Ernest Whitman
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Get-Away
as Moose Jones
1941
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Sam
1940
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Buck
1936
King for a Day
as Mr. Brown
1934
Among the Living
as Pompey
1941
Banjo
as Uncle Jasper
1947
6,000 Enemies
as Willie (uncredited)
1939
White Hunter
as Abdi
1936
They Gave Him a Gun
as Roustabout (uncredited)
1937
Tell No Tales
as Slab Griffin (uncredited)
1939
Pacific Liner
as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
1939
Jesse James
as Pinkie
1939
Gone with the Wind
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
1939
Blonde Savage
as Tonga
1947
The Lost Weekend
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
1945
The Sun Shines Bright
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
1953
The Green Pastures
as Pharaoh
1936
Stormy Weather
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
1943
The Pittsburgh Kid
as Feets Johnson
1941
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
1944