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Juano Hernández

Juano Hernández

Born: 1896-07-19 • San Juan, Puerto Rico

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

Filmography
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! poster
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970 • Mealie Williamson
The Reivers poster
The Reivers
1969 • Uncle Possum
The Extraordinary Seaman poster
The Extraordinary Seaman
1969 • Ali Shar
The Pawnbroker poster
The Pawnbroker
1965 • Mr. Smith
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man poster
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962 • Bugs
No Image
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
1961 • Chief Standing Bear
Two Loves poster
Two Loves
1961 • Chief Rauhuia
The Sins of Rachel Cade poster
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961 • Kalanumu
Sergeant Rutledge poster
Sergeant Rutledge
1960 • Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Machete poster
Machete
1958 • Bernardo
St. Louis Blues poster
St. Louis Blues
1958 • Rev. Charles Handy
The Mark of the Hawk poster
The Mark of the Hawk
1957 • Amugu
Something of Value poster
Something of Value
1957 • Njogu - Oath Giver
Ransom! poster
Ransom!
1956 • Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
Trial poster
Trial
1955 • Judge Theodore Motley
Kiss Me Deadly poster
Kiss Me Deadly
1955 • Eddie Yeager
The Breaking Point poster
The Breaking Point
1950 • Wesley Park
Stars in My Crown poster
Stars in My Crown
1950 • Uncle Famous Prill
Young Man with a Horn poster
Young Man with a Horn
1950 • Art Hazzard
Intruder in the Dust poster
Intruder in the Dust
1949 • Lucas Beauchamp
Cabin in the Sky poster
Cabin in the Sky
1943 • Neighbor (uncredited)
The Notorious Elinor Lee poster
The Notorious Elinor Lee
1940 • John Arthur
Lying Lips poster
Lying Lips
1939 • Rev. Bryson
Harlem Is Heaven poster
Harlem Is Heaven
1932 • Cop
The Girl from Chicago poster
The Girl from Chicago
1932 • Gomez
The Life of General Villa poster
The Life of General Villa
1914 • Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited)