Person Details
Birthday: 1893-02-21 11:47:08
Death: 1954-08-05 11:47:08
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Fort Smitth, AR
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Movie Involvements: 27
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Gone with the Wind
(1939) Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)The Lost Weekend
(1945) Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)The Return of Frank James
(1940) PinkyThe Prisoner of Shark Island
(1936) BuckJesse James
(1939) PinkieSanta Fe Trail
(1940) Black Man in Barn (uncredited)Stormy Weather
(1943) Jim Europe (uncredited)Daughter of Shanghai
(1937) Sam Blike (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Pit Crowd | |
| 1953 | Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford | |
| 1950 | Bill Jackson | |
| 1948 | Pygmy (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Tonga | |
| Uncle Jasper | ||
| Mr. Mordecai | ||
| 1945 | Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | N/A | |
| 1943 | Jim Europe (uncredited) | |
| Jim Henry | ||
| 1941 | Pompey | |
| Feets Johnson | ||
| Moose Jones | ||
| Whiteface | ||
| 1940 | Black Man in Barn (uncredited) | |
| First Fisherman | ||
| Sam | ||
| Pinky | ||
| Clarence "Dogface" Reems | ||
| Witch doctor | ||
| Colored Gentleman | ||
| Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited) | ||
| Varnai | ||
| 1939 | Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited) | |
| Slab Griffin (uncredited) | ||
| Willie (uncredited) | ||
| Pinkie | ||
| Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited) | ||
| 1937 | Sam Blike | |
| Sam Blike (uncredited) | ||
| Roustabout (uncredited) | ||
| 1936 | Abdi | |
| Pharaoh | ||
| Buck | ||
| 1934 | Mr. Brown | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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