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Juano Hernández was an Afro-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.
Birth Name
Huano G. Hernandez
Born
Sunday, 19 July 1896
Died
Friday, 17 July 1970
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Classified X | Self | 1998 |
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Mealie Williamson | 1970 |
The Reivers | Uncle Possum | 1969 |
The Extraordinary Seaman | Ali Shar | 1969 |
The Pawnbroker | Mr. Smith | 1965 |
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man | Bugs | 1962 |
Alcoa Premiere | Chief Mamora | 1961 |
The Dick Powell Theatre | Poku | 1961 |
The Defenders | Juan Tomasso | 1961 |
Two Loves | Chief Rauhuia | 1961 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Classified X | Self | 1998 |
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! | Mealie Williamson | 1970 |
The Reivers | Uncle Possum | 1969 |
The Extraordinary Seaman | Ali Shar | 1969 |
The Pawnbroker | Mr. Smith | 1965 |
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man | Bugs | 1962 |
Alcoa Premiere | Chief Mamora | 1961 |
The Dick Powell Theatre | Poku | 1961 |
The Defenders | Juan Tomasso | 1961 |
Two Loves | Chief Rauhuia | 1961 |
The Sins of Rachel Cade | Kalanumu | 1961 |
Route 66 | King Loomis | 1960 |
Sergeant Rutledge | Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore | 1960 |
Play of the Week | James | 1959 |
Adventures in Paradise | Yosef / Tefatou / Manu | 1959 |
Johnny Staccato | Romeo Jefferson | 1959 |
The Witches from Another World | Bernardo | 1958 |
Naked City | Oscar Loon | 1958 |
St. Louis Blues | Rev. Charles Handy | 1958 |
The Mark of the Hawk | Amugu | 1957 |
Something of Value | Njogu - Oath Giver | 1957 |
Ransom! | Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse / Jesse Chapman | 1956 |
Trial | Judge Theodore Motley | 1955 |
Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Josh | 1955 |
MGM Parade | Judge Ted Motley / Judge Theodore Motley in 'Trial' | 1955 |
Kiss Me Deadly | Eddie Yeager | 1955 |
You Are There | Montezuma | 1953 |
The Breaking Point | Wesley Park | 1950 |
Stars in My Crown | Uncle Famous Prill | 1950 |
Young Man with a Horn | Art Hazzard | 1950 |
Intruder in the Dust | Lucas Beauchamp | 1949 |
Studio One | Ricardo Calader / Dr. Ramirez | 1948 |
Cabin in the Sky | Neighbour | 1943 |
The Notorious Elinor Lee | John Arthur | 1940 |
Lying Lips | Rev. Bryson | 1939 |
Harlem Is Heaven | Cop | 1932 |
The Girl from Chicago | Gomez | 1932 |
The Life of General Villa | 1914 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1950 | Golden Globe | Most Promising Newcomer - Male | Nominated |