About
An Afro-Puerto Rican stage and film actor who was a pioneer in the African American film industry.
Filmography
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!1970 · Mealie Williamson
The Reivers1969 · Uncle Possum
The Extraordinary Seaman1969 · Ali Shar
The Pawnbroker1965 · Mr. Smith
Hemingway’s Adventures of a Young Man1962 · Bugs
Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed1961 · Chief Standing Bear
Two Loves1961 · Chief Rauhuia
The Sins of Rachel Cade1961 · Kalanumu
Sergeant Rutledge1960 · Sgt. Matthew Luke Skidmore
Machete1958 · Bernardo
St. Louis Blues1958 · Rev. Charles Handy
The Mark of the Hawk1957 · Amugu
Something of Value1957 · Njogu - Oath Giver
Ransom!1956 · Jesse Chapman aka Uncle Jesse
Trial1955 · Judge Theodore Motley
Kiss Me Deadly1955 · Eddie Yeager
The Breaking Point1950 · Wesley Park
Stars in My Crown1950 · Uncle Famous Prill
Young Man with a Horn1950 · Art Hazzard
Intruder in the Dust1949 · Lucas Beauchamp