Ernie Adams

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ernie Adams (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

It's a Wonderful Life

Freaks

All Quiet on the Western Front

It Happened One Night

The Killers

My Man Godfrey

Little Caesar

You and Me

All Movies (268)

• The Last Round-up1947 · as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
• The Black Widow1947 · as Blinky
• Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome1947 · as Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
• Robin Hood of Monterey1947 · as Pablo
• The Pretender1947 · as Thomas the butler
• Killer Dill1947 · as Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)
• Desperate1947 · as Villager (uncredited)
• Trailing Danger1947 · as Pennypacker
• The Millerson Case1947 · as Zeke Zilch
• The Law Comes to Gunsight1947 · as Bert Simpson
• Buck Privates Come Home1947 · as Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)
• Yankee Fakir1947 · as Charlie
• Trail Street1947 · as Eben Bowen (uncredited)
• The Thirteenth Hour1947 · as McCabe
• Son of Zorro1947 · as Judge Hyde
• It's a Wonderful Life1946 · as Ed (uncredited)
• The People's Choice1946
• The Secret of the Whistler1946
• Gallant Journey1946 · as Husband (uncredited)
• The Mysterious Mr. Valentine1946 · as Frank Gary, Henchman
• The Killers1946 · as Hood with Cane (uncredited)
• Traffic in Crime1946 · as Counter Man
• Dangerous Business1946 · as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
• King of the Forest Rangers1946 · as Hiram Bailey
• Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways1946 · as Retner
• Deadline at Dawn1946 · as Waiter (uncredited)
• Fear1946 · as House Painter
• Up Goes Maisie1946 · as Fireman (Uncredited)
• A Guy Could Change1946 · as Newsboy
• Girl on the Spot1946 · as Pickpocket (uncredited)
• Johnny Angel1945 · as Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)
• Jungle Raiders1945 · as Charley
• Along Came Jones1945 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• The Jungle Captive1945 · as Jim
• The Great John L.1945 · as Waiter (uncredited)
• The Power of the Whistler1945 · as Bit Part
• Escape in the Fog1945 · as George Smith
• Frisco Sal1945 · as McKinney
• The Suspect1945 · as Cabbie (uncredited)
• Brenda Starr, Reporter1945 · as Charlie (uncredited)
• I Love a Mystery1945 · as Gimpy (Uncredited)
• The Man in Half Moon Street1945 · as Porter
• Murder, My Sweet1944 · as Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
• Ghost Guns1944 · as Doc Edwards
• The Climax1944 · as Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)
• Goin' to Town1944 · as Zeke
• Raiders of Ghost City1944 · as Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper
• Return of the Ape Man1944 · as Tramp, Willie the Weasel
• Arizona Whirlwind1944 · as Warren, the Jewel Cutter
• Raiders of the Border1944 · as Whiskey Wiley
• Marshal of Gunsmoke1944 · as Nuggett Newcomb
• The Phantom1943 · as Rusty Fenton (uncredited)
• Mystery Broadcast1943 · as Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)
• Phony Express1943 · as The Banker (uncredited)
• Hail to the Rangers1943 · as Latham
• Headin' for God's Country1943 · as Chuck
• Beyond the Last Frontier1943 · as 'Sarge' Kincaid
• Mission to Moscow1943 · as Heckler (uncredited)
• Sagebrush Law1943 · as Landers
• Murder in Times Square1943 · as Horsetooth
• Keep 'Em Slugging1943 · as Dugan
• Mug Town1942 · as Thief
• The Lone Prairie1942 · as Judge Barstow
• Bandit Ranger1942 · as Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)
• Isle of Missing Men1942 · as Captain of the S. S. Mariposa
• Sabotage Squad1942 · as Smoke Shop Customer
• The Pride of the Yankees1942 · as Miller Huggins
• One Thrilling Night1942 · as Pete Mooney
• The Tuttles of Tahiti1942 · as Paki
• Cactus Makes Perfect1942 · as Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)
• Alias Boston Blackie1942 · as Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
• Riding the Wind1942 · as Jones
• Man With Two Lives1942 · as Gimpy
• Stagecoach Buckaroo1942
• The Lady Is Willing1942 · as Doorman (uncredited)
• The Man Who Returned to Life1942 · as Ezra Smith
• The Man Who Came to Dinner1941 · as Michaelson (uncredited)
• Road Agent1941 · as Jake
• Honolulu Lu1941 · as Pierre
• Swamp Woman1941 · as Spratt
• Sea Raiders1941 · as Zeke
• The Officer and the Lady1941 · as Car Thief (uncredited)
• Westward Ho-Hum1941
• Bad Man of Deadwood1941 · as Medicine Show Spectator
• The Devil Commands1941 · as Elam
