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Acting
Birthday:
June 17, 1885
Place of Birth:
San Francisco, California, USA
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Ernie Adams
Biography
Ernie Adams (born Ernest Stephen Dumarais, June 18, 1885 – November 26, 1947) was an American vaudevillian performer, stage and screen actor and writer.
Born in San Francisco, California to Leon D. Adams and Laurence G. Girard, he was also billed as Ernest S. Adams and Ernie S. Adams.
He appeared in vaudeville, theater, and film. He started his career in musical comedy on Broadway. Along with his wife Berdonna Gilbert, he formed the vaudeville team "Gilbert and Adams". He appeared in more than 400 films starting from the silent era between 1919 and 1948, and was particularly known for playing shady characters. On Broadway, Adams appeared in Toot-Toot! (1918).
On November 26, 1947, Adams died of an acute pulmonary edema at the West Olympic Sanitarium in Los Angeles, California, aged 62. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | The Pretender | Thomas the butler |
| 1947 | The Thirteenth Hour | McCabe |
| 1947 | The Last Round-up | Taxicab Driver (uncredited) |
| 1947 | The Black Widow | Blinky |
| 1947 | Desperate | Villager (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Killer Dill | Little Joe's Driver (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Son of Zorro | Judge Hyde |
| 1947 | Robin Hood of Monterey | Pablo |
| 1947 | Trailing Danger | Pennypacker |
| 1947 | The Law Comes to Gunsight | Bert Simpson |
| 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home | Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Yankee Fakir | Charlie |
| 1946 | Fear | House Painter |
| 1946 | The Mysterious Mr. Valentine | Frank Gary, Henchman |
| 1946 | Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways | Retner |
| 1946 | King of the Forest Rangers | Hiram Bailey |
| 1946 | Dangerous Business | Morgue Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1946 | It's a Wonderful Life | Ed (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Deadline at Dawn | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Killers | Hood with Cane (uncredited) |
| 1946 | Traffic in Crime | Counter Man |
| 1946 | A Guy Could Change | Newsboy |
| 1946 | Up Goes Maisie | Fireman (Uncredited) |
| 1946 | The Secret of the Whistler | |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey | Husband (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Escape in the Fog | George Smith |
| 1945 | Along Came Jones | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Power of the Whistler | Bit Part |
| 1945 | The Suspect | Cabbie (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Brenda Starr, Reporter | Charlie (uncredited) |
| 1945 | I Love a Mystery | Gimpy (Uncredited) |
| 1945 | Jungle Raiders | Charley |
| 1945 | Frisco Sal | McKinney |
| 1945 | The Man in Half Moon Street | Porter |
| 1945 | The Jungle Captive | Jim |
| 1945 | Johnny Angel | Leslie, the Steward (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The Great John L. | Waiter (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Return of the Ape Man | Tramp, Willie the Weasel |
| 1944 | Arizona Whirlwind | Warren, the Jewel Cutter |
| 1944 | Murder, My Sweet | Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Raiders of Ghost City | Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper |
| 1944 | Ghost Guns | Doc Edwards |
| 1944 | Raiders of the Border | Whiskey Wiley |
| 1944 | Goin' to Town | Zeke |
| 1944 | Marshal of Gunsmoke | Nuggett Newcomb |
| 1944 | The Climax | Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Phantom | Rusty Fenton (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Phony Express | The Banker (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Mystery Broadcast | Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Headin' for God's Country | Chuck |
| 1943 | Sagebrush Law | Landers |
| 1943 | Beyond the Last Frontier | 'Sarge' Kincaid |
| 1943 | Keep 'Em Slugging | Dugan |
| 1943 | Hail to the Rangers | Latham |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Heckler (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Murder in Times Square | Horsetooth |
| 1942 | Isle of Missing Men | Captain of the S. S. Mariposa |
| 1942 | Cactus Makes Perfect | Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Pride of the Yankees | Miller Huggins |
| 1942 | The Man Who Returned to Life | Ezra Smith |
| 1942 | One Thrilling Night | Pete Mooney |
| 1942 | Riding the Wind | Jones |
| 1942 | The Tuttles of Tahiti | Paki |
| 1942 | Man With Two Lives | Gimpy |
| 1942 | Alias Boston Blackie | Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Mug Town | Thief |
| 1942 | The Lone Prairie | Judge Barstow |
| 1942 | Bandit Ranger | Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Sabotage Squad | Smoke Shop Customer |
