Acting
Community Rating
5.9
TMDB estimate
Born
July 19, 1896
Died
July 17, 1970 (age 73)
Born in
San Juan, Puerto Rico
An Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry.

They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
as Mealie Williamson
1970

The Reivers
as Uncle Possum
1969

The Extraordinary Seaman
as Ali Shar
1969

The Pawnbroker
as Mr. Smith
1965

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
as Bugs
1962
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
as Chief Standing Bear
1961

Alcoa Premiere
as Chief Mamora
1961

The Defenders
as Juan Tomasso
1961

Two Loves
as Chief Rauhuia
1961

The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Kalanumu
1961

Route 66
as King Loomis
1960

Sergeant Rutledge
as Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
1960

Play of the Week
as James
1959

Adventures in Paradise
as Yosef
1959

Johnny Staccato
as Romeo Jefferson
1959

Machete
as Bernardo
1958

Naked City
as Oscar Loon
1958

St. Louis Blues
as Rev. Charles Handy
1958

The Mark of the Hawk
as Amugu
1957

Something of Value
as Njogu - Oath Giver
1957