Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams

Acting

Birthday

1885/06/17

Day of death

1947/11/26 (62 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Also know as

Ernest S. Adams, Ernie S. Adams, Ernest Adams, Ernest Stephen Dumarais

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...Read more

Acting
Escape in the Fog
5.3

(1945) Escape in the Fog

as George Smith

The Pretender
5.5

(1947) The Pretender

as Thomas the butler

Fear
4.5

(1946) Fear

as House Painter

The Thirteenth Hour
5.8

(1947) The Thirteenth Hour

as McCabe

Hell Bent for Love
0.0

(1934) Hell Bent for Love

as Henchman Joe Barnard

The Thundering Herd
0.0

(1925) The Thundering Herd

as Jett Henchman (uncredited)

Calling All Cars
2.0

(1935) Calling All Cars

as Reporter (uncredited)

She Done Him Wrong
5.8

(1933) She Done Him Wrong

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

Leaping Love
0.0

(1929) Leaping Love

as George - The Drunk (uncredited)

Land of Fighting Men
0.0

(1938) Land of Fighting Men

as Slim

The Officer and the Lady
6.0

(1941) The Officer and the Lady

as Car Thief (uncredited)

The Law of the Wild
5.0

(1934) The Law of the Wild

as Henchman Raymond

Prescott Kid
0.0

(1934) Prescott Kid

as Red Larsen

Along Came Jones
5.6

(1945) Along Came Jones

as Townsman (uncredited)

Little Miss Marker
6.4

(1934) Little Miss Marker

as Bettor (uncredited)

Stars Over Arizona
0.0

(1937) Stars Over Arizona

as Jimmy the Weasel

The Power of the Whistler
5.8

(1945) The Power of the Whistler

as Bit Part

Song of the Buckaroo
0.0

(1938) Song of the Buckaroo

as Cashier

Men of Daring
0.0

(1927) Men of Daring

as Ace

The Man from Sundown
0.0

(1939) The Man from Sundown

as Shorty Bates

The Perfect Clue
5.5

(1935) The Perfect Clue

as Butch Carter

The Suspect
6.7

(1944) The Suspect

as Cabbie (uncredited)

The Gay Defender
0.0

(1927) The Gay Defender

as Bart Hamby

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
4.1

(1946) The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

as Frank Gary, Henchman

The Fargo Kid
6.5

(1940) The Fargo Kid

as Bush Cleveland

The Hurricane Express
5.2

(1932) The Hurricane Express

as Barney

Bad Man of Deadwood
4.4

(1941) Bad Man of Deadwood

as Medicine Show Spectator

The Beloved Brute
0.0

(1924) The Beloved Brute

as Swink Tuckson

The Best People
0.0

(1925) The Best People

as Taxi Driver

A Woman's Way
0.0

(1928) A Woman's Way

as Pedro

Rollin' Plains
0.0

(1938) Rollin' Plains

as Cain Moody

Swamp Woman
4.8

(1941) Swamp Woman

as Spratt

The Unwritten Law
0.0

(1932) The Unwritten Law

as Ed Riley

Midnight Mary
6.8

(1933) Midnight Mary

as Court Photographer (uncredited)

Return of the Ape Man
5.4

(1944) Return of the Ape Man

as Tramp, Willie the Weasel

Overland with Kit Carson
0.5

(1939) Overland with Kit Carson

as Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith

Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
3.5

(1946) Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways

as Retner

Brenda Starr, Reporter
0.0

(1945) Brenda Starr, Reporter

as Charlie (uncredited)

Exclusive Story
6.5

(1936) Exclusive Story

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Phantom
6.2

(1943) The Phantom

as Rusty Fenton (uncredited)

I Love a Mystery
6.0

(1945) I Love a Mystery

as Gimpy (Uncredited)

Nevada
6.0

(1927) Nevada

as Cash Burridge

The Sea Wolf
7.2

(1941) The Sea Wolf

as ---

The Tip-Off
5.2

(1931) The Tip-Off

as Slug

The Galloping Ghost
2.0

(1931) The Galloping Ghost

as Brady

The Last Round-up
6.0

(1947) The Last Round-up

as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

The Black Widow
4.9

(1947) The Black Widow

as Blinky

Isle of Missing Men
6.2

(1942) Isle of Missing Men

as Captain of the S. S. Mariposa

Cactus Makes Perfect
5.7

(1942) Cactus Makes Perfect

as Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)

