About
Ernest Whitman
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2004 | 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story | Actor | Pit Crowd | 59 Average |
| 1953 | The Sun Shines Bright | Actor | Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Half-Pint Pygmy | Actor | Pygmy (voice) (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1947 | Blonde Savage | Actor | Tonga | 58 Average |
| 1947 | Banjo | Actor | Uncle Jasper | 59 Average |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses | Actor | Mr. Mordecai | 59 Average |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend | Actor | Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited) | 68 Fair |
| 1944 | Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears | Actor | 58 Average |
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| 1943 | Stormy Weather | Actor | Jim Europe (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1943 | Cabin in the Sky | Actor | Jim Henry | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Among the Living | Actor | Pompey | 59 Average |
| 1941 | The Pittsburgh Kid | Actor | Feets Johnson | N/A N/A |
| 1941 | The Get-Away | Actor | Moose Jones | 58 Average |
| 1941 | Road to Zanzibar | Actor | Whiteface | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail | Actor | Black Man in Barn (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Mystery Sea Raider | Actor | First Fisherman | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand | Actor | Sam | 59 Average |
| 1940 | The Return of Frank James | Actor | Pinky | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Maryland | Actor | Clarence "Dogface" Reems | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Safari | Actor | Witch doctor | 58 Average |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again | Actor | Colored Gentleman | N/A N/A |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Actor | Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1940 | Congo Maisie | Actor | Varnai | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Tell No Tales | Actor | Slab Griffin (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | 6,000 Enemies | Actor | Willie (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Actor | Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited) | 77 Good |
| 1939 | Jesse James | Actor | Pinkie | 59 Average |
| 1939 | Pacific Liner | Actor | Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1937 | Daughter of Shanghai | Actor | Sam Blike | 58 Average |
| 1937 | They Gave Him a Gun | Actor | Roustabout (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1936 | White Hunter | Actor | Abdi | N/A N/A |
| 1936 | The Green Pastures | Actor | Pharaoh | 59 Average |
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island | Actor | Buck | 59 Average |
| 1934 | King for a Day | Actor | Mr. Brown | 59 Average |