Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 19, 1896
Place of Birth
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Also Known As
- Juan G. Hernández
- Jauno Hernández
- Juano Hernández Chávez
Juano Hernández
Biography
An Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry.
Known For - Movies
Trial
as Judge Theodore Motley
The Reivers
as Uncle Possum
The Pawnbroker
as Mr. Smith
Kiss Me Deadly
as Eddie Yeager
Young Man with a Horn
as Art Hazzard
Stars in My Crown
as Uncle Famous Prill
Ransom!
as Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
Cabin in the Sky
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Two Loves
as Chief Rauhuia
Intruder in the Dust
as Lucas Beauchamp
