An Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry.
Known For
Kiss Me Deadly
(1955)
Eddie Yeager
The Pawnbroker
(1964)
Mr. Smith
Sergeant Rutledge
(1960)
Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
The Reivers
(1969)
Uncle Possum
The Breaking Point
(1950)
Wesley Park
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
(1970)
Mealie Williamson
Young Man with a Horn
(1950)
Art Hazzard
Stars in My Crown
(1950)
Uncle Famous Prill
Full Filmography
Acting
The Life of General Villa
(1914)
Revolutionary Soldier (uncredited)
Harlem Is Heaven
(1932)
Cop
The Girl from Chicago
(1932)
Gomez
Lying Lips
(1939)
Rev. Bryson
The Notorious Elinor Lee
(1940)
John Arthur
Intruder in the Dust
(1949)
Lucas Beauchamp
Young Man with a Horn
(1950)
Art Hazzard
The Breaking Point
(1950)
Wesley Park
Stars in My Crown
(1950)
Uncle Famous Prill
Kiss Me Deadly
(1955)
Eddie Yeager
Trial
(1955)
Judge Theodore Motley
Ransom!
(1956)
Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
Something of Value
(1957)
Njogu - Oath Giver
The Mark of the Hawk
(1957)
Amugu
Machete
(1958)
Bernardo
St. Louis Blues
(1958)
Rev. Charles Handy
Sergeant Rutledge
(1960)
Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Two Loves
(1961)
Chief Rauhuia
The Sins of Rachel Cade
(1961)
Kalanumu
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed
(1961)
Chief Standing Bear
Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
(1962)
Bugs
The Pawnbroker
(1964)
Mr. Smith
The Reivers
(1969)
Uncle Possum
The Extraordinary Seaman
(1969)
Ali Shar
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!
(1970)
Mealie Williamson