Phony Express
5.4

(1943) Phony Express

as The Banker (uncredited)

The Miracle Rider
4.3

(1935) The Miracle Rider

as John Stelter

The Pride of the Legion
6.0

(1932) The Pride of the Legion

as Shorty

Found Alive
0.0

(1933) Found Alive

as C.S. King

The Red Shadow
0.0

(1932) The Red Shadow

as ---

The Gun Ranger
0.0

(1936) The Gun Ranger

as Wally Smeed

Desperate
6.5

(1947) Desperate

as Villager (uncredited)

The Man in the Barn
5.3

(1937) The Man in the Barn

as Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)

For the Defense
4.8

(1930) For the Defense

as Eddie Withers

The Devil Commands
6.2

(1941) The Devil Commands

as Elam

Jungle Raiders
5.5

(1945) Jungle Raiders

as Charley

The Purple Vigilantes
3.0

(1938) The Purple Vigilantes

as Blake

Bar-Z Bad Men
2.3

(1937) Bar-Z Bad Men

as Henchman Pete

Law of the Ranger
0.0

(1937) Law of the Ranger

as Zeke

Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin
6.0

(1937) Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

as Red

Where the Buffalo Roam
5.0

(1938) Where the Buffalo Roam

as Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger

Thunder in the Desert
6.0

(1938) Thunder in the Desert

as Tramp

Arizona Gunfighter
3.8

(1937) Arizona Gunfighter

as Grizzly Barr

Danger Valley
0.0

(1937) Danger Valley

as Soapy

Exposed
5.0

(1938) Exposed

as Bum

Mandrake the Magician
5.6

(1939) Mandrake the Magician

as Brown

Sea Raiders
6.0

(1941) Sea Raiders

as Zeke

The Man from Tumbleweeds
3.0

(1940) The Man from Tumbleweeds

as Shifty Sheldon

King of the Forest Rangers
6.0

(1946) King of the Forest Rangers

as Hiram Bailey

West of Singapore
0.0

(1933) West of Singapore

as Watson

Here Comes the Groom
4.0

(1934) Here Comes the Groom

as 1st Gunman

Gun Packer
0.0

(1938) Gun Packer

as Jim Lee - Stage Driver

Numbered Men
4.6

(1930) Numbered Men

as Trustee with List (uncredited)

Arizona Whirlwind
5.5

(1944) Arizona Whirlwind

as Warren, the Jewel Cutter

The Fighting Legion
0.0

(1930) The Fighting Legion

as Jack Bowie

Weary River
5.7

(1929) Weary River

as Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees
7.4

(1942) The Pride of the Yankees

as Miller Huggins

Invisible Ghost
5.2

(1941) Invisible Ghost

as Jules Mason, caretaker

Woman Unafraid
5.0

(1934) Woman Unafraid

as Henchman

The Main Event
0.0

(1927) The Main Event

as Slug-nutty fighter

Beyond the Rockies
5.5

(1932) Beyond the Rockies

as Blinky

The Man with Nine Lives
6.2

(1940) The Man with Nine Lives

as Pete Daggett

Murder, My Sweet
7.2

(1944) Murder, My Sweet

as Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)

Girls of the Road
5.0

(1940) Girls of the Road

as Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)

The Mexicali Kid
5.0

(1938) The Mexicali Kid

as Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper

Three Chumps Ahead
0.0

(1934) Three Chumps Ahead

as Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)

Radio Patrol
0.0

(1937) Radio Patrol

as Hobo

In Old Cheyenne
0.0

(1931) In Old Cheyenne

as Henchman

Wells Fargo
5.2

(1937) Wells Fargo

as Miner

Men Of America
4.0

(1932) Men Of America

as Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper

A Very Honorable Guy
2.0

(1934) A Very Honorable Guy

as Gambler

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
6.0

(1939) The Lone Ranger Rides Again

as Doc Grover

Mystery Broadcast
6.2

(1943) Mystery Broadcast

as Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)

Hopalong Rides Again
5.5

(1937) Hopalong Rides Again

as Keno

Dangerous Business
0.0

(1946) Dangerous Business

as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

King for a Night
6.2

(1933) King for a Night

as Pool Hall Crony

Trigger Pals
5.0

(1939) Trigger Pals

as Henchman Pete

Curlytop
0.0

(1924) Curlytop

as Sproggs

The Man Who Returned to Life
6.0

(1942) The Man Who Returned to Life

as Ezra Smith

Doomed at Sundown
3.0

(1937) Doomed at Sundown

as Deputy

Two-Fisted Sheriff
2.3

(1937) Two-Fisted Sheriff

as Sheriff Rankin

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
6.8

(1939) You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)

