George F. Hernandez (1863–1922) was an American

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actor who played character parts in 67 movies, following a career as a stage actor.

Early life and education

Hernandez was born in

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, 15 years after the signing of the

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. He was educated in

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Career

In 1888, Hernandez made his acting debut on stage at the old California Theatre in San Francisco. In 1893, he joined the J.K. Emmet company which traveled throughout the United States and Canada. 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. From late 1897 through May 1899, Hernandez was a traveling Shakespearean actor with the Janet Waldorf Company, appearing in ''

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'' and ''

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''. Hernandez was a member of the

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stock company, which pioneered filmmaking in Southern California. Later, he supported actress

Myrtle Gonzalez Myrtle Gonzalez (September 28, 1891 – October 22, 1918) was an American actress. She starred in at least 78 silent era motion pictures from 1913 to 1917, of which 66 were one and two-reel shorts.

in a series of popular outdoor adventures. His first film, ''The Sanatarium'', was made in 1910, preceding the existence of Hollywood studios.

Personal life and death

Hernandez married actress

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. He died in

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in 1922 due to complications after

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Filmography

* '' 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 ''The New Superintendent'' is a 1911 American short drama film directed by Francis Boggs, featuring Hoot Gibson as an extra. Cast * Herbert Rawlinson * Tom Santschi * Fred Huntley * George Hernandez * Nick Cogley * Edward H. Philbrook * Majo ...

'' (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 ''The Making of Bobby Burnit'' is a lost 1914 American silent drama film directed by Oscar Apfel and written by George Randolph Chester and Winchell Smith. The film stars Edward Abeles, Bessie Barriscale, Howard Hickman, George Hernandez, ...

'' (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 ''It Happened in Honolulu'' is a 1916 American silent comedy film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Myrtle Gonzalez, Val Paul and George Hernandez.Connelly p.367 Cast * Myrtle Gonzalez as Mabel Wyland * Val Paul as Larry Crane * George ...

'' (1916) .... Mr. Wyland * ''A Son of the Immortals'' (1916) .... Sergius Nesimir * ''The Purple Maze'' (1916) * ''

Unto Those Who Sin ''Unto Those Who Sin'' is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by William Robert Daly and starring Fritzi Brunette, Earle Foxe, and Lillian Hayward.Up or Down? ''Up or Down?'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring George Hernandez, Fritzi Ridgeway and John Gilbert. Cast * George Hernandez as Mike * Fritzi Ridgeway as Esther Hollister * John Gilbert as Allan ...

'' (1917) .... Mike * ''A Prairie Romeo'' (1917) * ''

Broadway Arizona ''Broadway Arizona'' is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Olive Thomas, George Chesebro and George Hernandez. Cast * Olive Thomas as Fritzi Carlyle * George Chesebro as John Keys * George Hernandez as U ...

'' (1917) .... Uncle Isaac Horn * ''

Mr. Opp ''Mr. Opp'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Arthur Hoyt, George Chesebro and George Hernandez.Goble p.876 Cast * Arthur Hoyt as Mr. D. Webster Opp * George Chesebro as Willard Hinton * George Hernandez ...

'' (1917) .... Jimmy Fallows * ''

The Show Down ''The Show Down'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Myrtle Gonzalez, George Hernandez and Arthur Hoyt.Spehr & Lundquist p.287 Cast * Myrtle Gonzalez as Lydia Benson * George Hernandez as John Benson * ...

'' (1917) .... John Benson * ''

The Greater Law ''The Greater Law'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Myrtle Gonzalez, Gretchen Lederer and George Hernandez.Connelly p.100 Cast * Myrtle Gonzalez as Barbara Henderson * Gretchen Lederer as 'Seattle' ...

'' (1917) .... Tully Winkle * ''

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'' (1917) .... Judge Morgan * ''The Smoldering Spark'' (1917) * ''

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'' (1917) .... Grandfather Whitaker * '' God's Crucible'' (1917) .... Lorenzo Todd * ''

You Can't Believe Everything ''You Can't Believe Everything'' is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Gloria Swanson. It is not known whether the film currently survives, and it is likely to be a lost film. Plot As described in a film ma ...

