
Also known as: Ernest R. Whitman
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.
Acting
February 21, 1893
August 5, 1954
61 years old
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Pit Crowd

The Sun Shines Bright
Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
The Beulah Show
Bill Jackson

Half-Pint Pygmy
Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)

Banjo
Uncle Jasper

Blonde Savage
Tonga

My Brother Talks to Horses
Mr. Mordecai

The Lost Weekend
Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

Dillinger
Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)

Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears

Stormy Weather
Jim Europe (uncredited)

Cabin in the Sky
Jim Henry

The Get-Away
Moose Jones

Among the Living
Pompey

The Pittsburgh Kid
Feets Johnson

Road to Zanzibar
Whiteface

Third Finger, Left Hand
Sam

The Return of Frank James
Pinky

Santa Fe Trail
Black Man in Barn (uncredited)

Buck Benny Rides Again
Colored Gentleman

Castle on the Hudson
Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)

Mystery Sea Raider
First Fisherman

Maryland
Clarence "Dogface" Reems

Safari
Witch doctor

Congo Maisie
Varnai

6,000 Enemies
Willie (uncredited)

Tell No Tales
Slab Griffin (uncredited)

Pacific Liner
Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)

Jesse James
Pinkie

Gone with the Wind
Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun
Roustabout (uncredited)

Daughter of Shanghai
Sam Blike

The Prisoner of Shark Island
Buck

White Hunter
Abdi

The Green Pastures
Pharaoh
King for a Day
Mr. Brown