Frontier Pony Express
4.0

(1939) Frontier Pony Express

as Man at Deer Lodge Station

Union Pacific
6.6

(1939) Union Pacific

as Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)

Young Mr. Lincoln
7.2

(1939) Young Mr. Lincoln

as Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)

Tower of London
6.0

(1939) Tower of London

as Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)

Down the Wyoming Trail
4.0

(1939) Down the Wyoming Trail

as Ernie Adams

The Invisible Killer
3.8

(1939) The Invisible Killer

as Squint, the Croupier

Ranger's Code
0.0

(1933) Ranger's Code

as Nat the Bat

There Goes My Heart
7.1

(1938) There Goes My Heart

as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)

Shadow Ranch
6.0

(1930) Shadow Ranch

as Henchman Joe

The Ghost Rider
5.0

(1935) The Ghost Rider

as Practical Joker

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
7.4

(1933) Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

as Man Thrown out of Apartment Building

Riders from Nowhere
6.0

(1940) Riders from Nowhere

as Manny

It Happened One Night
7.8

(1934) It Happened One Night

as Bag Thief (uncredited)

Night Beat
5.5

(1931) Night Beat

as Hymie Weissenkorn

One Thrilling Night
5.2

(1942) One Thrilling Night

as Pete Mooney

The Phantom Stage
0.0

(1939) The Phantom Stage

as Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)

Riding the Wind
0.0

(1942) Riding the Wind

as Jones

Colorado Kid
4.0

(1937) Colorado Kid

as Bibben Tucker

Yukon Flight
3.9

(1940) Yukon Flight

as Henry

Night Waitress
5.8

(1936) Night Waitress

as Diner Who Gets Indigestion

Robbers of the Range
7.0

(1941) Robbers of the Range

as Greeley

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

(1946) It's a Wonderful Life

as Ed (uncredited)

Deadline at Dawn
6.2

(1946) Deadline at Dawn

as Waiter (uncredited)

The Tuttles of Tahiti
5.5

(1942) The Tuttles of Tahiti

as Paki

The Pony Express
5.9

(1925) The Pony Express

as Henchman

Man With Two Lives
5.3

(1942) Man With Two Lives

as Gimpy

Headin' for God's Country
0.0

(1943) Headin' for God's Country

as Chuck

Killer Dill
5.0

(1947) Killer Dill

as Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)

Young Tom Edison
5.8

(1940) Young Tom Edison

as Passenger Buying Maple Sugar

Out West with the Peppers
5.7

(1940) Out West with the Peppers

as Oscar - Telegraph Operator

Speedy
7.3

(1928) Speedy

as Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)

Hopalong Cassidy Returns
6.0

(1936) Hopalong Cassidy Returns

as Assayer Benson

The Invisible Man Returns
6.3

(1940) The Invisible Man Returns

as Minor Role (uncredited)

Three on the Trail
4.5

(1936) Three on the Trail

as Idaho

Riders of Death Valley
6.5

(1941) Riders of Death Valley

as Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]

The Killers
7.4

(1946) The Killers

as Hood with Cane (uncredited)

Ridin' the Lone Trail
5.0

(1937) Ridin' the Lone Trail

as Peters

Sagebrush Law
6.0

(1943) Sagebrush Law

as Landers

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
5.0

(1941) Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

as Mustang

The Blackbird
6.3

(1926) The Blackbird

as Bertie's No. 2 Man

Dark Command
6.3

(1940) Dark Command

as Townsman

Code of the Streets
7.0

(1939) Code of the Streets

as Henchman

A Lady's Profession
0.0

(1933) A Lady's Profession

as One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)

San Quentin
6.5

(1937) San Quentin

as Fink

The Son of Monte Cristo
5.9

(1940) The Son of Monte Cristo

as Informer

Before I Hang
6.1

(1940) Before I Hang

as Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly

It's in the Air
5.0

(1935) It's in the Air

as Counterman (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson
6.8

(1940) Castle on the Hudson

as Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)

Primrose Path
6.6

(1940) Primrose Path

as Man in Bluebell (uncredited)