| 1942 | Stagecoach Buckaroo | |
| 1942 | The Lady Is Willing | Doorman (uncredited) |
| 1941 | The Officer and the Lady | Car Thief (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Bad Man of Deadwood | Medicine Show Spectator |
| 1941 | Swamp Woman | Spratt |
| 1941 | The Sea Wolf | |
| 1941 | The Devil Commands | Elam |
| 1941 | Sea Raiders | Zeke |
| 1941 | Invisible Ghost | Jules Mason, caretaker |
| 1941 | Robbers of the Range | Greeley |
| 1941 | Riders of Death Valley | Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14] |
| 1941 | Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie | Mustang |
| 1941 | Honolulu Lu | Pierre |
| 1941 | The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance | Newsstand Clerk |
| 1941 | The Pinto Kid | Ed Slade |
| 1941 | Westward Ho-Hum | |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Michaelson (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Road Agent | Jake |
| 1941 | The Face Behind the Mask | Hotel Guest (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Fargo Kid | Bush Cleveland |
| 1940 | The Man from Tumbleweeds | Shifty Sheldon |
| 1940 | The Man with Nine Lives | Pete Daggett |
| 1940 | Girls of the Road | Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited) |
| 1940 | Riders from Nowhere | Manny |
| 1940 | Yukon Flight | Henry |
| 1940 | Young Tom Edison | Passenger Buying Maple Sugar |
| 1940 | Out West with the Peppers | Oscar - Telegraph Operator |
| 1940 | The Invisible Man Returns | Minor Role (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Dark Command | Townsman |
| 1940 | The Son of Monte Cristo | Informer |
| 1940 | Before I Hang | Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Kelner - the Fink (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Primrose Path | Man in Bluebell (uncredited) |
| 1940 | He Stayed for Breakfast | Workman |
| 1940 | Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe | (uncredited) |
| 1939 | The Man from Sundown | Shorty Bates |
| 1939 | Overland with Kit Carson | Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith |
| 1939 | Mandrake the Magician | Brown |
| 1939 | The Lone Ranger Rides Again | Doc Grover |
| 1939 | Trigger Pals | Henchman Pete |
| 1939 | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Frontier Pony Express | Man at Deer Lodge Station |
| 1939 | Union Pacific | Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Young Mr. Lincoln | Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Tower of London | Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Down the Wyoming Trail | Ernie Adams |
| 1939 | The Invisible Killer | Squint, the Croupier |
| 1939 | The Phantom Stage | Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits) |
| 1939 | Code of the Streets | Henchman |
| 1939 | Sundown on the Prairie | Henchman Blackie |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Mooch (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Ex-Champ | Street Cleaner |
| 1938 | Land of Fighting Men | Slim |
| 1938 | Song of the Buckaroo | Cashier |
| 1938 | Rollin' Plains | Cain Moody |
| 1938 | The Purple Vigilantes | Blake |
| 1938 | Where the Buffalo Roam | Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger |
| 1938 | Thunder in the Desert | Tramp |
| 1938 | Exposed | Bum |
| 1938 | Gun Packer | Jim Lee - Stage Driver |
| 1938 | The Mexicali Kid | Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper |
| 1938 | There Goes My Heart | Cafe Counterman (uncredited) |
| 1938 | Down on the Farm | Pony Concessioner |
| 1938 | The Jury's Secret | Sidewalk Heckler |
| 1938 | Outlaw Express | Express Rider |
| 1938 | The Chaser | Injured Man |
| 1938 | California Frontier | Barclay |
| 1938 | You and Me | Nick (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Stars Over Arizona | Jimmy the Weasel |
| 1937 | The Man in the Barn | Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Bar-Z Bad Men | Henchman Pete |
| 1937 | Law of the Ranger | Zeke |
| 1937 | Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin | Red |
| 1937 | Arizona Gunfighter | Grizzly Barr |
| 1937 | Danger Valley | Soapy |
| 1937 | Radio Patrol | Hobo |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo | Miner |
| 1937 | Hopalong Rides Again | Keno |
| 1937 | Doomed at Sundown | Deputy |
| 1937 | Two-Fisted Sheriff | Sheriff Rankin |
| 1937 | Colorado Kid | Bibben Tucker |
| 1937 | Ridin' the Lone Trail | Peters |
| 1937 | San Quentin | Fink |
| 1937 | Anything for a Thrill | The Runt - Henchman |
| 1937 | Tim Tyler's Luck | Henchman Becker |
| 1937 | Lightnin' Crandall | Texas May |
| 1937 | Life Begins with Love | Radical (uncredited) |
| 1937 | The Frame-Up | Horse Player (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Exclusive Story | Bartender (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Gun Ranger | Wally Smeed |
