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George Hernandez
Still from The Sanitarium (1910)
Born(1863-06-06)June 6, 1863
DiedDecember 31, 1922(1922-12-31) (aged 59)
Other namesGeorge F. Hernandez
OccupationActor
Years active1910–1922
SpouseAnna Dodge

George F. Hernandez (1863–1922) was an American silent film actor who played character parts in 67 movies, following a career as a stage actor.[1]

Early life and education

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Hernandez was born in Placerville, California, 15 years after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.[1] He was educated in Oakland.[1]

Career

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In 1888, Hernandez made his acting debut on stage at the old California Theatre in San Francisco.[1] In 1893, he joined the J.K. Emmet company which traveled throughout the United States and Canada.[1] He later became part of the resident company at the Francois Theatre in Montreal, and also appeared at the Grand Opera House in New York.[1]

From late 1897 through May 1899, Hernandez was a traveling Shakespearean actor with the Janet Waldorf Company, appearing in As You Like It and Romeo and Juliet.[citation needed]

Hernandez was a member of the William Nicholas Selig stock company, which pioneered filmmaking in Southern California. Later, he supported actress Myrtle Gonzalez in a series of popular outdoor adventures.[citation needed]

His first film, The Sanatarium, was made in 1910, preceding the existence of Hollywood studios.[1]

Personal life and death

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Hernandez married actress Anna Dodge.[1] He died in Los Angeles in 1922 due to complications after surgery.[1]

