Ernest Whitman

Birthday: 1893-02-21
Deathday: 1954-08-05
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Gender: Male
Owned By: Unowned

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.

Credits

Year Title Character
2004-12-11 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story Pit Crowd
1953-05-02 The Sun Shines Bright Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
1948-08-07 Half-Pint Pygmy Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
1947-11-22 Blonde Savage Tonga
1947-05-15 Banjo Uncle Jasper
1947-02-04 My Brother Talks to Horses Mr. Mordecai
1944-09-02 Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
1943-07-21 Stormy Weather Jim Europe (uncredited)
1943-03-24 Cabin in the Sky Jim Henry
1941-12-12 Among the Living Pompey
1941-08-29 The Pittsburgh Kid Feets Johnson
1941-06-13 The Get-Away Moose Jones
1941-04-11 Road to Zanzibar Whiteface
1940-12-20 Santa Fe Trail Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
1940-10-26 Mystery Sea Raider First Fisherman
1940-10-11 Third Finger, Left Hand Sam
1940-08-10 The Return of Frank James Pinky
1940-07-19 Maryland Clarence "Dogface" Reems
1940-06-14 Safari Witch doctor
1940-05-31 Buck Benny Rides Again Colored Gentleman
1940-02-17 Castle on the Hudson Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
1940-01-19 Congo Maisie Varnai
1939-12-15 Gone with the Wind Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
1939-06-12 Tell No Tales Slab Griffin (uncredited)
1939-06-09 6,000 Enemies Willie (uncredited)
1939-01-14 Jesse James Pinkie
1939-01-06 Pacific Liner Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
1937-12-17 Daughter of Shanghai Sam Blike
1937-12-17 Daughter of Shanghai Sam Blike (uncredited)
1937-05-07 They Gave Him a Gun Roustabout (uncredited)
1936-11-25 White Hunter Abdi
1936-08-01 The Green Pastures Pharaoh
1936-02-28 The Prisoner of Shark Island Buck
1934-06-29 King for a Day Mr. Brown