Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman

  • Birthday: 1893-02-21
  • Deathday: 1954-08-05
  • Place of birth: Fort Smitth, AR

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

King for a Day

1934

As Mr. Brown

Half-Pint Pygmy

1948

As Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)

Banjo

1947

As Uncle Jasper

The Get-Away

1941

As Moose Jones

White Hunter

1936

As Abdi

Blonde Savage

1947

As Tonga

The Pittsburgh Kid

1941

As Feets Johnson

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947

As Mr. Mordecai

Among the Living

1941

As Pompey

Maryland

1940

As Clarence "Dogface" Reems

Congo Maisie

1940

As Varnai

Road to Zanzibar

1941

As Whiteface

Daughter of Shanghai

1937

As Sam Blike

Jesse James

1939

As Pinkie

The Sun Shines Bright

1953

As Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

6,000 Enemies

1939

As Willie (uncredited)

Cabin in the Sky

1943

As Jim Henry

Safari

1940

As Witch doctor

Pacific Liner

1939

As Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

As Roustabout (uncredited)

Stormy Weather

1943

As Jim Europe (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend

1945

As Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

Mystery Sea Raider

1940

As First Fisherman

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940

As Colored Gentleman

Tell No Tales

1939

As Slab Griffin (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson

1940

As Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail

1940

As Black Man in Barn (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind

1939

As Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

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