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Ernest Whitman

Actor

Ernest Whitman

Born February 21, 1893 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USADied August 5, 195434 films

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.

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Gone with the Wind posterFirst watchGone with the Wind19397.9as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Return of Frank James poster6.4The Return of Frank James1940Jesse James poster6.6Jesse James1939The Prisoner of Shark Island poster6.8The Prisoner of Shark Island1936Stormy Weather poster6.8Stormy Weather1943The Sun Shines Bright poster6.6The Sun Shines Bright1953Cabin in the Sky poster6.5Cabin in the Sky1943Santa Fe Trail poster5.8Santa Fe Trail1940

Filmography

34 films as actor
  1. 20043: The Dale Earnhardt StoryPit Crowd
  2. 1953The Sun Shines BrightPleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
  3. 1948Half-Pint PygmyPygmy (voice) (uncredited)
  4. 1947Blonde SavageTonga
  5. 1947BanjoUncle Jasper
  6. 1947My Brother Talks to HorsesMr. Mordecai
  7. 1945DillingerJack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
  8. 1944Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
  9. 1943Stormy WeatherJim Europe (uncredited)
  10. 1943Cabin in the SkyJim Henry
  11. 1941Among the LivingPompey
  12. 1941The Pittsburgh KidFeets Johnson
  13. 1941The Get-AwayMoose Jones
  14. 1941Road to ZanzibarWhiteface
  15. 1940Santa Fe TrailBlack Man in Barn (uncredited)
  16. 1940Mystery Sea RaiderFirst Fisherman
  17. 1940Third Finger, Left HandSam
  18. 1940The Return of Frank JamesPinky
  19. 1940MarylandClarence "Dogface" Reems
  20. 1940SafariWitch doctor
  21. 1940Buck Benny Rides AgainColored Gentleman
  22. 1940Castle on the HudsonAlexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
  23. 1940Congo MaisieVarnai
  24. 1939Gone with the WindCarpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
  25. 1939Tell No TalesSlab Griffin (uncredited)
  26. 19396,000 EnemiesWillie (uncredited)
  27. 1939Jesse JamesPinkie
  28. 1939Pacific LinerProfessor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
  29. 1937Daughter of ShanghaiSam Blike
  30. 1937They Gave Him a GunRoustabout (uncredited)
  31. 1936White HunterAbdi
  32. 1936The Green PasturesPharaoh
  33. 1936The Prisoner of Shark IslandBuck
  34. 1934King for a DayMr. Brown