Ernest Whitman
Known for Acting · 36 credits
- Born
- 1893-02-21
- Died
- 1954-08-05
- Place of birth
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- Also known 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.
Known For
TV Shows (1)
Movies (35)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Maryland
1940
as Clarence "Dogface" Reems
Jesse James
1939
as Pinkie
Congo Maisie
1940
as Varnai
Stormy Weather
1943
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
Safari
1940
as Witch doctor
Blonde Savage
1947
as Tonga
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Pinky
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
Dillinger
1945
as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004
as Pit Crowd
Road to Zanzibar
1941
as Whiteface
Among the Living
1941
as Pompey
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Buck
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Sam
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Sam Blike / Sam Blike (uncredited)
White Hunter
1936
as Abdi
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Tell No Tales
1939
as Slab Griffin (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
1943
as Jim Henry
Pacific Liner
1939
as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
Banjo
1947
as Uncle Jasper
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Colored Gentleman
The Green Pastures
1936
as Pharaoh
The Get-Away
1941
as Moose Jones
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941
as Feets Johnson
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Roustabout (uncredited)
6,000 Enemies
1939
as Willie (uncredited)
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
1944
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Mr. Mordecai
King for a Day
1934
as Mr. Brown
Mystery Sea Raider
1940
as First Fisherman
Half-Pint Pygmy
1948
as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
About Ernest Whitman
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. With 36 credits spanning from 1934 to 2004, Ernest Whitman has appeared in 35 films and 1 TV show.
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Most Popular Ernest Whitman Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
- The Lost Weekend (1945) — as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
- Maryland (1940) — as Clarence "Dogface" Reems
- Jesse James (1939) — as Pinkie
- Congo Maisie (1940) — as Varnai
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