Acting · San Juan, Puerto Rico · Born July 19, 1896
An Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry.
MovieThey Call Me Mister Tibbs!
1970
as Mealie Williamson
MovieThe Reivers
1969
as Uncle Possum
MovieThe Extraordinary Seaman
1969
as Ali Shar
MovieThe Pawnbroker
1965
as Mr. Smith
MovieHemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
as Bugs
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
1961
as Chief Standing Bear
TVAlcoa Premiere
1961
as Chief Mamora
TVThe Defenders
1961
as Juan Tomasso
MovieTwo Loves
1961
as Chief Rauhuia
MovieThe Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
as Kalanumu
TVRoute 66
1960
as King Loomis
MovieSergeant Rutledge
1960
as Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
TVPlay of the Week
1959
as James
TVAdventures in Paradise
1959
as Yosef
TVJohnny Staccato
1959
as Romeo Jefferson
MovieMachete
1958
as Bernardo
TVNaked City
1958
as Oscar Loon
MovieSt. Louis Blues
1958
as Rev. Charles Handy
MovieThe Mark of the Hawk
1957
as Amugu
MovieSomething of Value
1957
as Njogu - Oath Giver
MovieRansom!
1956
as Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
MovieTrial
1955
as Judge Theodore Motley
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Josh
TVMGM Parade
1955
MovieKiss Me Deadly
1955
as Eddie Yeager
TVMedallion Theatre
1953
TVYou Are There
1953
as Montezuma
MovieThe Breaking Point
1950
as Wesley Park
MovieStars in My Crown
1950
as Uncle Famous Prill
MovieYoung Man with a Horn
1950
as Art Hazzard
MovieIntruder in the Dust
1949
as Lucas Beauchamp
TVStudio One
1948
as Dr. Ramirez
MovieCabin in the Sky
1943
as Neighbor (uncredited)
MovieThe Notorious Elinor Lee
1940
as John Arthur
MovieLying Lips
1939
as Rev. Bryson
MovieHarlem Is Heaven
1932
as Cop
MovieThe Girl from Chicago
1932
as Gomez
MovieThe Life of General Villa
1914
as Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited)
