Ernest Whitman
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-02-21
Day of Death
1954-08-05 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Ernest 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.
Known For
Acting
(2004)
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
as Pit Crowd
(1953)
The Sun Shines Bright
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
(1948)
Half-Pint Pygmy
as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
(1947)
Blonde Savage
as Tonga
(1947)
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Mr. Mordecai
(1947)
Banjo
as Uncle Jasper
(1945)
The Lost Weekend
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
(1944)
(1943)
Stormy Weather
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
(1943)
Cabin in the Sky
as Jim Henry
(1941)
Road to Zanzibar
as Whiteface
(1941)
Among the Living
as Pompey
(1941)
The Get-Away
as Moose Jones
(1941)
The Pittsburgh Kid
as Feets Johnson
(1940)
Santa Fe Trail
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
(1940)
The Return of Frank James
as Pinky
(1940)
Castle on the Hudson
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
(1940)
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Colored Gentleman
(1940)
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Sam
(1940)
Maryland
as Clarence "Dogface" Reems
(1940)
Safari
as Witch doctor
(1940)
Mystery Sea Raider
as First Fisherman
(1940)
Congo Maisie
as Varnai
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
(1939)
Jesse James
as Pinkie
(1939)
Pacific Liner
as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
(1939)
Tell No Tales
as Slab Griffin (uncredited)
(1939)
6,000 Enemies
as Willie (uncredited)
(1937)
They Gave Him a Gun
as Roustabout (uncredited)
(1937)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Sam Blike
(1937)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Sam Blike (uncredited)
(1936)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Buck
(1936)
The Green Pastures
as Pharaoh
(1936)
White Hunter
as Abdi
(1934)
King for a Day
as Mr. Brown