He Stayed for Breakfast
0.0

(1940) He Stayed for Breakfast

as Workman

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
5.8

(1940) Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

as (uncredited)

The Storm
5.0

(1930) The Storm

as Johnny Behind the 8-Ball

The Mighty
5.0

(1929) The Mighty

as Hood

Panama Flo
7.0

(1932) Panama Flo

as Jake - Speakeasy Doorman

Road Gang
6.5

(1936) Road Gang

as Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)

Anything for a Thrill
2.0

(1937) Anything for a Thrill

as The Runt - Henchman

Traffic in Crime
6.0

(1946) Traffic in Crime

as Counter Man

A Guy Could Change
0.0

(1946) A Guy Could Change

as Newsboy

Tim Tyler's Luck
0.0

(1937) Tim Tyler's Luck

as Henchman Becker

Alias Boston Blackie
5.4

(1942) Alias Boston Blackie

as Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Honolulu Lu
4.2

(1941) Honolulu Lu

as Pierre

The Shadow of the Eagle
5.1

(1932) The Shadow of the Eagle

as Pat Kelly

0.0

(1929) One Splendid Hour

as Solly

Son of Zorro
6.0

(1947) Son of Zorro

as Judge Hyde

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
6.0

(1941) The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

as Newsstand Clerk

The Pinto Kid
0.0

(1941) The Pinto Kid

as Ed Slade

Mug Town
7.0

(1942) Mug Town

as Thief

Beyond the Last Frontier
0.0

(1943) Beyond the Last Frontier

as 'Sarge' Kincaid

Keep 'Em Slugging
5.5

(1943) Keep 'Em Slugging

as Dugan

Westward Ho-Hum
0.0

(1941) Westward Ho-Hum

as ---

Hail to the Rangers
0.0

(1943) Hail to the Rangers

as Latham

The Lone Prairie
0.0

(1942) The Lone Prairie

as Judge Barstow

Raiders of Ghost City
6.0

(1944) Raiders of Ghost City

as Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper

Ghost Guns
5.8

(1944) Ghost Guns

as Doc Edwards

Raiders of the Border
0.0

(1944) Raiders of the Border

as Whiskey Wiley

Robin Hood of Monterey
5.9

(1947) Robin Hood of Monterey

as Pablo

Trailing Danger
0.0

(1947) Trailing Danger

as Pennypacker

Carnival
0.0

(1935) Carnival

as Barker

The Law Comes to Gunsight
5.0

(1947) The Law Comes to Gunsight

as Bert Simpson

Breed of the Border
0.0

(1933) Breed of the Border

as Joe

Sundown on the Prairie
0.0

(1939) Sundown on the Prairie

as Henchman Blackie

Bandit Ranger
3.4

(1942) Bandit Ranger

as Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)

Up Goes Maisie
6.7

(1946) Up Goes Maisie

as Fireman (Uncredited)

Sabotage Squad
6.0

(1942) Sabotage Squad

as Smoke Shop Customer

The Good Bad Girl
5.5

(1931) The Good Bad Girl

as One of Tyler's Thugs

Lightnin' Crandall
2.0

(1937) Lightnin' Crandall

as Texas May

I Stole a Million
6.0

(1939) I Stole a Million

as Mooch (uncredited)

Men of the Night
2.0

(1934) Men of the Night

as Sandy (uncredited)

The Undie-World
9.0

(1934) The Undie-World

as T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant

Life Begins with Love
5.0

(1937) Life Begins with Love

as Radical (uncredited)

Million Dollar Legs
6.6

(1932) Million Dollar Legs

as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)

The Amateur Gentleman
0.0

(1926) The Amateur Gentleman

as Dandy (uncredited)

Pals in Paradise
6.0

(1926) Pals in Paradise

as Butterfly Kid

What a Night!
0.0

(1928) What a Night!

as Snarky

Dodge City Trail
3.0

(1936) Dodge City Trail

as Dillon

Fair Warning
0.0

(1931) Fair Warning

as Jordan

Down on the Farm
0.0

(1938) Down on the Farm

as Pony Concessioner

Mission to Moscow
5.3

(1943) Mission to Moscow

as Heckler (uncredited)

