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Ernest Whitman
Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman

ActingBorn February 21, 1893Died August 5, 1954 (age 61)Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Filmography

2004Movie
1953
The Sun Shines Bright

as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

Movie
1950
The Beulah Show

as Bill Jackson

TV
1948
Half-Pint Pygmy

as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)

Movie
1947Movie
1947
Banjo

as Uncle Jasper

Movie
1947Movie
1945
The Lost Weekend

as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

Movie
1945
Dillinger

as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Stormy Weather

as Jim Europe (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Cabin in the Sky

as Jim Henry

Movie
1941Movie
1941
The Pittsburgh Kid

as Feets Johnson

Movie
1941
The Get-Away

as Moose Jones

Movie
1941
Road to Zanzibar

as Whiteface

Movie
1940
Santa Fe Trail

as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Mystery Sea Raider

as First Fisherman

Movie
1940Movie
1940
Maryland

as Clarence "Dogface" Reems

Movie
1940
Safari

as Witch doctor

Movie
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again

as Colored Gentleman

Movie
1940
Castle on the Hudson

as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)

Movie
1940
Congo Maisie

as Varnai

Movie
1939
Gone with the Wind

as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Tell No Tales

as Slab Griffin (uncredited)

Movie
1939
6,000 Enemies

as Willie (uncredited)

Movie
1939
Jesse James

as Pinkie

Movie
1939
Pacific Liner

as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)

Movie
1937Movie
1937
Daughter of Shanghai

as Sam Blike (uncredited)

Movie
1937
They Gave Him a Gun

as Roustabout (uncredited)

Movie
1936Movie
1936Movie
1934
King for a Day

as Mr. Brown

Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayFebruary 21, 1893
Day of DeathAugust 5, 1954
Place of BirthOklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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