Tom Hernández
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Tom Hernández - June 2, 1984, Los Angeles
, California
) was a Spanish - American actor whose characters were always secondary. He also player the character Don Diego at the annual fair Del Mar Fair in San Diego (California
). His younger brother Pepe Hern
was also an actor.
, Tenerife
(Canary Islands
, Spain
). In 1920, Tom Hernandez immigrated with his parent and a eldest brother to the United States when he was five. He also had a little brother who has been born in the U.S., the actor Pepe Hern
. After extensive theater training in this country, he can start his way to Hollywood. His characters were usually of little importance in the movies in which they appeared. However, he did have an important role in the Spanish films El reflejo del alma, Cuatro locos buscan manicomio, Fuerza mortal and Tunka, el guerrero.
Addition, in the late 40's he became in the character Don Diego at the annual fair Del Mar Fair in San Diego (California
), appearing as master of ceremonies for the annual meeting (since 1947 until his death in 1984). In the beauty contest of this show came out, among others, a girl named Raquel Tejada, better known as Raquel Welch
. He combined film, television and its role as master of ceremonies for the fair until the last years of his life. He died in June 2, 1984 in Los Angeles
, California.
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
) was a Spanish - American actor whose characters were always secondary. He also player the character Don Diego at the annual fair Del Mar Fair in San Diego (California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
). His younger brother Pepe Hern
Pepe Hern
Pepe Hern was an American actor whose characters, usually Spanish and Latin , were always secondary.His real name was José Hernández Bethencourt and he was born June 6, 1927 in New Jersey. His parents were Spanish immigrants from Puerto de la Cruz on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands...
was also an actor.
Biography
Tom Hernández was born Domingo Tomás Hernández Bethencourt in October 9, 1915 in Puerto de la CruzPuerto de la Cruz
Puerto de la Cruz is a city and municipality located in Spain, on the north coast of Tenerife island, in the Orotava Valley...
, Tenerife
Tenerife
Tenerife is the largest and most populous island of the seven Canary Islands, it is also the most populated island of Spain, with a land area of 2,034.38 km² and 906,854 inhabitants, 43% of the total population of the Canary Islands. About five million tourists visit Tenerife each year, the...
(Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
). In 1920, Tom Hernandez immigrated with his parent and a eldest brother to the United States when he was five. He also had a little brother who has been born in the U.S., the actor Pepe Hern
Pepe Hern
Pepe Hern was an American actor whose characters, usually Spanish and Latin , were always secondary.His real name was José Hernández Bethencourt and he was born June 6, 1927 in New Jersey. His parents were Spanish immigrants from Puerto de la Cruz on the island of Tenerife, Canary Islands...
. After extensive theater training in this country, he can start his way to Hollywood. His characters were usually of little importance in the movies in which they appeared. However, he did have an important role in the Spanish films El reflejo del alma, Cuatro locos buscan manicomio, Fuerza mortal and Tunka, el guerrero.
Addition, in the late 40's he became in the character Don Diego at the annual fair Del Mar Fair in San Diego (California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
), appearing as master of ceremonies for the annual meeting (since 1947 until his death in 1984). In the beauty contest of this show came out, among others, a girl named Raquel Tejada, better known as Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch
Jo Raquel Tejada , better known as Raquel Welch, is an American actress, author and sex symbol. Welch came to attention as a "new-star" on the 20th Century-Fox lot in the mid-1960s. She posed iconically in a animal skin bikini for the British-release One Million Years B.C. , for which she may be...
. He combined film, television and its role as master of ceremonies for the fair until the last years of his life. He died in June 2, 1984 in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California.
Legacy
- On the death of Hernandez, the council of Del Mar Fair decided expose a bronze statue of 16 feet dedicated to Hernández as Don Diego, created by artist Maher Morcos, at the entrance to the fair.
- In honor to he was created The Don Diego Fund, a nonprofit scholarship program of the San Diego County FairSan Diego County FairThe San Diego County Fair is a county fair held every summer at the Del Mar Fairgrounds in Del Mar, California...
.
