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Actor
Ernest Whitman
- Born February 21, 1893 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- Died August 5, 1954
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 Wind1939
The Lost Weekend1945
The Return of Frank James1940
Jesse James1939
Santa Fe Trail1940
The Prisoner of Shark Island1936
The Sun Shines Bright1953
Stormy Weather1943
Filmography
- 20043: The Dale Earnhardt StoryFilmPit Crowd
- 1953The Sun Shines BrightFilmPleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
- 1950The Beulah ShowSeriesBill Jackson
- 1948Half-Pint PygmyFilmPygmy (voice) (uncredited)
- 1947Blonde SavageFilmTonga
- 1947BanjoFilmUncle Jasper
- 1947My Brother Talks to HorsesFilmMr. Mordecai
- 1945The Lost WeekendFilmBlack Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
- 1945DillingerFilmJack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
- 1944Goldilocks and the Jivin' BearsFilm
- 1943Stormy WeatherFilmJim Europe (uncredited)
- 1943Cabin in the SkyFilmJim Henry
- 1941Road to ZanzibarFilmWhiteface
- 1941Among the LivingFilmPompey
- 1941The Get-AwayFilmMoose Jones
- 1941The Pittsburgh KidFilmFeets Johnson
- 1940The Return of Frank JamesFilmPinky
- 1940Santa Fe TrailFilmBlack Man in Barn (uncredited)
- 1940Castle on the HudsonFilmAlexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
- 1940Third Finger, Left HandFilmSam
- 1940Congo MaisieFilmVarnai
- 1940MarylandFilmClarence "Dogface" Reems
- 1940Buck Benny Rides AgainFilmColored Gentleman
- 1940Mystery Sea RaiderFilmFirst Fisherman
- 1940SafariFilmWitch doctor
- 1939Gone with the WindFilmCarpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
- 1939Jesse JamesFilmPinkie
- 1939Pacific LinerFilmProfessor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
- 19396,000 EnemiesFilmWillie (uncredited)
- 1939Tell No TalesFilmSlab Griffin (uncredited)
- 1937Daughter of ShanghaiFilmSam Blike, Sam Blike (uncredited)
- 1937They Gave Him a GunFilmRoustabout (uncredited)
- 1936The Prisoner of Shark IslandFilmBuck
- 1936The Green PasturesFilmPharaoh
- 1936White HunterFilmAbdi
- 1934King for a DayFilmMr. Brown