Ernie Adams
Born
June 17, 1885
Died
November 26, 1947 (62 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Ernie Adams (born Ernest Stephen Dumarais, June 18, 1885 – November 26, 1947) was an American vaudevillian performer, stage and screen actor and writer.
Born in San Francisco, California to Leon D. Adams and Laurence G. Girard, he was also billed as Ernest S. Adams and Ernie S. Adams.
He appeared in vaudeville, theater, and film. He started his career in musical comedy on Broadway. Along with his wife Berdonna Gilbert, he formed the vaudeville team "Gilbert and Adams". He appeared in more than 400 films starting from the silent era between 1919 and 1948, and was particularly known for playing shady characters. On Broadway, Adams appeared in Toot-Toot! (1918).
On November 26, 1947, Adams died of an acute pulmonary edema at the West Olympic Sanitarium in Los Angeles, California, aged 62. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood.
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Known For

The Last Round-up
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1947

The Black Widow
Blinky
1947

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
1947

Robin Hood of Monterey
Pablo
1947

The Pretender
Thomas the butler
1947

Killer Dill
Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)
1947

Desperate
Villager (uncredited)
1947

Trailing Danger
Pennypacker
1947

The Law Comes to Gunsight
Bert Simpson
1947

Buck Privates Come Home
Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)
1947

Yankee Fakir
Charlie
1947

The Thirteenth Hour
McCabe
1947

Son of Zorro
Judge Hyde
1947

It's a Wonderful Life
Ed (uncredited)
1946

The Secret of the Whistler
1946

Gallant Journey
Husband (uncredited)
1946

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
Frank Gary, Henchman
1946

The Killers
Hood with Cane (uncredited)
1946

Traffic in Crime
Counter Man
1946

Dangerous Business
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
1946

King of the Forest Rangers
Hiram Bailey
1946

Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
Retner
1946

Deadline at Dawn
Waiter (uncredited)
1946

Fear
House Painter
1946

Up Goes Maisie
Fireman (Uncredited)
1946

A Guy Could Change
Newsboy
1946

Johnny Angel
Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)
1945

Jungle Raiders
Charley
1945

Along Came Jones
Townsman (uncredited)
1945

The Jungle Captive
Jim
1945

The Great John L.
Waiter (uncredited)
1945

The Power of the Whistler
Bit Part
1945

Escape in the Fog
George Smith
1945

Frisco Sal
McKinney
1945

The Suspect
Cabbie (uncredited)
1945

Brenda Starr, Reporter
Charlie (uncredited)
1945

I Love a Mystery
Gimpy (Uncredited)
1945

The Man in Half Moon Street
Porter
1945

Murder, My Sweet
Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
1944

Ghost Guns
Doc Edwards
1944

The Climax
Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)
1944

Goin' to Town
Zeke
1944

Raiders of Ghost City
Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper
1944

Return of the Ape Man
Tramp, Willie the Weasel
1944

Arizona Whirlwind
Warren, the Jewel Cutter
1944

Raiders of the Border
Whiskey Wiley
1944

Marshal of Gunsmoke
Nuggett Newcomb
1944

The Phantom
Rusty Fenton (uncredited)
1943

Mystery Broadcast
Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)
1943

Phony Express
The Banker (uncredited)
1943

Hail to the Rangers
Latham
1943

Headin' for God's Country
Chuck
1943

Beyond the Last Frontier
'Sarge' Kincaid
1943

Mission to Moscow
Heckler (uncredited)
1943

Sagebrush Law
Landers
1943

Murder in Times Square
Horsetooth
1943

Keep 'Em Slugging
Dugan
1943

Mug Town
Thief
1942

The Lone Prairie
Judge Barstow
1942

Bandit Ranger
Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)
1942

Isle of Missing Men
Captain of the S. S. Mariposa
1942

Sabotage Squad
Smoke Shop Customer
1942

The Pride of the Yankees
Miller Huggins
1942

One Thrilling Night
Pete Mooney
1942

The Tuttles of Tahiti
Paki
1942

Cactus Makes Perfect
Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)
1942

Alias Boston Blackie
Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1942

Riding the Wind
Jones
1942

Man With Two Lives
Gimpy
1942

Stagecoach Buckaroo
1942

The Lady Is Willing
Doorman (uncredited)
1942

The Man Who Returned to Life
Ezra Smith
1942

The Man Who Came to Dinner
Michaelson (uncredited)
1941

Road Agent
Jake
1941

Honolulu Lu
Pierre
1941

Swamp Woman
Spratt
1941

Sea Raiders
Zeke
1941

The Officer and the Lady
Car Thief (uncredited)
1941

Westward Ho-Hum
1941

Bad Man of Deadwood
Medicine Show Spectator
1941

The Devil Commands
Elam
1941

Riders of Death Valley
Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]
1941