Filmography
This is a list of films of Tom Hernández| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Dead Men Tell No Tales Dead Men Tell No Tales Dead Men Tell No Tales is a 1938 British thriller film directed by David MacDonald and starring Emlyn Williams, Sara Seegar and Hugh Williams. It is based on the 1935 novel The Norwich Victims by Francis Beeding.-Plot:... |
Spanish Bartender |
| 1950 | Tarzan and the Slave Girl Tarzan and the Slave Girl Tarzan and the Slave Girl is a 1950 film starring Lex Barker as Tarzan, Vanessa Brown as Jane, and Robert Alda as big game hunter Neil. It was directed by Lee Sholem... |
Molo |
| 1952 | Yankee Buccaneer | Guard |
| 1953 | Salome (1953 film) Salome (1953 film) Salome is a Biblical epic film made in Technicolor by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by William Dieterle and produced by Buddy Adler from a screenplay by Harry Kleiner and Jesse Lasky Jr. The music score was by George Duning, the dance music by Daniele Amfitheatrof and the cinematography by... |
Man in Cafe |
| 1953 | The Desert Song (1953 film) The Desert Song (1953 film) The Desert Song is a 1953 film version in Technicolor of Sigmund Romberg's operetta. It is the third film version of the operetta, the third made by Warner Brothers, and the second in full three-strip Technicolor... |
Legionnaire |
| 1953 | Sombrero | Townsman |
| 1954 | Phantom of the Rue Morgue Phantom of the Rue Morgue Phantom of the Rue Morgue is a 1954 film directed by Roy Del Ruth. It stars Karl Malden and Claude Dauphin.-Cast:*Karl Malden as Dr. Marais*Claude Dauphin as Insp. Bonnard*Patricia Medina as Jeanette*Steve Forrest as Prof. Paul Dupin... |
Gendarme Lara |
| 1955 | The Last Command (1955 film) The Last Command (1955 film) The Last Command is a 1955 Trucolor film about Jim Bowie and the fall of the Alamo during the Texas War of Independence. Filmed by Republic Pictures, it was an unusually expensive undertaking for the low-budget studio.-Production:... |
Aida |
| 1956 | Anything Goes (1956 film) Anything Goes (1956 film) Anything Goes is a 1956 musical film adapted from the Cole Porter, Guy Bolton, P.G. Wodehouse stage production of the same title. The book was drastically rewritten for the second film version, also by Paramount, released in 1956... |
Frenchman |
| 1957 | El reflejo del alma (Spanish film) | |
| 1958 | Party Girl (1958 film) Party Girl (1958 film) Party Girl is a film noir filmed in Metrocolor and CinemaScope. The film was directed by Nicholas Ray and starred Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse, and Lee J. Cobb. Charisse performs two dance routines in the gangster film... |
Sketch Artist, Canetto Trial |
| 1959 | It Started with a Kiss | |
| 1959 | Holiday for Lovers Holiday for Lovers Holiday for Lovers is a 1959 comedy film directed by Henry Levin. Based on a 1957 play by Ronald Alexander, the film stars Clifton Webb, Jane Wyman, Jill St. John and Carol Lynley.-Plot:... |
Portrait Painter |
| 1960 | The Third Voice | Desk Clerk |
| 1961 | Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (film) The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1962 drama film based on a novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez. It was directed by Vincente Minnelli and starred Glenn Ford, Ingrid Thulin, Charles Boyer, Lee J. Cobb, Paul Lukas, Yvette Mimieux, Karlheinz Böhm, and Paul Henreid.Released by MGM, the film lost six... |
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| 1961 | The Comancheros The Comancheros The Comancheros is a 1961 western Deluxe CinemaScope color film directed by Michael Curtiz and John Wayne based on a 1952 novel by Paul Wellman starring John Wayne and Stuart Whitman. When health troubles prevented Curtiz from finishing the film, Wayne directed the remainder of the movie, though... |
Croupier |
| 1961 | Tender Is the Night | Novelman |
| 1963 | Fun in Acapulco Fun in Acapulco Fun in Acapulco is a 1963 American musical comedy film starring Elvis Presley and Ursula Andress. While some exterior scenes were shot in Acapulco, Mexico, Elvis's scenes were shot in Hollywood. He never went to Acapulco. The movie featured the Top 10 Billboard hit "Bossa Nova Baby". The film... |
Photographer |
| 1965 | Choque de Sentimentos (Brazilian film) | |
| 1972 | Trouble Man Trouble Man Trouble Man is a 1972 blaxploitation film produced and released by 20th Century Fox. The film stars Robert Hooks as "Mr. T.", a hard-edged private detective who tends to take justice into his own hands... |
Police Sergeant |
| 1974 | La dynamite est bonne à boire (1974) (French film) | |
| 1979 | Black Jack (1979 film) | |
| 1980 | Cuatro locos buscan manicomio (Spanish film) | |
