Ernie Adams
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1885
- Died
- November 26, 1947
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, USA
Ernie Adams (born Ernest Stephen Dumarais, June 18, 1885 – November 26, 1947) was an American vaudevillian performer, stage and screen actor and writer. Born in San Francisco, California to Leon D. Adams and Laurence G. Girard, he was also billed as Ernest S. Adams and Ernie S. Adams. He appeared in vaudeville, theater, and film. He started his career in musical comedy on Broadway. Along with his wife Berdonna Gilbert, he formed the vaudeville team "Gilbert and Adams". He appeared in more than 400 films starting from the silent era between 1919 and 1948, and was particularly known for playing shady characters. On Broadway, Adams appeared in Toot-Toot! (1918). On November 26, 1947, Adams died of an acute pulmonary edema at the West Olympic Sanitarium in Los Angeles, California, aged 62. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ernie Adams (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Last Round-up 1947
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Black Widow 1947
as Blinky
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome 1947
as Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
Robin Hood of Monterey 1947
as Pablo
The Pretender 1947
as Thomas the butler
Killer Dill 1947
as Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)
Desperate 1947
as Villager (uncredited)
The Millerson Case 1947
as Zeke Zilch
Trailing Danger 1947
as Pennypacker
The Law Comes to Gunsight 1947
as Bert Simpson
Buck Privates Come Home 1947
as Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)
Yankee Fakir 1947
as Charlie
Trail Street 1947
as Eben Bowen (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Hour 1947
as McCabe
Son of Zorro 1947
as Judge Hyde
It's a Wonderful Life 1946
as Ed (uncredited)
- The People's Choice
The People's Choice 1946
Actor
The Secret of the Whistler 1946
Actor
Gallant Journey 1946
as Husband (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine 1946
as Frank Gary, Henchman
The Killers 1946
as Hood with Cane (uncredited)
Traffic in Crime 1946
as Counter Man
Dangerous Business 1946
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
King of the Forest Rangers 1946
as Hiram Bailey
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways 1946
as Retner
Deadline at Dawn 1946
as Waiter (uncredited)
Fear 1946
as House Painter
Up Goes Maisie 1946
as Fireman (Uncredited)
A Guy Could Change 1946
as Newsboy
Girl on the Spot 1946
as Pickpocket (uncredited)
Johnny Angel 1945
as Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)
Jungle Raiders 1945
as Charley
Along Came Jones 1945
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Jungle Captive 1945
as Jim
The Great John L. 1945
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Power of the Whistler 1945
as Bit Part
Escape in the Fog 1945
as George Smith
Frisco Sal 1945
as McKinney
Brenda Starr, Reporter 1945
as Charlie (uncredited)
The Suspect 1945
as Cabbie (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery 1945
as Gimpy (Uncredited)
The Man in Half Moon Street 1945
as Porter
Murder, My Sweet 1944
as Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
Ghost Guns 1944
as Doc Edwards
The Climax 1944
as Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)
Goin' to Town 1944
as Zeke
Raiders of Ghost City 1944
as Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper
Return of the Ape Man 1944
as Tramp, Willie the Weasel
Arizona Whirlwind 1944
as Warren, the Jewel Cutter
Raiders of the Border 1944
as Whiskey Wiley
Marshal of Gunsmoke 1944
as Nuggett Newcomb
The Phantom 1943
as Rusty Fenton (uncredited)
Mystery Broadcast 1943
as Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)
Phony Express 1943
as The Banker (uncredited)
Hail to the Rangers 1943
as Latham
Headin' for God's Country 1943
as Chuck
Beyond the Last Frontier 1943
as 'Sarge' Kincaid
Mission to Moscow 1943
as Heckler (uncredited)
Sagebrush Law 1943
as Landers
Murder in Times Square 1943
as Horsetooth
Keep 'Em Slugging 1943
as Dugan
Mug Town 1942
as Thief
The Lone Prairie 1942
as Judge Barstow
Bandit Ranger 1942
as Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)
Isle of Missing Men 1942
as Captain of the S. S. Mariposa
Sabotage Squad 1942
as Smoke Shop Customer
The Pride of the Yankees 1942
as Miller Huggins
One Thrilling Night 1942
as Pete Mooney
The Tuttles of Tahiti 1942
as Paki
Cactus Makes Perfect 1942
as Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)
Alias Boston Blackie 1942
as Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Riding the Wind 1942