• Riders of Death Valley1941 · as Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]
• Invisible Ghost1941 · as Jules Mason, caretaker
• Robbers of the Range1941 · as Greeley
• The Sea Wolf1941
• Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie1941 · as Mustang
• The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance1941 · as Newsstand Clerk
• The Pinto Kid1941 · as Ed Slade
• The Face Behind the Mask1941 · as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
• Riders from Nowhere1940 · as Manny
• The Fargo Kid1940 · as Bush Cleveland
• The Son of Monte Cristo1940 · as Informer
• Before I Hang1940 · as Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly
• He Stayed for Breakfast1940 · as Workman
• Girls of the Road1940 · as Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
• Out West with the Peppers1940 · as Oscar - Telegraph Operator
• The Man from Tumbleweeds1940 · as Shifty Sheldon
• The Man with Nine Lives1940 · as Pete Daggett
• Dark Command1940 · as Townsman
• Primrose Path1940 · as Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
• Young Tom Edison1940 · as Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
• Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe1940 · as (uncredited)
• Castle on the Hudson1940 · as Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)
• The Invisible Man Returns1940 · as Minor Role (uncredited)
• Yukon Flight1940 · as Henry
• Tower of London1939 · as Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)
• The Invisible Killer1939 · as Squint, the Croupier
• I Stole a Million1939 · as Mooch (uncredited)
• Overland with Kit Carson1939 · as Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith
• The Man from Sundown1939 · as Shorty Bates
• Down the Wyoming Trail1939 · as Ernie Adams
• Young Mr. Lincoln1939 · as Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
• Ex-Champ1939 · as Street Cleaner
• Mandrake the Magician1939 · as Brown
• Union Pacific1939 · as Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)
• Code of the Streets1939 · as Henchman
• Frontier Pony Express1939 · as Man at Deer Lodge Station
• The Lone Ranger Rides Again1939 · as Doc Grover
• You Can't Cheat an Honest Man1939 · as Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
• The Phantom Stage1939 · as Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)
• Sundown on the Prairie1939 · as Henchman Blackie
• Trigger Pals1939 · as Henchman Pete
• California Frontier1938 · as Barclay
• Song of the Buckaroo1938 · as Cashier
• Gun Packer1938 · as Jim Lee - Stage Driver
• Exposed1938 · as Bum
• Land of Fighting Men1938 · as Slim
• There Goes My Heart1938 · as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
• Where the Buffalo Roam1938 · as Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger
• Down on the Farm1938 · as Pony Concessioner
• The Mexicali Kid1938 · as Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper
• The Chaser1938 · as Injured Man
• Rollin' Plains1938 · as Cain Moody
• West of Cheyenne1938 · as Henchman Shorty
• Outlaw Express1938 · as Express Rider
• You and Me1938 · as Nick (uncredited)
• Thunder in the Desert1938 · as Tramp
• The Purple Vigilantes1938 · as Blake
• The Jury's Secret1938 · as Sidewalk Heckler
• Wells Fargo1937 · as Miner
• Tim Tyler's Luck1937 · as Henchman Becker
• Colorado Kid1937 · as Bibben Tucker
• The Man in the Barn1937 · as Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
• Danger Valley1937 · as Soapy
• Life Begins with Love1937 · as Radical (uncredited)
• Radio Patrol1937 · as Hobo
• Arizona Gunfighter1937 · as Grizzly Barr
• Stars Over Arizona1937 · as Jimmy the Weasel
• Ridin' the Lone Trail1937 · as Peters
• Hopalong Rides Again1937 · as Keno
• Doomed at Sundown1937 · as Deputy
• Anything for a Thrill1937 · as The Runt - Henchman
• Two-Fisted Sheriff1937 · as Sheriff Rankin
• San Quentin1937 · as Fink
• Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin1937 · as Red
• Law of the Ranger1937 · as Zeke
• The Frame-Up1937 · as Horse Player (uncredited)
• Bar-Z Bad Men1937 · as Henchman Pete
• Lightnin' Crandall1937 · as Texas May
• Night Waitress1936 · as Diner Who Gets Indigestion
• Dodge City Trail1936 · as Dillon
• The Gun Ranger1936 · as Wally Smeed
• Hopalong Cassidy Returns1936 · as Assayer Benson
• My Man Godfrey1936 · as Forgotten Man (uncredited)
• Crash Donovan1936 · as Mechanic (uncredited)
• Three on the Trail1936 · as Idaho
• Road Gang1936 · as Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)
• Exclusive Story1936 · as Bartender (uncredited)
• It's in the Air1935 · as Counterman (uncredited)
