Ernest Whitman
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 21, 1893
- Died
- August 5, 1954
- Birthplace
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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 2004
as Pit Crowd
The Sun Shines Bright 1953
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Half-Pint Pygmy 1948
as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
Blonde Savage 1947
as Tonga
Banjo 1947
as Uncle Jasper
My Brother Talks to Horses 1947
as Mr. Mordecai
The Lost Weekend 1945
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Dillinger 1945
as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears 1944
Actor
Stormy Weather 1943
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky 1943
as Jim Henry
Among the Living 1941
as Pompey
The Pittsburgh Kid 1941
as Feets Johnson
The Get-Away 1941
as Moose Jones
Road to Zanzibar 1941
as Whiteface
Santa Fe Trail 1940
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider 1940
as First Fisherman
Third Finger, Left Hand 1940
as Sam
The Return of Frank James 1940
as Pinky
Maryland 1940
as Clarence "Dogface" Reems
Safari 1940
as Witch doctor
Buck Benny Rides Again 1940
as Colored Gentleman
Castle on the Hudson 1940
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
Congo Maisie 1940
as Varnai
Gone with the Wind 1939
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
Tell No Tales 1939
as Slab Griffin (uncredited)
6,000 Enemies 1939
as Willie (uncredited)
Jesse James 1939
as Pinkie
Pacific Liner 1939
as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
Daughter of Shanghai 1937
as Sam Blike, as Sam Blike (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun 1937
as Roustabout (uncredited)
White Hunter 1936
as Abdi
The Green Pastures 1936
as Pharaoh
The Prisoner of Shark Island 1936
as Buck
- King for a Day
King for a Day 1934
as Mr. Brown
Credits from TMDB.