| 1980 | Fuerza mortal (Big games) (Spanish film) | Simpson |
| 1981 | Othello (1981 TV film) | black command - as Fergusson |
| 1981 | Homo hominis opus I (short) - (Spanish film) | Dictator |
| 1983 | Tunka, el guerrero (Spanish film) | great sage |
TV
This is a list of television series in which he has appeared.| Year | Title | Role | episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Affair Family Affair Family Affair is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 to September 9, 1971. The series explored the trials of well-to-do civil engineer and bachelor Bill Davis as he attempted to raise his brother's orphaned children in his luxury New York City apartment. Davis' traditional... |
Captain | Lost in Spain, Part 3 | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson The Adventures of Kit Carson The Adventures of Kit Carson is an American Western series that aired in syndication from August 1951 to November 1955, originally sponsored by Coca-Cola. It stars Bill Williams in the title role as frontier scout Christopher "Kit" Carson... |
Tom Hernández | A Ticket to Mexico |
| 1955 | Letter to Loretta | Angelo | The Waiting Game |
| 1955 | Death Valley Days Death Valley Days Death Valley Days is an American radio and television anthology series featuring true stories of the old American West, particularly the Death Valley area. Created in 1930 by Ruth Woodman, the program was broadcast on radio until 1945. It continued from 1952 to 1975 as a syndicated television series... |
The Valencia Cake | |
| 1955 | My Little Margie My Little Margie My Little Margie is an American situation comedy that alternated between CBS and NBC from 1952 to 1955. The series was created by Frank Fox and produced in Los Angeles, California at Hal Roach Studios by Hal Roach, Jr. and Roland D... |
Papa and Mambo | |
| 1956 | Cheyenne Cheyenne (TV series) Cheyenne is a western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on ABC from 1955 to 1963. The show was the first hour-long western, and in fact the first hour-long dramatic series of any kind, with continuing characters, to last more than one season... ' |
Ramón | Fury at Rio Hondo |
| 1957 | State Trooper State Trooper (TV series) State Trooper is a half-hour television crime drama set in the 1950s American West, starring Rod Cameron as Rod Blake, an officer of the Nevada State Troopers. The series aired 104 episodes in syndication from September 25, 1956, to June 25, 1959... |
Pepe Soto | Beef ala Murder |
| 1999 | Zorro (1957 TV series) | chapters in 1957 | |
| 1959 | Laramie Laramie (TV series) Laramie is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1963. Laramie was a Revue Studios production which originally starred John Smith as Slim Sherman, Robert Fuller as Jess Harper, Hoagy Carmichael as Jonesy and Robert Crawford, Jr... |
The Run to Tumavaca | |
| 1959 | Wagon Train Wagon Train Wagon Train is an American Western series that ran on NBC from 1957–62 and then on ABC from 1962–65... |
Denny | The Stagecoach Story |
| 1961 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Carlos | witch woman |
| 1960 | Bourbon Street Beat Bourbon Street Beat Bourbon Street Beat is a private detective series which aired on the ABC network from 1959-1960 and featured Andrew Duggan as Cal Calhoun, Richard Long as Rex Randolph, Van Williams as Kenny Madison, and Arlene Howell as Melody Lee Mercer, the secretary at the New Orleans detective agency in which... |
Victor | Last Exit |
| 1962 | Target: The Corruptors! Target: The Corruptors! Target: The Corruptors! is a 35-episode crime drama starring Stephen McNally as newspaper reporter Paul Marino, which aired on ABC from September 29, 1961 to June 8, 1962. The character Jack Flood, Marino's undercover agent, was portrayed by Robert Harland... |
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| 1962 | The Virginian The Virginian (TV series) The Virginian is an American Western television series starring James Drury and Doug McClure, which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television's first 90-minute western series... |
The Spanish Officer | chapter in 1962 |
| 1969 | Daniel Boone Daniel Boone (TV series) Daniel Boone is an American action/adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Native American friend, for the... |
Surgeon | The Grand Alliance |
| Mission: Impossible Mission: Impossible Mission: Impossible is an American television series which was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicled the missions of a team of secret American government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force . The leader of the team was Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, except in... |
The Desk Sergeant |