Ernest Whitman

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.

Birthday

Feb 21, 1893

Place of birth

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Deathday

Aug 5, 1954

Also known as

Ernest R. Whitman

Credited in

As cast

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