Filmography

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  • The Sanitarium (1910)
  • The Little Widow (1911)
  • The Maid at the Helm (1911)
  • A Diamond in the Rough (1911)
  • A Spanish Wooing (1911)
  • The New Superintendent (1911)
  • The Bootlegger (1911)
  • Old Billy (1911)
  • Captain Brand's Wife (1911)
  • Out-Generaled (1911)
  • The Rival Stage Lines (1911)
  • The Heart of John Barlow (1911)
  • Through Fire and Smoke (1911)
  • The Regeneration of Apache Kid (1911)
  • The Profligate (1911)
  • The Craven Heart (1911)
  • The White Medicine Man (1911) .... Professor A. Leclerque
  • A Sacrifice to Civilization (1911)
  • Told in the Sierras (1911)
  • Where There's a Will, There's a Way (1911)
  • Stability vs. Nobility (1911)
  • Harbor Island (1912) .... Winters Banks
  • Sammy Orpheus; or, The Pied Piper of the Jungle (1912)
  • The Millionaire Vagabonds (1912) .... Pike A. Long
  • The Vintage of Fate (1912)
  • When Helen Was Elected (1912)
  • Between the Rifle Sights (1912)
  • Shanghaied (1912)
  • Carmen of the Isles (1912)
  • Her Educator (1912)
  • Monte Cristo (1912) .... Napoleon
  • Euchred (1912)
  • How the Cause Was Won (1912)
  • The Great Drought (1912)
  • The Indelible Stain (1912)
  • The Box Car Baby (1912)
  • The Polo Substitute (1912)
  • His Masterpiece (1912)
  • The Old Stagecoach (1912)
  • A Child of the Wilderness (1912)
  • The Lost Hat (1912)
  • Brains and Brawn (1912)
  • A Humble Hero (1912)
  • The New Woman and the Lion (1912)
  • The End of the Romance (1912)
  • Tenderfoot Bob's Regeneration (1912)
  • A Waif of the Sea (1912)
  • The Hobo (1912)
  • The 'Epidemic' in Paradise Gulch (1912)
  • A Crucial Test (1912)
  • The Danites (1912)
  • Disillusioned (1912)
  • A Broken Spur (1912)
  • The Little Stowaway (1912)
  • A Night Out (1912)
  • The Cowboy's Adopted Child (1912)
  • The Probationer (1913) .... Scroggins, the Baker
  • As a Father Spareth His Son (1913)
  • Man and His Other Self (1913)
  • The Trail of Cards (1913/II)
  • The Beaded Buckskin Bag (1913)
  • The Fighting Lieutenant (1913)
  • Buck Richard's Bride (1913)
  • In the Days of Witchcraft (1913)
  • Margarita and the Mission Funds (1913) .... Gov. Luira Estrada
  • The Spanish Parrot Girl (1913) .... Pedro Hernandez
  • A Black Hand Elopement (1913)
  • The Wasp (1914) .... John Ward
  • The Making of Bobby Burnit (1914) .... David Applerod
  • Willie (1914)
  • The Squatters (1914) .... Mr. Ralston
  • The Fire Jugglers (1914)
  • The Midnight Call (1914) .... Lawler, Sr.
  • While Wifey Is Away (1914) .... Mr. Jones
  • Tested by Fire (1914) .... Old Man Carroll, Mountaineer
  • Unto the Third and Fourth Generation (1914)
  • Rosemary (1915) (as George F. Hernandez) .... Capt. Cruickshank
  • The Landing of the Hose Reel (1915)
  • The Circular Staircase (1915) .... Paul Armstrong
  • The Rosary (1915) .... Barrister
  • Retribution (1915)
  • The Lady of the Cyclamen (1915)
  • The Chronicles of Bloom Center (1915)
  • The End of the Rainbow (1916) .... Elihu Bennett
  • A Romance of Billy Goat Hill (1916) .... Colonel Bob Carsey
  • His Mother's Boy (1916)
  • From the Rogue's Gallery (1916)
  • The Girl of Lost Lake (1916) .... Judge West
  • The Secret of the Swamp (1916) .... Major Burke
  • It Happened in Honolulu (1916) .... Mr. Wyland
  • A Son of the Immortals (1916) .... Sergius Nesimir
  • The Purple Maze (1916)
  • Unto Those Who Sin (1916) .... Jules Villars
  • The Making of Crooks (1916)
  • Up or Down? (1917) .... Mike
  • A Prairie Romeo (1917)
  • Broadway Arizona (1917) .... Uncle Isaac Horn
  • Mr. Opp (1917) .... Jimmy Fallows
  • The Show Down (1917) .... John Benson
  • The Greater Law (1917) .... Tully Winkle
  • Southern Justice (1917) .... Judge Morgan
  • The Smoldering Spark (1917)
  • Mutiny (1917) .... Grandfather Whitaker
  • God's Crucible (1917) .... Lorenzo Todd
  • You Can't Believe Everything (1918) .... Henry Pettit
  • The Man Who Woke Up (1918) .... Thomas Foster
  • The Vortex (1918) .... Lew Herford
  • The Hopper (1918) .... Wilbur Talbot
  • Betty Takes a Hand (1918) .... James Bartlett
  • Tin Pan Alley (1919) .... Simon Berg
  • The Lost Princess (1919) .... Samuel Blevins, Sr.
  • Be a Little Sport (1919) .... Dunley Faulkner
  • Mary Regan (1919) .... Peter Loveman
  • Miss Adventure (1919) .... Captain Barth
  • The Silver Girl (1919) .... Chuck Wilson
  • The Rebellious Bride (1919) .... Tobe Plunkett
  • A Taste of Life (1919) .... Jonas Collamore
  • The Courageous Coward (1919)
  • Just Out of College (1920) .... Septimus Pickering
  • The Village Sleuth (1920) (as George F. Hernandez) .... Mr. Richley
  • Seeds of Vengeance (1920) .... George Hedrick
  • The House of Toys (1920) .... Jonathan Radbourne
  • The Honey Bee (1920) .... Ed Johnson
  • The Third Woman (1920) .... James Riley
  • The Daredevil (1920) .... Buchanan Atkinson
  • The Money Changers (1920) .... James Hegan
  • First Love (1921) .... Tad O'Donnell
  • The Innocent Cheat (1921) .... Tim Reilly
  • After Your Own Heart (1921) .... Luke Bramley
  • The Lure of Egypt (1921) .... Mr. Botts
  • The Road Demon (1921)
  • Tom Mix in Arabia (1922) .... Arthur Edward Terhune
  • Flaming Hearts (1922)
  • Man Under Cover (1922) .... Daddy Moffat
  • Bluebeard, Jr. (1922) .... The Lawyer
  • Billy Jim (1922) .... Dudley Dunforth

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Rodriguez, Clara E. (2004). Heroes, Lovers, and Others. Smithsonian Books. pp. 37–38. ISBN 1-58834-111-9.

Further reading

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  • Picture Play Weekly. April 24, 1915.
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