Juano Hernandez

Juano Hernandez was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. In his early acting career, Hernandez appeared in such films as "Intruder in the Dust" (1950) with David Brian, "Stars in My Crown" (1950) and the John Garfield romance "The Breaking Point" (1950). He also appeared in the Kirk Douglas dramatic musical "Young Man With a Horn" (1950), the Ralph Meeker mystery "Kiss Me Deadly" (1955) and the dramatic adaptation "Trial" (1955) with Glenn Ford. He kept working in film throughout the fifties and the sixties, starring in "Ransom" (1956), the Rock Hudson dramatic adaptation "Something of Value" (1957) and "Machete" (1958). He also appeared in the Nat King Cole biopic "St. Louis Blues" (1958), "The Mark of the Hawk" (1958) and the mystery "Sergeant Rutledge" (1960) with Jeffrey Hunter. Nearing the end of his career, he continued to act in the dramatic adaptation "The Sins of Rachel Cade" (1961) with Angie Dickinson, the dramatic adaptation "Two Loves" (1961) with Shirley MacLaine and the Richard Beymer dramatic adaptation "Adventures of a Young Man" (1962). He also appeared in the dramatic adaptation "The Pawnbroker" (1965) with Rod Steiger, "The Extraordinary Seaman" (1969) with David Niven and "The Reivers" (1969) with Steve McQueen. Hernandez more recently acted in "They Call Me Mr. Tibbs" (1970). Hernandez passed away in July 1970 at the age of 69.