as Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse

1950

Stars in My Crown

as Uncle Famous Prill

1961

Two Loves

as Chief Rauhuia

1955

Trial

as Judge Theodore Motley

1939

Lying Lips

as Rev. Bryson

1969

The Reivers

as Uncle Possum

1958

St. Louis Blues

as Rev. Charles Handy

1970

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

as Mealie Williamson

1914

The Life of General Villa

as Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited)

1940

1961

1943

Cabin in the Sky

as Neighbor (uncredited)

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