Ernest 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
Gone with the Wind
The Lost Weekend
Jesse James
Santa Fe Trail
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Return of Frank James
Dillinger
Among the Living
All Movies (36)
- 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story2004 · as Pit Crowd
- The Sun Shines Bright1953 · as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
- Half-Pint Pygmy1948 · as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
- Blonde Savage1947 · as Tonga
- Banjo1947 · as Uncle Jasper
- My Brother Talks to Horses1947 · as Mr. Mordecai
- The Lost Weekend1945 · as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
- Dillinger1945 · as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
- Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears1944
- Stormy Weather1943 · as Jim Europe (uncredited)
- Cabin in the Sky1943 · as Jim Henry
- Among the Living1941 · as Pompey
- The Pittsburgh Kid1941 · as Feets Johnson
- The Get-Away1941 · as Moose Jones
- Road to Zanzibar1941 · as Whiteface
- Santa Fe Trail1940 · as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
- Mystery Sea Raider1940 · as First Fisherman
- Third Finger, Left Hand1940 · as Sam
- The Return of Frank James1940 · as Pinky
- Maryland1940 · as Clarence "Dogface" Reems
- Safari1940 · as Witch doctor
- Buck Benny Rides Again1940 · as Colored Gentleman
- Castle on the Hudson1940 · as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
- Congo Maisie1940 · as Varnai
- Gone with the Wind1939 · as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
- Tell No Tales1939 · as Slab Griffin (uncredited)
- 6,000 Enemies1939 · as Willie (uncredited)
- Jesse James1939 · as Pinkie
- Pacific Liner1939 · as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
- Daughter of Shanghai1937 · as Sam Blike
- Daughter of Shanghai1937 · as Sam Blike (uncredited)
- They Gave Him a Gun1937 · as Roustabout (uncredited)
- White Hunter1936 · as Abdi
- The Green Pastures1936 · as Pharaoh
- The Prisoner of Shark Island1936 · as Buck
- King for a Day1934 · as Mr. Brown
All TV Shows (1)
- The Beulah Show1950 · as Bill Jackson