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)
Jesse James
1939
as Pinkie
Congo Maisie
1940
as Varnai
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Stormy Weather
1943
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
Blonde Savage
1947
as Tonga
Safari
1940
as Witch doctor
Maryland
1940
as Clarence "Dogface" Reems
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Pinky
Dillinger
1945
as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004
as Pit Crowd
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Buck
Among the Living
1941
as Pompey
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Sam Blike / Sam Blike (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
1939
as Slab Griffin (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Sam
White Hunter
1936
as Abdi
Road to Zanzibar
1941
as Whiteface
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
The Get-Away
1941
as Moose Jones
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Roustabout (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Colored Gentleman
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
1944
The Green Pastures
1936
as Pharaoh
6,000 Enemies
1939
as Willie (uncredited)
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941
as Feets Johnson
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)
- Jesse James (1939) — as Pinkie
- Congo Maisie (1940) — as Varnai
- The Lost Weekend (1945) — as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
- Stormy Weather (1943) — as Jim Europe (uncredited)
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