as Jones
Man With Two Lives 1942
as Gimpy
Stagecoach Buckaroo 1942
Actor
The Lady Is Willing 1942
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Man Who Returned to Life 1942
as Ezra Smith
The Man Who Came to Dinner 1941
as Michaelson (uncredited)
Road Agent 1941
as Jake
Honolulu Lu 1941
as Pierre
Swamp Woman 1941
as Spratt
Sea Raiders 1941
as Zeke
The Officer and the Lady 1941
as Car Thief (uncredited)
Westward Ho-Hum 1941
Actor
Bad Man of Deadwood 1941
as Medicine Show Spectator
The Devil Commands 1941
as Elam
Riders of Death Valley 1941
as Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]
Invisible Ghost 1941
as Jules Mason, caretaker
Robbers of the Range 1941
as Greeley
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie 1941
as Mustang
The Sea Wolf 1941
Actor
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance 1941
as Newsstand Clerk
The Pinto Kid 1941
as Ed Slade
The Face Behind the Mask 1941
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Riders from Nowhere 1940
as Manny
The Fargo Kid 1940
as Bush Cleveland
The Son of Monte Cristo 1940
as Informer
Before I Hang 1940
as Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly
He Stayed for Breakfast 1940
as Workman
Girls of the Road 1940
as Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
Out West with the Peppers 1940
as Oscar - Telegraph Operator
The Man from Tumbleweeds 1940
as Shifty Sheldon
The Man with Nine Lives 1940
as Pete Daggett
Dark Command 1940
as Townsman
Primrose Path 1940
as Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison 1940
as Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 1940
as (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson 1940
as Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns 1940
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Yukon Flight 1940
as Henry
Tower of London 1939
as Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)
The Invisible Killer 1939
as Squint, the Croupier
I Stole a Million 1939
as Mooch (uncredited)
Overland with Kit Carson 1939
as Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith
The Man from Sundown 1939
as Shorty Bates
Down the Wyoming Trail 1939
as Ernie Adams
Young Mr. Lincoln 1939
as Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Ex-Champ 1939
as Street Cleaner
Mandrake the Magician 1939
as Brown
Union Pacific 1939
as Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)
Code of the Streets 1939
as Henchman
Frontier Pony Express 1939
as Man at Deer Lodge Station
The Lone Ranger Rides Again 1939
as Doc Grover
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 1939
as Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
The Phantom Stage 1939
as Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)
Sundown on the Prairie 1939
as Henchman Blackie
Trigger Pals 1939
as Henchman Pete
California Frontier 1938
as Barclay
Song of the Buckaroo 1938
as Cashier
Gun Packer 1938
as Jim Lee - Stage Driver
Exposed 1938
as Bum
Land of Fighting Men 1938
as Slim
There Goes My Heart 1938
as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
Where the Buffalo Roam 1938
as Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger
Down on the Farm 1938
as Pony Concessioner
The Mexicali Kid 1938
as Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper
The Chaser 1938
as Injured Man
Rollin' Plains 1938
as Cain Moody
West of Cheyenne 1938
as Henchman Shorty
Outlaw Express 1938
as Express Rider
You and Me 1938
as Nick (uncredited)
Thunder in the Desert 1938
as Tramp
The Purple Vigilantes 1938
as Blake
The Jury's Secret 1938
as Sidewalk Heckler
Wells Fargo 1937
as Miner
Tim Tyler's Luck 1937
as Henchman Becker
Colorado Kid 1937
as Bibben Tucker
The Man in the Barn 1937
as Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
Danger Valley 1937
as Soapy
Life Begins with Love 1937
as Radical (uncredited)
Radio Patrol 1937
as Hobo
Arizona Gunfighter 1937
as Grizzly Barr
Stars Over Arizona 1937
as Jimmy the Weasel
Ridin' the Lone Trail 1937
as Peters
Hopalong Rides Again 1937
as Keno
Doomed at Sundown 1937
as Deputy
Anything for a Thrill 1937
as The Runt - Henchman
Two-Fisted Sheriff 1937
as Sheriff Rankin
San Quentin 1937
as Fink
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin 1937
as Red
Law of the Ranger 1937
as Zeke
The Frame-Up 1937
as Horse Player (uncredited)
Bar-Z Bad Men 1937
as Henchman Pete
Lightnin' Crandall 1937
as Texas May
Night Waitress 1936
as Diner Who Gets Indigestion
Dodge City Trail 1936
as Dillon
The Gun Ranger 1936
as Wally Smeed
Hopalong Cassidy Returns 1936
as Assayer Benson
My Man Godfrey 1936
as Forgotten Man (uncredited)
Crash Donovan 1936
