Ernest Whitman
Acting
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
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movie3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004
Pit Crowd
movieThe Sun Shines Bright
1953
Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
The Beulah Show
1950
Bill Jackson
movieHalf-Pint Pygmy
1948
Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
movieBanjo
1947
Uncle Jasper
movieMy Brother Talks to Horses
1947
Mr. Mordecai
movieThe Lost Weekend
1945
Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
movieDillinger
1945
Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
movieStormy Weather
1943
Jim Europe (uncredited)
movieCabin in the Sky
1943
Jim Henry
movieThe Pittsburgh Kid
1941
Feets Johnson
movieThe Get-Away
1941
Moose Jones
movieRoad to Zanzibar
1941
Whiteface
movieSanta Fe Trail
1940
Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
movieMystery Sea Raider
1940
First Fisherman
movieMaryland
1940
Clarence "Dogface" Reems
movieSafari
1940
Witch doctor
movieBuck Benny Rides Again
1940
Colored Gentleman
movieCastle on the Hudson
1940
Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
movieCongo Maisie
1940
Varnai
movieGone with the Wind
1939
Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
movieTell No Tales
1939
Slab Griffin (uncredited)
movie6,000 Enemies
1939
Willie (uncredited)
movieJesse James
1939
Pinkie
moviePacific Liner
1939
Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
movieDaughter of Shanghai
1937
Sam Blike / Sam Blike (uncredited)
movieThey Gave Him a Gun
1937
Roustabout (uncredited)
movieThe Green Pastures
1936
Pharaoh