Portrait of Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman

Acting

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.

Born: February 21, 1893

Place of Birth: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Filmography

1953
The Sun Shines Bright

as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

1948
Half-Pint Pygmy

as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)

1947
1947
Banjo

as Uncle Jasper

1947
1945
The Lost Weekend

as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

1943
Stormy Weather

as Jim Europe (uncredited)

1943
Cabin in the Sky

as Jim Henry

1941
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
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

1939
Gone with the Wind

as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

1939
Tell No Tales

as Slab Griffin (uncredited)

1939
6,000 Enemies

as Willie (uncredited)

1939
Jesse James

as Pinkie

1939
Pacific Liner

as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)

1937
1937
Daughter of Shanghai

as Sam Blike (uncredited)

1937
They Gave Him a Gun

as Roustabout (uncredited)

1936
1936