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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