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