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Ernest Whitman

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1893-02-21

Day of Death

1954-08-05

Place of Birth

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

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.

Filmography (36)

⭐ 7.6 Role: Pit Crowd

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

2004
⭐ 6.5 Role: Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

The Sun Shines Bright

1953
⭐ 5.9 Role: Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)

Half-Pint Pygmy

1948
⭐ 4.7 Role: Tonga

Blonde Savage

1947
⭐ 7.7 Role: Uncle Jasper

Banjo

1947
⭐ 7.5 Role: Mr. Mordecai

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947
⭐ 7.6 Role: Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend

1945
⭐ 5.9 Role: Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)

Dillinger

1945
⭐ 6.2 Role: Unknown

Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears

1944
⭐ 6.9 Role: Jim Europe (uncredited)

Stormy Weather

1943
⭐ 6.5 Role: Jim Henry

Cabin in the Sky

1943
⭐ 6.1 Role: Pompey

Among the Living

1941
⭐ 7.0 Role: Feets Johnson

The Pittsburgh Kid

1941
⭐ 6.0 Role: Moose Jones

The Get-Away

1941
⭐ 6.4 Role: Whiteface

Road to Zanzibar

1941