Ernie Adams
Known for Acting · 268 credits
- Born
- 1885-06-17
- Died
- 1947-11-26
- Place of birth
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Also known 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 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
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Ed (uncredited)
Freaks
1932
as Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
1934
as Bag Thief (uncredited)
Little Caesar
1931
as Cashier (uncredited)
The Killers
1946
as Hood with Cane (uncredited)
Movies (268)
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
as Ed (uncredited)
Freaks
1932
as Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
as 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
1934
as Bag Thief (uncredited)
Little Caesar
1931
as Cashier (uncredited)
The Killers
1946
as Hood with Cane (uncredited)
The Suspect
1945
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Whirlpool
1934
as Ben (uncredited)
Trail Street
1947
as Eben Bowen (uncredited)
Wells Fargo
1937
as Miner
Deadline at Dawn
1946
as Waiter (uncredited)
Jungle Raiders
1945
as Charley
The Climax
1944
as Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)
Outlaw Express
1938
as Express Rider
The Blackbird
1926
as Bertie's No. 2 Man
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
as Miller Huggins
Sabotage Squad
1942
as Smoke Shop Customer
My Man Godfrey
1936
as Forgotten Man (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
1939
as Street Cleaner
Here Comes the Groom
1934
as 1st Gunman
Primrose Path
1940
as Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
Speedy
1928
as Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet
1944
as Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
Union Pacific
1939
as Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)
Dangerous Business
1946
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
The Storm
1930
as Johnny Behind the 8-Ball
Found Alive
1933
as C.S. King
Midnight Mary
1933
as Court Photographer (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns
1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
You and Me
1938
as Nick (uncredited)
The Sea Wolf
1941
Trigger Pals
1939
as Henchman Pete
Johnny Angel
1945
as Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)
The Phantom
1943
as Rusty Fenton (uncredited)
The Mighty
1929
as Hood
Desperate
1947
as Villager (uncredited)
Fear
1946
as House Painter
The Man with Nine Lives
1940
as Pete Daggett
Dark Command
1940
as Townsman
Leaping Love
1929
as George - The Drunk (uncredited)
Exclusive Story
1936
as Bartender (uncredited)
Doomed at Sundown
1937
as Deputy
Buck Privates Come Home
1947
as Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)
The Kiss Before the Mirror
1933
as Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941
as Michaelson (uncredited)
The Secret of the Whistler
1946
Carnival
1935
as Barker (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
1943
as Heckler (uncredited)
Honolulu Lu
1941
as Pierre
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1947
as Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
The Chaser
1938
as Injured Man
Young Tom Edison
1940
as Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
I Stole a Million
1939
as Mooch (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
1945
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Son of Monte Cristo
1940
as Informer
Sagebrush Law
1943
as Landers
Life Begins with Love
1937
as Radical (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
1933
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
The Gay Defender
1927
as Bart Hamby
The Hurricane Express
1932
as Barney
The Jungle Captive
1945
as Jim
Swamp Woman
1941
as Spratt
Numbered Men
1930
as Trustee with List (bit)
San Quentin
1937
as Fink
The Face Behind the Mask
1941
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
King for a Night
1933
as Pool Hall Crony
She Married Her Boss
1935
as Passerby
The Prescott Kid
1934
as Red Larsen
Danger Valley
1937
as Soapy
Out West with the Peppers
1940
as Oscar - Telegraph Operator
Rollin' Plains
1938
as Cain Moody
The Show
1922
as Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1940
as (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Dugan
There Goes My Heart
1938
as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
The Jury's Secret
1938
as Sidewalk Heckler
The Lady Is Willing
1942
as Doorman (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)
Return of the Ape Man
1944
as Tramp, Willie the Weasel
Invisible Ghost
1941
as Jules Mason, caretaker
Dance, Fools, Dance
1931
as Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)
Alias Boston Blackie
1942
as Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Made on Broadway
1933
as Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur
The Amateur Gentleman
1926
as Dandy (uncredited)
The Purple Vigilantes
1938
as Blake
The Man in Half Moon Street
1945
as Porter
Riders of Death Valley
1941
as Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]
West of Singapore
1933
as Watson
Down on the Farm
1938
as Pony Concessioner
A Very Honorable Guy
1934
as Gambler
Tower of London
1939
as Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)
Girls of the Road
1940
as Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
The Lost Jungle
1934
as Pete
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
as Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Gallant Journey
1946
as Husband (uncredited)
The Pretender
1947
as Thomas the butler
Forgotten Faces
1928
The Millerson Case
1947
as Zeke Zilch
Is There Justice?
1931
as Shorty Gray
Merrily We Go to Hell
1932
as Reporter (uncredited)
For the Defense
1930
as Eddie Withers
The Pride of the Legion
1932
as Shorty
Crash Donovan
1936
as Mechanic (uncredited)
Before I Hang
1940
as Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly
Curlytop
1924
as Sproggs
The Tuttles of Tahiti
1942
as Paki
The Man Who Returned to Life
1942
as Ezra Smith
Arizona Whirlwind
1944
as Warren, the Jewel Cutter
Little Miss Marker
1934
as Bettor (uncredited)
Bandit Ranger
1942
as Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)
Son of Zorro
1947
as Judge Hyde
Road Gang
1936
as Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)
The Fargo Kid
1940
as Bush Cleveland
Code of the Streets
1939
as Henchman
The Miracle Rider
1935
as John Stelter
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
1939
as Doc Grover
Frontier Pony Express
1939
as Man at Deer Lodge Station
Exposed
1938
as Bum
Ghost Guns
1944
as Doc Edwards
About Ernie Adams
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 191… With 268 credits spanning from 1919 to 1947, Ernie Adams has appeared in 268 films and 0 TV shows.
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- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) — as Ed (uncredited)
- Freaks (1932) — as Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
- All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) — as 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
- It Happened One Night (1934) — as Bag Thief (uncredited)
- Little Caesar (1931) — as Cashier (uncredited)
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