as Mechanic (uncredited)
Three on the Trail 1936
as Idaho
Road Gang 1936
as Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)
Exclusive Story 1936
as Bartender (uncredited)
It's in the Air 1935
as Counterman (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss 1935
as Passerby
The Glass Key 1935
as Bettor (uncredited)
Men of the Hour 1935
as Steve
The Miracle Rider 1935
as John Stelter
The Ghost Rider 1935
as Practical Joker
The Casino Murder Case 1935
as Husband of Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited)
The Perfect Clue 1935
as Butch Carter
Carnival 1935
as Barker (uncredited)
Calling All Cars 1935
as Reporter (uncredited)
Men of the Night 1934
as Sandy (uncredited)
The Prescott Kid 1934
as Red Larsen
The Law of the Wild 1934
as Henchman Raymond
Three Chumps Ahead 1934
as Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom 1934
as 1st Gunman
Little Miss Marker 1934
as Bettor (uncredited)
Hell Bent for Love 1934
as Henchman Joe Barnard
We're Not Dressing 1934
as Sailor Tossing Cards (uncredited)
A Very Honorable Guy 1934
as Gambler
Whirlpool 1934
as Ben (uncredited)
The Undie-World 1934
as T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant
Badge of Honor 1934
as 'Tip' Crane
Woman Unafraid 1934
as Henchman
The Lost Jungle 1934
as Pete
It Happened One Night 1934
as Bag Thief (uncredited)
King for a Night 1933
as Pool Hall Crony
Ranger's Code 1933
as Nat the Bat
Galloping Romeo 1933
as Andy Kent
Midnight Mary 1933
as Court Photographer (uncredited)
Made on Broadway 1933
as Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur
The Kiss Before the Mirror 1933
as Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)
Found Alive 1933
as C.S. King
A Lady's Profession 1933
as One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)
Breed of the Border 1933
as Joe
She Done Him Wrong 1933
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum 1933
as Man Thrown out of Apartment Building
West of Singapore 1933
as Watson
The Unwritten Law 1932
as Ed Riley
Men Of America 1932
as Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper
The Pride of the Legion 1932
as Shorty
The Hurricane Express 1932
as Barney
Million Dollar Legs 1932
as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
Beyond the Rockies 1932
as Blinky
Merrily We Go to Hell 1932
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Shadow of the Eagle 1932
as Pat Kelly
The Red Shadow 1932
Actor
Panama Flo 1932
as Jake - Speakeasy Doorman
Freaks 1932
as Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
Night Beat 1931
as Hymie Weissenkorn
One Man Law 1931
as Stubb
The Tip-Off 1931
as Slug
Is There Justice? 1931
as Shorty Gray
The Galloping Ghost 1931
as Brady
- First Aid
First Aid 1931
as Joe
In Old Cheyenne 1931
as Henchman
The Good Bad Girl 1931
as One of Tyler's Thugs
Dance, Fools, Dance 1931
as Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)
Fair Warning 1931
as Jordan
Little Caesar 1931
as Cashier (uncredited)
Shadow Ranch 1930
as Henchman Joe
The Storm 1930
as Johnny Behind the 8-Ball
For the Defense 1930
as Eddie Withers
Numbered Men 1930
as Trustee with List (bit)
All Quiet on the Western Front 1930
as 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
The Fighting Legion 1930
as Jack Bowie
The Mighty 1929
as Hood
Leaping Love 1929
as George - The Drunk (uncredited)
- One Splendid Hour
One Splendid Hour 1929
as Solly
Weary River 1929
as Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)
What a Night! 1928
as Snarky
Stool Pigeon 1928
as Dropper
Forgotten Faces 1928
Actor
Speedy 1928
as Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)
A Woman's Way 1928
as Pedro
So This Is Love 1928
as Flash Tracy
The Gay Defender 1927
as Bart Hamby
The Main Event 1927
as Slug-nutty fighter
Nevada 1927
as Cash Burridge
- On Ze Boulevard
On Ze Boulevard 1927
as Valet
Men of Daring 1927
as Ace
A Man About Town 1927
as Cohort
Melting Millions 1927
Actor
Pals in Paradise 1926
as Butterfly Kid
Hair-Trigger Baxter 1926
as Shorty Hillis
The Amateur Gentleman 1926
as Dandy (uncredited)
The Blackbird 1926
as Bertie's No. 2 Man
The Best People 1925
as Taxi Driver
- Where the Worst Begins
Where the Worst Begins 1925
Actor
The Pony Express 1925
as Henchman (uncredited)
The Thundering Herd 1925
as Jett Henchman (uncredited)
Curlytop 1924
as Sproggs
The Beloved Brute 1924
as Swink Tuckson
Ten Dollars or Ten Days 1924
as The Cashier's Father (uncredited)
The Show 1922
as Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)
- A Regular Girl
A Regular Girl 1919
as Shorty
The Delicious Little Devil 1919
as Agency Employee (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.