Invisible Ghost
Jules Mason, caretaker
1941

Robbers of the Range
Greeley
1941

The Sea Wolf
1941

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Mustang
1941

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Newsstand Clerk
1941

The Pinto Kid
Ed Slade
1941

The Face Behind the Mask
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1941

Riders from Nowhere
Manny
1940

The Fargo Kid
Bush Cleveland
1940

The Son of Monte Cristo
Informer
1940

Before I Hang
Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly
1940

He Stayed for Breakfast
Workman
1940

Girls of the Road
Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
1940

Out West with the Peppers
Oscar - Telegraph Operator
1940

The Man from Tumbleweeds
Shifty Sheldon
1940

The Man with Nine Lives
Pete Daggett
1940

Dark Command
Townsman
1940

Primrose Path
Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
1940

Young Tom Edison
Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
1940

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
(uncredited)
1940

Castle on the Hudson
Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)
1940

The Invisible Man Returns
Minor Role (uncredited)
1940

Yukon Flight
Henry
1940

Tower of London
Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)
1939

The Invisible Killer
Squint, the Croupier
1939

I Stole a Million
Mooch (uncredited)
1939

Overland with Kit Carson
Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith
1939

The Man from Sundown
Shorty Bates
1939

Down the Wyoming Trail
Ernie Adams
1939

Young Mr. Lincoln
Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
1939

Ex-Champ
Street Cleaner
1939

Mandrake the Magician
Brown
1939

Union Pacific
Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)
1939

Code of the Streets
Henchman
1939

Frontier Pony Express
Man at Deer Lodge Station
1939

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Doc Grover
1939

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
1939

The Phantom Stage
Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)
1939

Sundown on the Prairie
Henchman Blackie
1939

Trigger Pals
Henchman Pete
1939

California Frontier
Barclay
1938

Song of the Buckaroo
Cashier
1938

Gun Packer
Jim Lee - Stage Driver
1938

Exposed
Bum
1938

Land of Fighting Men
Slim
1938

There Goes My Heart
Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
1938

Where the Buffalo Roam
Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger
1938

