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Juano Hernández

Acting Born Jul 19, 1896 San Juan, Puerto Rico 24 credits

Biography

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

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Known for

The Defenders

as Juan Tomasso
Film

Ikiru

as Oscar Loon

Route 66

as King Loomis

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Josh
Film

Disturbia

as James
Film

Kiss Me Deadly

as Eddie Yeager

Tenjho Tenge

as Mealie Williamson

Full filmography

  • Studio One (1948) as Dr. Ramirez
  • Studio One (1948) as Ricardo Calader
  • The Defenders (1961) as Juan Tomasso
  • Naked City (1958) as Oscar Loon
  • Route 66 (1960) as King Loomis
  • MGM Parade (1955)
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Josh
  • Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Yosef
  • Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Tefatou
  • Adventures in Paradise (1959) as Manu
  • Alcoa Premiere (1961) as Chief Mamora
  • You Are There (1953) as Montezuma
  • Johnny Staccato (1959) as Romeo Jefferson
  • Play of the Week (1959) as James
  • Medallion Theatre (1953)
  • The Pawnbroker (1965) as Mr. Smith
  • Kiss Me Deadly (1955) as Eddie Yeager
  • The Reivers (1969) as Uncle Possum
  • They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) as Mealie Williamson
  • Ransom! (1956) as Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
  • Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962) as Bugs
  • Sergeant Rutledge (1960) as Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
  • Young Man with a Horn (1950) as Art Hazzard
  • Cabin in the Sky (1943) as Neighbor (uncredited)