
Acting
Born July 19, 1896 · 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!
1970

The Reivers
1969

The Extraordinary Seaman
1969

The Pawnbroker
1965

Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man
1962
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
1961

Two Loves
1961

The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961

Sergeant Rutledge
1960

Machete
1958

St. Louis Blues
1958

The Mark of the Hawk
1957

Something of Value
1957

Ransom!
1956

Trial
1955

Kiss Me Deadly
1955

The Breaking Point
1950

Stars in My Crown
1950

Young Man with a Horn
1950

Intruder in the Dust
1949

Cabin in the Sky
1943

The Notorious Elinor Lee
1940

Lying Lips
1939

Harlem Is Heaven
1932

The Girl from Chicago
1932

The Life of General Villa
1914