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