Down on the Farm
Pony Concessioner
1938

The Mexicali Kid
Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper
1938

The Chaser
Injured Man
1938

Rollin' Plains
Cain Moody
1938

Outlaw Express
Express Rider
1938

You and Me
Nick (uncredited)
1938

Thunder in the Desert
Tramp
1938

The Purple Vigilantes
Blake
1938

The Jury's Secret
Sidewalk Heckler
1938

Wells Fargo
Miner
1937

Tim Tyler's Luck
Henchman Becker
1937

Colorado Kid
Bibben Tucker
1937

The Man in the Barn
Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
1937

Danger Valley
Soapy
1937

Life Begins with Love
Radical (uncredited)
1937

Radio Patrol
Hobo
1937

Arizona Gunfighter
Grizzly Barr
1937

Stars Over Arizona
Jimmy the Weasel
1937

Ridin' the Lone Trail
Peters
1937

Hopalong Rides Again
Keno
1937

Doomed at Sundown
Deputy
1937

Anything for a Thrill
The Runt - Henchman
1937

Two-Fisted Sheriff
Sheriff Rankin
1937

San Quentin
Fink
1937

Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin
Red
1937

Law of the Ranger
Zeke
1937

The Frame-Up
Horse Player (uncredited)
1937

Bar-Z Bad Men
Henchman Pete
1937

Lightnin' Crandall
Texas May
1937

Night Waitress
Diner Who Gets Indigestion
1936

Dodge City Trail
Dillon
1936

The Gun Ranger
Wally Smeed
1936

Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Assayer Benson
1936

My Man Godfrey
Forgotten Man (uncredited)
1936

Crash Donovan
Mechanic (uncredited)
1936

Three on the Trail
Idaho
1936

Road Gang
Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)
1936

Exclusive Story
Bartender (uncredited)
1936

It's in the Air
Counterman (uncredited)
1935

She Married Her Boss
Passerby
1935

The Glass Key
Bettor (uncredited)
1935

The Miracle Rider
John Stelter
1935

The Ghost Rider
Practical Joker
1935

The Perfect Clue
Butch Carter
1935

Carnival
Barker
1935

Calling All Cars
Reporter (uncredited)
1935

Men of the Night
Sandy (uncredited)
1934

Prescott Kid
Red Larsen
1934

The Law of the Wild
Henchman Raymond
1934

Three Chumps Ahead
Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)
1934

Here Comes the Groom
1st Gunman
1934

Little Miss Marker
Bettor (uncredited)
1934

Hell Bent for Love
Henchman Joe Barnard
1934

A Very Honorable Guy
Gambler
1934

The Undie-World
T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant
1934

Badge of Honor
'Tip' Crane
1934

Woman Unafraid
Henchman
1934

The Lost Jungle
Pete
1934

It Happened One Night
Bag Thief (uncredited)
1934

King for a Night
Pool Hall Crony
1933

Ranger's Code
Nat the Bat
1933

Galloping Romeo
Andy Kent
1933

Midnight Mary
Court Photographer (uncredited)
1933

Made on Broadway
Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur
1933

The Kiss Before the Mirror
Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)
1933

Found Alive
C.S. King
1933

A Lady's Profession
One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)
1933

Breed of the Border
Joe
1933

She Done Him Wrong
Man in Audience (uncredited)
1933

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Man Thrown out of Apartment Building
1933

West of Singapore
Watson
1933

The Unwritten Law
Ed Riley
1932

Men Of America
Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper
1932

The Pride of the Legion
Shorty
1932

The Hurricane Express
Barney
1932

Beyond the Rockies
Blinky
1932

Million Dollar Legs
Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
1932

Merrily We Go to Hell
Reporter (uncredited)
1932

The Shadow of the Eagle
Pat Kelly
1932

The Red Shadow
1932

Panama Flo
Jake - Speakeasy Doorman
1932

Freaks
Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
1932

Night Beat
Hymie Weissenkorn
1931

One Man Law
Stubb
1931

The Tip-Off
Slug
1931

The Galloping Ghost
Brady
1931

In Old Cheyenne
Henchman
1931

The Good Bad Girl
One of Tyler's Thugs
1931

Dance, Fools, Dance
Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)
1931

Fair Warning
Jordan
1931

Little Caesar
Cashier (uncredited)
1931

Shadow Ranch
Henchman Joe
1930

The Storm
Johnny Behind the 8-Ball
1930

For the Defense
Eddie Withers
1930

Numbered Men
Trustee with List (uncredited)
1930

All Quiet on the Western Front
2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
1930

The Fighting Legion
Jack Bowie
1930

The Mighty
Hood
1929

Leaping Love
George - The Drunk (uncredited)
1929
One Splendid Hour
Solly
1929

Weary River
Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)
1929

What a Night!
Snarky
1928

Stool Pigeon
Dropper
1928

Speedy
Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)
1928

A Woman's Way
Pedro
1928

So This Is Love
Flash Tracy
1928

The Gay Defender
Bart Hamby
1927

The Main Event
Slug-nutty fighter
1927

Nevada
Cash Burridge
1927
On Ze Boulevard
Valet
1927

Men of Daring
Ace
1927

A Man About Town
Cohort
1927

Pals in Paradise
Butterfly Kid
1926

The Amateur Gentleman
Dandy (uncredited)
1926

The Blackbird
Bertie's No. 2 Man
1926

The Best People
Taxi Driver
1925
Where the Worst Begins
1925

The Pony Express
Henchman
1925

The Thundering Herd
Jett Henchman (uncredited)
1925

Curlytop
Sproggs
1924

The Beloved Brute
Swink Tuckson
1924

Ten Dollars or Ten Days
The Cashier's Father (uncredited)
1924

The Show
Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)
1922

The Delicious Little Devil
Agency Employee (uncredited)
1919