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 Return of Frank James
1940
as Pinky
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Jesse James
1939
as Pinkie
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Buck
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
Stormy Weather
1943
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Roustabout (uncredited)
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004
as Pit Crowd
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Sam
Cabin in the Sky
1943
as Jim Henry
The Get-Away
1941
as Moose Jones
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Colored Gentleman
Road to Zanzibar
1941
as Whiteface
Blonde Savage
1947
as Tonga
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Sam Blike / Sam Blike (uncredited)
Among the Living
1941
as Pompey
Tell No Tales
1939
as Slab Griffin (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
The Green Pastures
1936
as Pharaoh
Congo Maisie
1940
as Varnai
White Hunter
1936
as Abdi
Safari
1940
as Witch doctor
Banjo
1947
as Uncle Jasper
Pacific Liner
1939
as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
Half-Pint Pygmy
1948
as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
1944
6,000 Enemies
1939
as Willie (uncredited)
Maryland
1940
as Clarence "Dogface" Reems
Dillinger
1945
as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider
1940
as First Fisherman
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Mr. Mordecai
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941
as Feets Johnson
King for a Day
1934
as Mr. Brown
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 Return of Frank James (1940) — as Pinky
- The Lost Weekend (1945) — as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
- Jesse James (1939) — as Pinkie
- The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) — as Buck
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