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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. Gone with the Wind (1939) — Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
2. The Lost Weekend (1945) — Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
3. The Return of Frank James (1940) — Pinky
4. Jesse James (1939) — Pinkie
5. Santa Fe Trail (1940) — Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
6. The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) — Buck
7. Cabin in the Sky (1943) — Jim Henry
8. Stormy Weather (1943) — Jim Europe (uncredited)
9. The Sun Shines Bright (1953) — Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
10. Road to Zanzibar (1941) — Whiteface
11. Dillinger (1945) — Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
12. Among the Living (1941) — Pompey
13. 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004) — Pit Crowd
14. Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears (1944)
15. The Green Pastures (1936) — Pharaoh
16. Daughter of Shanghai (1937) — Sam Blike
17. Castle on the Hudson (1940) — Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
18. Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) — Sam
19. Pacific Liner (1939) — Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
20. Blonde Savage (1947) — Tonga
21. Half-Pint Pygmy (1948) — Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
22. The Get-Away (1941) — Moose Jones
23. 6,000 Enemies (1939) — Willie (uncredited)
24. Tell No Tales (1939) — Slab Griffin (uncredited)
25. Congo Maisie (1940) — Varnai
26. They Gave Him a Gun (1937) — Roustabout (uncredited)
27. Banjo (1947) — Uncle Jasper
28. Maryland (1940) — Clarence "Dogface" Reems
29. The Beulah Show (1950) — Bill Jackson
30. King for a Day (1934) — Mr. Brown
31. Buck Benny Rides Again (1940) — Colored Gentleman
32. Mystery Sea Raider (1940) — First Fisherman
33. Safari (1940) — Witch doctor
34. My Brother Talks to Horses (1947) — Mr. Mordecai
35. White Hunter (1936) — Abdi
36. The Pittsburgh Kid (1941) — Feets Johnson