Juano Hernández

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Juano Hernández (born July 19, 1896 in San Juan as Huano G. Hernandez ; † July 17, 1970 , ibid) was a Puerto Rican actor .

life and career

Juano Hernández was born to a Puerto Rican sailor and a Brazilian woman. Due to the lack of school attendance, he had to acquire an autodidactic education while he sang in the streets of Brazilian cities to earn money for meals. In adulthood, Hernández began a career as a professional artist. Hernandez made his film debut in 1914 with a small role in the silent film The Life of General Villa , in which the Mexican revolutionary Pancho Villa played himself in the lead role.

Hernández then worked in vaudeville shows, in the circus , on the radio and as a boxer . From the 1920s he gained some reputation as a stage actor and he appeared in many Broadway productions. He also appeared several times in African American independent films directed by the black filmmaker Oscar Micheaux . He took his first role in a Hollywood film in 1949 in Grip in the Dust , the film adaptation of William Faulkner's novel, directed by Clarence Brown . His performance as a venerable African-American landowner falsely accused of murder earned Hernández good reviews and a Golden Globe nomination for Best Young Actor . In the 1950s and 1960s, the actor played many supporting roles in film and television and was one of the best-known black actors of his time.

As one of the first black actors, Hernández consistently ensured that his roles were free from stereotypical clichés. He was never seen in films as a dancer or singer (as is usual with African American actors), but instead played profound and serious roles, often dignified African American or tribal leaders. In 1955 he played a judge in the film The Conspiracy with Glenn Ford . His most important appearances include Rattennest (1955), The Black Sergeant (1960), The Pawnbroker (1964) and The Gauner (1969). Some film historians see him as a role model for later African-American actors because of his progressive choice of roles and his recognition by critics. The film historian Donald Bogle called him an important pioneer for Sidney Poitier . Hernandez played his last role in 1970 alongside Poitier in the crime film Ten Hours of Time for Virgil Tibbs . Hernández died of a brain hemorrhage two days before his 74th birthday in his hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico .

Filmography

  • 1914: The Life of General Villa
  • 1932: The Girl from Chicago
  • 1932: Harlem Is Heaven
  • 1939: Lying Lips
  • 1940: The Notorious Elinor Lee
  • 1949: Intruder in the Dust (Intruder in the Dust)
  • 1950: The man of her dreams (Young Man with a Horn)
  • 1950: Stars in My Crown
  • 1950: People Smuggling (The Breaking Point)
  • 1953: You Are There (TV series, episode)
  • 1953: Medallion Theater (TV series, episode)
  • 1955: Rattennest (Kiss Me Deadly)
  • 1955: The plot (Trial)
  • 1956: kidnapping (ransom!)
  • 1957: Flames Over Africa (Something of Value)
  • 1957: The Mark of the Hawk
  • 1957: Studio One (TV series, two episodes)
  • 1958: St. Louis Blues
  • 1958: machete
  • 1959: Alfred Hitchcock presents (TV series, an episode)
  • 1959: Johnny Staccato (TV series, an episode)
  • 1960: The Black Sergeant (Sergeant Rutledge)
  • 1960–1961: Adventures in Paradise (TV series, three episodes)
  • 1961: Play of the Week (TV series, one episode)
  • 1961: Beyond the Ruwenzori (The Sins of Rachel Cade)
  • 1961: The Misstep (Two Loves)
  • 1961: Route 66 (TV series, an episode)
  • 1961: Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed (TV movie)
  • 1962: Tonight, Dick Powell! (TV series, an episode)
  • 1962: Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
  • 1962: Preston & Preston (TV series, episode)
  • 1963: Merciless City (TV series, episode)
  • 1964: The Pawnbroker (The Pawnbroker)
  • 1969: The Extraordinary Seaman
  • 1969: The Rogue (The Reivers)
  • 1970: Ten hours for Virgil Tibbs (They Call Me Mister Tibbs!)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Juano Hernandez
  2. ↑ Juano Hernandez at Allmovie
  3. ↑ Juano Hernandez
  4. ↑ Juano Hernandez at Allmovie
  5. ↑ IMDb biography
personal data
SURNAME Hernández, Juano
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hernandez, Huano G.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Puerto Rican actor
DATE OF BIRTH July 19, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH San Juan
DATE OF DEATH 17th July 1970
Place of death San Juan