• She Married Her Boss1935 · as Passerby
• The Glass Key1935 · as Bettor (uncredited)
• Men of the Hour1935 · as Steve
• The Miracle Rider1935 · as John Stelter
• The Ghost Rider1935 · as Practical Joker
• The Casino Murder Case1935 · as Husband of Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited)
• The Perfect Clue1935 · as Butch Carter
• Carnival1935 · as Barker (uncredited)
• Calling All Cars1935 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• Men of the Night1934 · as Sandy (uncredited)
• The Prescott Kid1934 · as Red Larsen
• The Law of the Wild1934 · as Henchman Raymond
• Three Chumps Ahead1934 · as Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)
• Here Comes the Groom1934 · as 1st Gunman
• Little Miss Marker1934 · as Bettor (uncredited)
• Hell Bent for Love1934 · as Henchman Joe Barnard
• We're Not Dressing1934 · as Sailor Tossing Cards (uncredited)
• A Very Honorable Guy1934 · as Gambler
• Whirlpool1934 · as Ben (uncredited)
• The Undie-World1934 · as T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant
• Badge of Honor1934 · as 'Tip' Crane
• Woman Unafraid1934 · as Henchman
• The Lost Jungle1934 · as Pete
• It Happened One Night1934 · as Bag Thief (uncredited)
• King for a Night1933 · as Pool Hall Crony
• Ranger's Code1933 · as Nat the Bat
• Galloping Romeo1933 · as Andy Kent
• Midnight Mary1933 · as Court Photographer (uncredited)
• Made on Broadway1933 · as Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur
• The Kiss Before the Mirror1933 · as Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)
• Found Alive1933 · as C.S. King
• A Lady's Profession1933 · as One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)
• Breed of the Border1933 · as Joe
• She Done Him Wrong1933 · as Man in Audience (uncredited)
• Hallelujah, I'm a Bum1933 · as Man Thrown out of Apartment Building
• West of Singapore1933 · as Watson
• The Unwritten Law1932 · as Ed Riley
• Men Of America1932 · as Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper
• The Pride of the Legion1932 · as Shorty
• The Hurricane Express1932 · as Barney
• Beyond the Rockies1932 · as Blinky
• Million Dollar Legs1932 · as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
• Merrily We Go to Hell1932 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• The Shadow of the Eagle1932 · as Pat Kelly
• The Red Shadow1932
• Panama Flo1932 · as Jake - Speakeasy Doorman
• Freaks1932 · as Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
• Night Beat1931 · as Hymie Weissenkorn
• One Man Law1931 · as Stubb
• The Tip-Off1931 · as Slug
• Is There Justice?1931 · as Shorty Gray
• The Galloping Ghost1931 · as Brady
• First Aid1931 · as Joe
• In Old Cheyenne1931 · as Henchman
• The Good Bad Girl1931 · as One of Tyler's Thugs
• Dance, Fools, Dance1931 · as Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)
• Fair Warning1931 · as Jordan
• Little Caesar1931 · as Cashier (uncredited)
• Shadow Ranch1930 · as Henchman Joe
• The Storm1930 · as Johnny Behind the 8-Ball
• For the Defense1930 · as Eddie Withers
• Numbered Men1930 · as Trustee with List (bit)
• All Quiet on the Western Front1930 · as 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
• The Fighting Legion1930 · as Jack Bowie
• The Mighty1929 · as Hood
• Leaping Love1929 · as George - The Drunk (uncredited)
• One Splendid Hour1929 · as Solly
• Weary River1929 · as Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)
• What a Night!1928 · as Snarky
• Stool Pigeon1928 · as Dropper
• Forgotten Faces1928
• Speedy1928 · as Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)
• A Woman's Way1928 · as Pedro
• So This Is Love1928 · as Flash Tracy
• The Gay Defender1927 · as Bart Hamby
• The Main Event1927 · as Slug-nutty fighter
• Nevada1927 · as Cash Burridge
• On Ze Boulevard1927 · as Valet
• Men of Daring1927 · as Ace
• A Man About Town1927 · as Cohort
• Melting Millions1927
• Pals in Paradise1926 · as Butterfly Kid
• Hair-Trigger Baxter1926 · as Shorty Hillis
• The Amateur Gentleman1926 · as Dandy (uncredited)
• The Blackbird1926 · as Bertie's No. 2 Man
• The Best People1925 · as Taxi Driver
• Where the Worst Begins1925
• The Pony Express1925 · as Henchman
• The Thundering Herd1925 · as Jett Henchman (uncredited)
• Curlytop1924 · as Sproggs
• The Beloved Brute1924 · as Swink Tuckson
• Ten Dollars or Ten Days1924 · as The Cashier's Father (uncredited)
• The Show1922 · as Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)
• A Regular Girl1919 · as Shorty
• The Delicious Little Devil1919 · as Agency Employee (uncredited)