Juano Hernández

Actor

1896-07-19 – 1970-07-17 · San Juan, Puerto Rico

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

• Kiss Me Deadly (1955) — Eddie Yeager
• The Pawnbroker (1965) — Mr. Smith
• Sergeant Rutledge (1960) — Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
• They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) — Mealie Williamson
• The Breaking Point (1950) — Wesley Park
• Young Man with a Horn (1950) — Art Hazzard
• The Reivers (1969) — Uncle Possum
• Intruder in the Dust (1949) — Lucas Beauchamp
• Cabin in the Sky (1943) — Neighbor (uncredited)
• Stars in My Crown (1950) — Uncle Famous Prill
• Ransom! (1956) — Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
• Something of Value (1957) — Njogu - Oath Giver
• Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962) — Bugs
• Trial (1955) — Judge Theodore Motley
• Two Loves (1961) — Chief Rauhuia
• The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) — Kalanumu
• The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) — Ali Shar
• The Mark of the Hawk (1957) — Amugu
• Lying Lips (1939) — Rev. Bryson
• St. Louis Blues (1958) — Rev. Charles Handy
• The Girl from Chicago (1932) — Gomez
• Machete (1958) — Bernardo
• Harlem Is Heaven (1932) — Cop
• The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940) — John Arthur