Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
February 21, 1893
Place of Birth:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story | Pit Crowd |
| 1953 | The Sun Shines Bright | Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford |
| 1948 | Half-Pint Pygmy | Pygmy (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Banjo | Uncle Jasper |
| 1947 | Blonde Savage | Tonga |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses | Mr. Mordecai |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend | Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears | |
| 1943 | Stormy Weather | Jim Europe (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Cabin in the Sky | Jim Henry |
| 1941 | The Get-Away | Moose Jones |
| 1941 | Among the Living | Pompey |
| 1941 | The Pittsburgh Kid | Feets Johnson |
| 1941 | Road to Zanzibar | Whiteface |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand | Sam |
| 1940 | The Return of Frank James | Pinky |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Black Man in Barn (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again | Colored Gentleman |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Mystery Sea Raider | First Fisherman |
| 1940 | Safari | Witch doctor |
| 1940 | Maryland | Clarence "Dogface" Reems |
| 1940 | Congo Maisie | Varnai |
| 1939 | 6,000 Enemies | Willie (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Tell No Tales | Slab Griffin (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Pacific Liner | Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Jesse James | Pinkie |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited) |
| 1937 | They Gave Him a Gun | Roustabout (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Daughter of Shanghai | Sam Blike |
| 1937 | Daughter of Shanghai | Sam Blike (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island | Buck |
| 1936 | White Hunter | Abdi |
| 1936 | The Green Pastures | Pharaoh |
| 1934 | King for a Day | Mr. Brown |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | The Beulah Show | Bill Jackson |