| 1936 | Night Waitress | Diner Who Gets Indigestion |
| 1936 | Hopalong Cassidy Returns | Assayer Benson |
| 1936 | Three on the Trail | Idaho |
| 1936 | Road Gang | Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Dodge City Trail | Dillon |
| 1936 | Crash Donovan | Mechanic (uncredited) |
| 1936 | My Man Godfrey | Forgotten Man (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Calling All Cars | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1935 | The Perfect Clue | Butch Carter |
| 1935 | The Miracle Rider | John Stelter |
| 1935 | The Ghost Rider | Practical Joker |
| 1935 | It's in the Air | Counterman (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Carnival | Barker |
| 1935 | The Glass Key | Bettor (uncredited) |
| 1935 | She Married Her Boss | Passerby |
| 1934 | Hell Bent for Love | Henchman Joe Barnard |
| 1934 | The Law of the Wild | Henchman Raymond |
| 1934 | Prescott Kid | Red Larsen |
| 1934 | Little Miss Marker | Bettor (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Here Comes the Groom | 1st Gunman |
| 1934 | Woman Unafraid | Henchman |
| 1934 | Three Chumps Ahead | Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited) |
| 1934 | A Very Honorable Guy | Gambler |
| 1934 | It Happened One Night | Bag Thief (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Men of the Night | Sandy (uncredited) |
| 1934 | The Undie-World | T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant |
| 1934 | Badge of Honor | 'Tip' Crane |
| 1934 | The Lost Jungle | Pete |
| 1933 | She Done Him Wrong | Man in Audience (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Midnight Mary | Court Photographer (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Found Alive | C.S. King |
| 1933 | West of Singapore | Watson |
| 1933 | King for a Night | Pool Hall Crony |
| 1933 | Ranger's Code | Nat the Bat |
| 1933 | Hallelujah, I'm a Bum | Man Thrown out of Apartment Building |
| 1933 | A Lady's Profession | One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Breed of the Border | Joe |
| 1933 | Galloping Romeo | Andy Kent |
| 1933 | The Kiss Before the Mirror | Man Seeking a Light (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Made on Broadway | Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur |
| 1932 | The Hurricane Express | Barney |
| 1932 | The Unwritten Law | Ed Riley |
| 1932 | The Pride of the Legion | Shorty |
| 1932 | The Red Shadow | |
| 1932 | Beyond the Rockies | Blinky |
| 1932 | Men Of America | Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper |
| 1932 | Panama Flo | Jake - Speakeasy Doorman |
| 1932 | The Shadow of the Eagle | Pat Kelly |
| 1932 | Million Dollar Legs | Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Freaks | Sideshow Patron (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Merrily We Go to Hell | Reporter (uncredited) |
| 1931 | The Tip-Off | Slug McGee |
| 1931 | The Galloping Ghost | Brady |
| 1931 | In Old Cheyenne | Henchman |
| 1931 | Night Beat | Hymie Weissenkorn |
| 1931 | The Good Bad Girl | One of Tyler's Thugs |
| 1931 | Fair Warning | Jordan |
| 1931 | Little Caesar | Cashier (uncredited) |
| 1931 | One Man Law | Stubb |
| 1931 | Dance, Fools, Dance | Luva’s Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1930 | For the Defense | Eddie Withers |
| 1930 | Numbered Men | Trustee with List (uncredited) |
| 1930 | The Fighting Legion | Jack Bowie |
| 1930 | Shadow Ranch | Henchman Joe |
| 1930 | The Storm | Johnny Behind the 8-Ball |
| 1930 | All Quiet on the Western Front | 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Leaping Love | George - The Drunk (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Weary River | Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The Mighty | Hood |
| 1929 | One Splendid Hour | Solly |
| 1928 | A Woman's Way | Pedro |
| 1928 | Speedy | Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited) |
| 1928 | What a Night! | Snarky |
| 1928 | So This Is Love | Flash Tracy |
| 1928 | Stool Pigeon | Dropper |
| 1927 | Men of Daring | Ace |
| 1927 | The Gay Defender | Bart Hamby |
| 1927 | Nevada | Cash Burridge |
| 1927 | The Main Event | Slug-nutty fighter |
| 1927 | A Man About Town | Cohort |
| 1927 | On Ze Boulevard | Valet |
| 1926 | The Blackbird | Bertie's No. 2 Man |
| 1926 | The Amateur Gentleman | Dandy (uncredited) |
| 1926 | Pals in Paradise | Butterfly Kid |
| 1925 | The Thundering Herd | Jett Henchman (uncredited) |
| 1925 | The Best People | Taxi Driver |
| 1925 | The Pony Express | Henchman |
| 1925 | Where the Worst Begins | |
| 1924 | The Beloved Brute | Swink Tuckson |
| 1924 | Curlytop | Sproggs |
| 1924 | Ten Dollars or Ten Days | The Cashier's Father (uncredited) |
| 1922 | The Show | Magician / Audience Member (uncredited) |
| 1919 | The Delicious Little Devil | Agency Employee (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|