Ernest Whitman
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
21 Feb 1893
Age
133 Years
Born In
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Total Projects
37
Years Active
70 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.5 ★
Overview
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.
Known For
Filmography
movie
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
as Pit Crowd
movie
The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
tv
The Beulah Show
The Beulah Show
as Bill Jackson
movie
Half-Pint Pygmy
Half-Pint Pygmy
as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
movie
Blonde Savage
Blonde Savage
as Tonga
movie
Banjo
Banjo
as Uncle Jasper
movie
My Brother Talks to Horses
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Mr. Mordecai
movie
The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
movie
Dillinger
Dillinger
as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
movie
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
movie
Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
movie
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky
as Jim Henry
movie
Among the Living
Among the Living
as Pompey
movie
The Pittsburgh Kid
The Pittsburgh Kid
as Feets Johnson
movie
The Get-Away
The Get-Away
as Moose Jones
movie
Road to Zanzibar
Road to Zanzibar
as Whiteface
movie
Santa Fe Trail
Santa Fe Trail
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
movie
Mystery Sea Raider
Mystery Sea Raider
as First Fisherman
movie
Third Finger, Left Hand
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Sam
movie
The Return of Frank James
The Return of Frank James
as Pinky
movie
Maryland
Maryland
as Clarence "Dogface" Reems
movie
Safari
Safari
as Witch doctor
movie
Buck Benny Rides Again
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Colored Gentleman
movie
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
movie
Congo Maisie
Congo Maisie
as Varnai
movie
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
movie
Tell No Tales
Tell No Tales
as Slab Griffin (uncredited)
movie
6,000 Enemies
6,000 Enemies
as Willie (uncredited)
movie
Jesse James
Jesse James
as Pinkie
movie
Pacific Liner
Pacific Liner
as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
movie
Daughter of Shanghai
Daughter of Shanghai
as Sam Blike
movie
Daughter of Shanghai
Daughter of Shanghai
as Sam Blike (uncredited)
movie
They Gave Him a Gun
They Gave Him a Gun
as Roustabout (uncredited)
movie
White Hunter
White Hunter
as Abdi
movie
The Green Pastures
The Green Pastures
as Pharaoh
movie
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Buck
movie
King for a Day
King for a Day
as Mr. Brown