Ernest Whitman
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.
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- Born:
- Feb 21, 1893 In Fort Smitth, AR
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 32
- First Appeared:
- In the movie King for a Day 1934-06-29
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Sun Shines Bright 1953-05-02
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Sun Shines Bright | Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford | 1953-05-02 |
| Movie | Half-Pint Pygmy | Pygmy (voice) (uncredited) | 1948-08-07 |
| Movie | My Brother Talks to Horses | Mr. Mordecai | 1947-02-04 |
| Movie | Banjo | Uncle Jasper | 1947-05-15 |
| Movie | Blonde Savage | Tonga | 1947-11-22 |
| Movie | The Lost Weekend | Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited) | 1945-11-29 |
| Movie | Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears | 1944-09-02 | |
| Movie | Cabin in the Sky | Jim Henry | 1943-03-24 |
| Movie | Among the Living | Pompey | 1941-12-12 |
| Movie | The Get-Away | Moose Jones | 1941-06-13 |
| Movie | Road to Zanzibar | Whiteface | 1941-04-11 |
| Movie | The Pittsburgh Kid | Feets Johnson | 1941-08-29 |
| Movie | Safari | Witch doctor | 1940-06-14 |
| Movie | Buck Benny Rides Again | Colored Gentleman | 1940-05-31 |
| Movie | Castle on the Hudson | Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited) | 1940-02-17 |
| Movie | Congo Maisie | Varnai | 1940-01-19 |
| Movie | The Return of Frank James | Pinky | 1940-08-10 |
| Movie | Maryland | Clarence "Dogface" Reems | 1940-07-19 |
| Movie | Santa Fe Trail | Black Man in Barn (uncredited) | 1940-12-20 |
| Movie | Mystery Sea Raider | First Fisherman | 1940-10-26 |
| Movie | Third Finger, Left Hand | Sam | 1940-10-11 |
| Movie | Pacific Liner | Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited) | 1939-01-06 |
| Movie | Gone with the Wind | Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited) | 1939-03-12 |
| Movie | Jesse James | Pinkie | 1939-01-14 |
| Movie | Tell No Tales | Slab Griffin (uncredited) | 1939-06-12 |
| Movie | 6,000 Enemies | Willie (uncredited) | 1939-06-09 |
| Movie | They Gave Him a Gun | Roustabout (uncredited) | 1937-05-07 |
| Movie | Daughter of Shanghai | Sam Blike | 1937-12-17 |
| Movie | The Prisoner of Shark Island | Buck | 1936-02-28 |
| Movie | The Green Pastures | Pharaoh | 1936-08-01 |
| Movie | White Hunter | Abdi | 1936-11-25 |
| Movie | King for a Day | Mr. Brown | 1934-06-29 |