'' (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 ''The Courageous Coward'' is a 1919 American silent drama film directed by William Worthington and featuring Sessue Hayakawa and Tsuru Aoki in lead roles. Plot As described in a film magazine, Suki (Hayakawa), born and educated in America, stil ...

'' (1919) * ''Just Out of College'' (1920) .... Septimus Pickering * ''

The Village Sleuth ''The Village Sleuth'' is a 1920 American silent film, silent comedy drama film directed by Jerome Storm and written by Agnes Christine Johnston. The film stars Charles Ray (actor), Charles Ray, Winifred Westover, Dick Rush, Donald MacDonald (ac ...

'' (1920) (as George F. Hernandez) .... Mr. Richley * ''

Seeds of Vengeance ''Seeds of Vengeance'' is an American film released in 1920. It was directed by Ollie Sellers. It was an adaptation of Margaret Prescott's ''The Sowing of Alderson Cree''. The film starred Bernard Durning. It was a C. R. Macauley Photoplay. ...

'' (1920) .... George Hedrick * ''

The House of Toys ''The House of Toys'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by George L. Cox and starring Seena Owen, Pell Trenton, and Helen Jerome Eddy.Goble p. 803 Plot Cast * Seena Owen as Shirley Lord * Pell Trenton as David Quentin * Helen J ...

'' (1920) .... Jonathan Radbourne * ''

The Honey Bee ''The Honey Bee'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Rupert Julian and starring Marguerita Sylva, Thomas Holding and Nigel Barrie.Goble p.323 Plot Cast * Marguerita Sylva as Hilda Wilson * Thomas Holding as Harris Doreyn * N ...

'' (1920) .... Ed Johnson * ''The Third Woman'' (1920) .... James Riley * ''The Daredevil'' (1920) .... Buchanan Atkinson * ''

The Money Changers ''The Money Changers'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Jack Conway and starring Robert McKim, Claire Adams, and Roy Stewart. It is based on a 1908 novel by Upton Sinclair. Plot Cast * Robert McKim as Hugh Gordon * Claire ...

'' (1920) .... James Hegan * ''

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'' (1921) .... Tad O'Donnell * ''

The Innocent Cheat ''The Innocent Cheat'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Ben F. Wilson and starring Roy Stewart, Sidney De Gray and Rhea Mitchell.Munden p.381 Plot Cast * Roy Stewart as John Murdock * Sidney De Gray as Bruce Stanhope * George ...

'' (1921) .... Tim Reilly * ''

After Your Own Heart ''After Your Own Heart'' is a 1921 American silent Western film directed by George Marshall and starring Tom Mix, Ora Carew and George Hernandez.Munden, p. 10. Plot Cast * Tom Mix as Herbert Parker * Ora Carew as Loretta Bramley * George H ...

'' (1921) .... Luke Bramley * ''

The Lure of Egypt ''The Lure of Egypt'' is a 1921 American silent drama film directed by Howard C. Hickman and starring Robert McKim, Claire Adams and Joseph J. Dowling.Munden p.468 The film is an adaptation of the novel ‘’There was a King in Egypt’’, b ...

'' (1921) .... Mr. Botts * '' The Road Demon'' (1921) * ''

Tom Mix in Arabia ''Tom Mix in Arabia'' is a 1922 American silent adventure film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Tom Mix, Barbara Bedford and George Hernandez.Solomon p.280 Cast * Tom Mix as Billy Evans * Barbara Bedford as Janice Terhune * George H ...

'' (1922) .... Arthur Edward Terhune * ''Flaming Hearts'' (1922) * ''

Man Under Cover ''Man Under Cover'' is a 1922 American crime film directed by Tod Browning and starring Herbert Rawlinson and George Hernandez. A copy of ''Man Under Cover'' is housed at the Museum of Modern Art. Plot As described in a film magazine, Paul Po ...

'' (1922) .... Daddy Moffat * ''Bluebeard, Jr.'' (1922) .... The Lawyer * ''

Billy Jim ''Billy Jim'' is a 1922 American silent comedy western film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Fred Stone, Marian Skinner and George Hernandez.Munden p.61 Plot Billy Jim is a wealthy westerner posing as a happy-go-lucky cowboy. He boards a ...

'' (1922) .... Dudley Dunforth

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