ERNEST WHITMAN
Ernest Whitman
Gender: Male
Known for: Acting
Birthday: February 21, 1893
Deathday: August 5, 1954
Place of Birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Notable work
Filmography
Starring
Pit Crowd
Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
1950·
The Beulah ShowBill Jackson
1948·
Half-Pint PygmyPygmy (voice) (uncredited)
Mr. Mordecai
1947·
Blonde SavageTonga
1947·
BanjoUncle Jasper
1945·
The Lost WeekendBlack Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
1943·
Cabin in the SkyJim Henry
1943·
Stormy WeatherJim Europe (uncredited)
1941·
Road to ZanzibarWhiteface
1941·
The Pittsburgh KidFeets Johnson
1941·
Among the LivingPompey
1941·
The Get-AwayMoose Jones
1940·
Congo MaisieVarnai
1940·
SafariWitch doctor
1940·
MarylandClarence "Dogface" Reems
1940·
Mystery Sea RaiderFirst Fisherman
1940·
Castle on the HudsonAlexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
Colored Gentleman
1940·
Santa Fe TrailBlack Man in Barn (uncredited)
Pinky
Sam
1939·
Gone with the WindCarpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
1939·
Jesse JamesPinkie
1939·
Pacific LinerProfessor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
1939·
Tell No TalesSlab Griffin (uncredited)
1939·
6,000 EnemiesWillie (uncredited)
1937·
Daughter of ShanghaiSam Blike (uncredited), Sam Blike
1937·
They Gave Him a GunRoustabout (uncredited)
1936·
The Green PasturesPharaoh
1936·
White HunterAbdi
Buck
1934·
King for a DayMr. Brown