07/19/1896
San Juan, Puerto Rico:
Juano G. Hernández (July 19, 1896 – July 17, 1970) was a Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry. He made his silent picture debut in The Life of General Villa, and talking picture debut in an Oscar Micheaux film, The Girl from Chicago, which was directed at black audiences. Hernández also performed in a series of dramatic roles in mainstream Hollywood movies. His participation in the film Intruder in the Dust (1949) earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for "New Star of the Year." Later in life he returned to Puerto Rico, where he intended to make a film based on the life of Sixto Escobar. Description above from the Wikipedia article Juano Hernandez, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) as Mealie Williamson |
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The Reivers (1969) as Uncle Possum |
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The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) as Ali Shar |
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The Pawnbroker (1965) as Mr. Smith |
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Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962) as Bugs |
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Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed (1961) as Chief Standing Bear |
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Two Loves (1961) as Chief Rauhuia |
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The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) as Kalanumu |
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Sergeant Rutledge (1960) as Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore |
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Machete (1958) as Bernardo |
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St. Louis Blues (1958) as Rev. Charles Handy |
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The Mark of the Hawk (1957) as Amugu |
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Something of Value (1957) as Njogu - Oath Giver |
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Ransom! (1956) as Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse |
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Trial (1955) as Judge Theodore Motley |
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Kiss Me Deadly (1955) as Eddie Yeager |
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The Breaking Point (1950) as Wesley Park |
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Stars in My Crown (1950) as Uncle Famous Prill |
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Young Man with a Horn (1950) as Art Hazzard |
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Intruder in the Dust (1949) as Lucas Beauchamp |
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Cabin in the Sky (1943) as Neighbor (uncredited) |
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The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940) as John Arthur |
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Lying Lips (1939) as Rev. Bryson |
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Harlem Is Heaven (1932) as Cop |
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The Girl from Chicago (1932) as Gomez |
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The Life of General Villa (1914) as Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited) |