Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman

Acting

Birthday

1893/02/21

Day of death

1954/08/05 (61 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Also know as

Ernest R. 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.

Acting
The Get-Away
5.2

(1941) The Get-Away

as Moose Jones

Third Finger, Left Hand
6.8

(1940) Third Finger, Left Hand

as Sam

The Prisoner of Shark Island
6.9

(1936) The Prisoner of Shark Island

as Buck

6.0

(1934) King for a Day

as Mr. Brown

Among the Living
6.1

(1941) Among the Living

as Pompey

Banjo
7.5

(1947) Banjo

as Uncle Jasper

6,000 Enemies
6.0

(1939) 6,000 Enemies

as Willie (uncredited)

White Hunter
0.0

(1936) White Hunter

as Abdi

They Gave Him a Gun
6.2

(1937) They Gave Him a Gun

as Roustabout (uncredited)

Tell No Tales
5.3

(1939) Tell No Tales

as Slab Griffin (uncredited)

Pacific Liner
5.2

(1939) Pacific Liner

as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)

Jesse James
6.4

(1939) Jesse James

as Pinkie

Gone with the Wind
7.9

(1939) Gone with the Wind

as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

Blonde Savage
4.7

(1947) Blonde Savage

as Tonga

The Lost Weekend
7.6

(1945) The Lost Weekend

as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

The Sun Shines Bright
6.5

(1953) The Sun Shines Bright

as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

The Green Pastures
6.3

(1936) The Green Pastures

as Pharaoh

Stormy Weather
6.9

(1943) Stormy Weather

as Jim Europe (uncredited)

The Pittsburgh Kid
0.0

(1941) The Pittsburgh Kid

as Feets Johnson

5.8

(1944) Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears

as ---

The Return of Frank James
6.2

(1940) The Return of Frank James

as Pinky

Santa Fe Trail
5.6

(1940) Santa Fe Trail

as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)

Buck Benny Rides Again
0.0

(1940) Buck Benny Rides Again

as Colored Gentleman

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
7.5

(2004) 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

as Pit Crowd

Castle on the Hudson
6.8

(1940) Castle on the Hudson

as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)

Mystery Sea Raider
3.0

(1940) Mystery Sea Raider

as First Fisherman

Maryland
6.2

(1940) Maryland

as Clarence "Dogface" Reems

Safari
4.0

(1940) Safari

as Witch doctor

Congo Maisie
4.2

(1940) Congo Maisie

as Varnai

Half-Pint Pygmy
6.0

(1948) Half-Pint Pygmy

as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)

Cabin in the Sky
6.3

(1943) Cabin in the Sky

as Jim Henry

Road to Zanzibar
6.3

(1941) Road to Zanzibar

as Whiteface

My Brother Talks to Horses
6.0

(1947) My Brother Talks to Horses

as Mr. Mordecai

Daughter of Shanghai
5.4

(1937) Daughter of Shanghai

as Sam Blike

Daughter of Shanghai
5.4

(1937) Daughter of Shanghai

as Sam Blike (uncredited)

7.0

(1950) The Beulah Show

as Bill Jackson