An Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry.
Mr. Smith
The Pawnbroker
Art Hazzard
Young Man with a Horn
Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Sergeant Rutledge
Wesley Park
The Breaking Point
Eddie Yeager
Kiss Me Deadly
Njogu - Oath Giver
Something of Value
Lucas Beauchamp
Intruder in the Dust
Bernardo
Machete
Kalanumu
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Amugu
The Mark of the Hawk
Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
Ransom!
Uncle Famous Prill
Stars in My Crown
Bugs
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
Chief Rauhuia
Two Loves
Judge Theodore Motley
Trial
Rev. Bryson
Lying Lips
Uncle Possum
The Reivers
Gomez
The Girl from Chicago
Rev. Charles Handy
St. Louis Blues
Mealie Williamson
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
Cop
Harlem Is Heaven
Ali Shar
The Extraordinary Seaman
Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited)
The Life of General Villa
John Arthur
The Notorious Elinor Lee
Chief Standing Bear
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
Neighbor (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
26
Gender
Male
Birthday
1896-07-19
Place of Birth
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Also Known As
Juan G. Hernández