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.
Filmography
all 36
Movies 35
TV Shows 1
Voice 1
self 1
Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
Movie
6
Bill Jackson

The Beulah Show (1950)
TV
Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)

Half-Pint Pygmy (1948)
Movie
6
Uncle Jasper

Banjo (1947)
Movie
Mr. Mordecai

My Brother Talks to Horses (1947)
Movie
Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend (1945)
Movie
5.14
Jim Europe (uncredited)

Stormy Weather (1943)
Movie
Jim Henry

Cabin in the Sky (1943)
Movie
King Malaba

Drums of the Congo (1942)
Movie
Feets Johnson

The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)
Movie
'Moose'

The Get-Away (1941)
Movie
Whiteface

Road to Zanzibar (1941)
Movie
4.22
Black Man in Barn (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail (1940)
Movie
First Fisherman

Mystery Sea Raider (1940)
Movie
Dogface

Maryland (1940)
Movie
Witch doctor

Safari (1940)
Movie
Colored Gentleman

Buck Benny Rides Again (1940)
Movie
Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson (1940)
Movie
Varnai

Congo Maisie (1940)
Movie
Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind (1939)
Movie
5.55
Slab Griffin (uncredited)

Tell No Tales (1939)
Movie
Willie (uncredited)

6,000 Enemies (1939)
Movie
Pinkie

Jesse James (1939)
Movie
Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)

Pacific Liner (1939)
Movie
Sam Blike / Sam Blike (uncredited)

Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
Movie
Roustabout (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
Movie
Mr. Brownie Brown

King for a Day (1934)
Movie
Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1893-02-21
Deathday1954-08-05 (61 years old)
Birth PlaceFort Smith, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsErnest R. Whitman
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