Ernest Whitman
Acting
Born February 21, 1893 — Died August 5, 1954
From Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Also known as Ernest R. Whitman
Biography
Ernest Whitman was born on February 21, 1893, in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was a Negro actor, known for Road to Zanzibar (1941), Cabin in the Sky (1943) and The Return of Frank James (1940). He died on August 5, 1954, in Hollywood, California, of a heart attack.
Filmography
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
Pit Crowd
20047.6
The Sun Shines Bright
Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
19536.5
Half-Pint Pygmy
Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
19485.9
Blonde Savage
Tonga
19474.7
Banjo
Uncle Jasper
19477.7
My Brother Talks to Horses
Mr. Mordecai
19477.5
The Lost Weekend
Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
19457.6
Dillinger
Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
19455.9
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
19446.2
Stormy Weather
Jim Europe (uncredited)
19436.9
Cabin in the Sky
Jim Henry
19436.5
Among the Living
Pompey
19416.1
The Pittsburgh Kid
Feets Johnson
19417.0
The Get-Away
Moose Jones
19416.0
Road to Zanzibar
Whiteface
19416.4
Santa Fe Trail
Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
19405.8
Mystery Sea Raider
First Fisherman
19406.0
Third Finger, Left Hand
Sam
19407.0
The Return of Frank James
Pinky
19406.3
Maryland
Clarence "Dogface" Reems
19406.5
Safari
Witch doctor
19406.5
Buck Benny Rides Again
Colored Gentleman
19405.0
Castle on the Hudson
Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
19407.0
Congo Maisie
Varnai
19404.4
Gone with the Wind
Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
19397.9
Tell No Tales
Slab Griffin (uncredited)
19395.4
6,000 Enemies
Willie (uncredited)
19396.1
Jesse James
Pinkie
19396.5
Pacific Liner
Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
19395.5
Daughter of Shanghai
Sam Blike
19375.4
Daughter of Shanghai
Sam Blike (uncredited)
19375.4
They Gave Him a Gun
Roustabout (uncredited)
19376.7
White Hunter
Abdi
193610.0
The Green Pastures
Pharaoh
19366.3
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Buck
19366.9
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King for a Day
Mr. Brown
19347.0