Biography
An Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry.
Movies & TV Shows
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Kiss Me Deadly (1955) — Eddie Yeager
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) — Josh
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The Pawnbroker (1965) — Mr. Smith
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Sergeant Rutledge (1960) — Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
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They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970) — Mealie Williamson
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The Breaking Point (1950) — Wesley Park
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Young Man with a Horn (1950) — Art Hazzard
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The Reivers (1969) — Uncle Possum
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Intruder in the Dust (1949) — Lucas Beauchamp
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Cabin in the Sky (1943) — Neighbor (uncredited)
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Stars in My Crown (1950) — Uncle Famous Prill
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Ransom! (1956) — Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
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Something of Value (1957) — Njogu - Oath Giver
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Route 66 (1960) — King Loomis
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Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man (1962) — Bugs
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Trial (1955) — Judge Theodore Motley
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Naked City (1958) — Oscar Loon
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Studio One (1948) — Dr. Ramirez
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Two Loves (1961) — Chief Rauhuia
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The Defenders (1961) — Juan Tomasso
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Johnny Staccato (1959) — Romeo Jefferson
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The Sins of Rachel Cade (1961) — Kalanumu
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The Mark of the Hawk (1957) — Amugu
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Lying Lips (1939) — Rev. Bryson
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St. Louis Blues (1958) — Rev. Charles Handy
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The Extraordinary Seaman (1969) — Ali Shar
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Adventures in Paradise (1959) — Yosef
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The Girl from Chicago (1932) — Gomez
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Machete (1958) — Bernardo
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Alcoa Premiere (1961) — Chief Mamora
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You Are There (1953) — Montezuma
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Harlem Is Heaven (1932) — Cop
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MGM Parade (1955)
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The Notorious Elinor Lee (1940) — John Arthur
- Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed (1961) — Chief Standing Bear
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Play of the Week (1959) — James
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The Life of General Villa (1914) — Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited)
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Medallion Theatre (1953)