Acting · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA · Born February 21, 1893
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.
Movie3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004
as Pit Crowd
MovieThe Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
The Beulah Show
1950
as Bill Jackson
MovieHalf-Pint Pygmy
1948
as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
MovieBlonde Savage
1947
as Tonga
MovieBanjo
1947
as Uncle Jasper
MovieMy Brother Talks to Horses
1947
as Mr. Mordecai
MovieThe Lost Weekend
1945
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
MovieDillinger
1945
as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
MovieGoldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
1944
MovieStormy Weather
1943
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
MovieCabin in the Sky
1943
as Jim Henry
MovieAmong the Living
1941
as Pompey
MovieThe Pittsburgh Kid
1941
as Feets Johnson
MovieThe Get-Away
1941
as Moose Jones
MovieRoad to Zanzibar
1941
as Whiteface
MovieSanta Fe Trail
1940
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
MovieMystery Sea Raider
1940
as First Fisherman
MovieThird Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Sam
MovieThe Return of Frank James
1940
as Pinky
MovieMaryland
1940
as Clarence "Dogface" Reems
MovieSafari
1940
as Witch doctor
MovieBuck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Colored Gentleman
MovieCastle on the Hudson
1940
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
MovieCongo Maisie
1940
as Varnai
MovieGone with the Wind
1939
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
MovieTell No Tales
1939
as Slab Griffin (uncredited)
Movie6,000 Enemies
1939
as Willie (uncredited)
MovieJesse James
1939
as Pinkie
MoviePacific Liner
1939
as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
MovieDaughter of Shanghai
1937
as Sam Blike
MovieThey Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Roustabout (uncredited)
MovieWhite Hunter
1936
as Abdi
MovieThe Green Pastures
1936
as Pharaoh
MovieThe Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Buck
King for a Day
1934
as Mr. Brown
