Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman

Known for

Acting

Born

February 21, 1893

Birthplace

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Died

August 5, 1954 (aged 61)

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.

Best known work

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945

The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James

1940

Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

The Sun Shines Bright

The Sun Shines Bright

1953

Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather

1943

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

1943

Road to Zanzibar

Road to Zanzibar

1941

Filmography

2004
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
as Pit Crowd
1953
The Sun Shines Bright
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
1950
The Beulah ShowTV
as Bill Jackson (2 episodes)
1948
Half-Pint Pygmy
as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
1947
Blonde Savage
as Tonga
1947
Banjo
as Uncle Jasper
1947
My Brother Talks to Horses
as Mr. Mordecai
1945
The Lost Weekend
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
1945
Dillinger
as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
1944
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
1943
Stormy Weather
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
1943
Cabin in the Sky
as Jim Henry
1941
Among the Living
as Pompey
1941
The Pittsburgh Kid
as Feets Johnson
1941
The Get-Away
as Moose Jones
1941
Road to Zanzibar
as Whiteface
1940
Santa Fe Trail
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
1940
Mystery Sea Raider
as First Fisherman
1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Sam
1940
The Return of Frank James
as Pinky
1940
Maryland
as Clarence "Dogface" Reems
1940
Safari
as Witch doctor
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Colored Gentleman
1940
Castle on the Hudson
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
1940
Congo Maisie
as Varnai