A Man About Town
0.0

(1927) A Man About Town

as Cohort

The Jury's Secret
4.0

(1938) The Jury's Secret

as Sidewalk Heckler

Outlaw Express
1.0

(1938) Outlaw Express

as Express Rider

Ex-Champ
6.0

(1939) Ex-Champ

as Street Cleaner

Crash Donovan
0.0

(1936) Crash Donovan

as Mechanic (uncredited)

The Glass Key
6.4

(1935) The Glass Key

as Bettor (uncredited)

So This Is Love
5.3

(1928) So This Is Love

as Flash Tracy

The Chaser
6.0

(1938) The Chaser

as Injured Man

Badge of Honor
4.4

(1934) Badge of Honor

as 'Tip' Crane

All Quiet on the Western Front
7.8

(1930) All Quiet on the Western Front

as 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)

Goin' to Town
0.0

(1944) Goin' to Town

as Zeke

Little Caesar
6.9

(1931) Little Caesar

as Cashier (uncredited)

Buck Privates Come Home
6.3

(1947) Buck Privates Come Home

as Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)

Murder in Times Square
4.3

(1943) Murder in Times Square

as Horsetooth

Frisco Sal
3.7

(1945) Frisco Sal

as McKinney

The Man in Half Moon Street
5.4

(1945) The Man in Half Moon Street

as Porter

The Jungle Captive
5.6

(1945) The Jungle Captive

as Jim

Freaks
7.8

(1932) Freaks

as Sideshow Patron (uncredited)

The Man Who Came to Dinner
6.9

(1941) The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Michaelson (uncredited)

Marshal of Gunsmoke
0.0

(1944) Marshal of Gunsmoke

as Nuggett Newcomb

My Man Godfrey
7.5

(1936) My Man Godfrey

as Forgotten Man (uncredited)

Ten Dollars or Ten Days
4.5

(1924) Ten Dollars or Ten Days

as The Cashier's Father (uncredited)

The Climax
5.5

(1944) The Climax

as Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)

Merrily We Go to Hell
6.3

(1932) Merrily We Go to Hell

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Show
6.8

(1922) The Show

as Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)

California Frontier
0.0

(1938) California Frontier

as Barclay

One Man Law
5.0

(1931) One Man Law

as Stubb

The Lost Jungle
2.3

(1934) The Lost Jungle

as Pete

0.0

(1925) Where the Worst Begins

as ---

Galloping Romeo
0.0

(1933) Galloping Romeo

as Andy Kent

The Kiss Before the Mirror
5.4

(1933) The Kiss Before the Mirror

as Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)

Road Agent
0.0

(1941) Road Agent

as Jake

Stool Pigeon
0.0

(1928) Stool Pigeon

as Dropper

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
5.3

(1947) Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

as Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)

Stagecoach Buckaroo
5.0

(1942) Stagecoach Buckaroo

as ---

The Secret of the Whistler
5.9

(1946) The Secret of the Whistler

as ---

0.0

(1927) On Ze Boulevard

as Valet

She Married Her Boss
7.0

(1935) She Married Her Boss

as Passerby

Made on Broadway
6.5

(1933) Made on Broadway

as Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur

You and Me
6.5

(1938) You and Me

as Nick (uncredited)

The Frame-Up
6.0

(1937) The Frame-Up

as Horse Player (uncredited)

Dance, Fools, Dance
6.4

(1931) Dance, Fools, Dance

as Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)

Yankee Fakir
5.0

(1947) Yankee Fakir

as Charlie

The Face Behind the Mask
6.5

(1941) The Face Behind the Mask

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Gallant Journey
6.1

(1946) Gallant Journey

as Husband (uncredited)

Johnny Angel
5.9

(1945) Johnny Angel

as Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)

The Delicious Little Devil
5.6

(1919) The Delicious Little Devil

as Agency Employee (uncredited)

The Lady Is Willing
6.4

(1942) The Lady Is Willing

as Doorman (uncredited)

The Great John L.
5.0

(1945) The Great John L.

as Waiter (uncredited)

Whirlpool
5.9

(1934) Whirlpool

as Ben (uncredited)

Forgotten Faces
0.0

(1928) Forgotten Faces

as ---

Trail Street
6.4

(1947) Trail Street

as Eben Bowen (uncredited)

We're Not Dressing
6.7

(1934) We're Not Dressing

as Sailor Tossing Cards (uncredited)

Melting Millions
0.0

(1927) Melting Millions

as ---

The Casino Murder Case
6.5

(1935) The Casino Murder Case

as Husband of Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited)