Ernest Whitman
Born
February 21, 1893
Died
August 5, 1954 (61 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Known For
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
Pit Crowd
2004
The Sun Shines Bright
Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
1953
The Beulah Show
Bill Jackson · (2 episodes)
1950
Half-Pint Pygmy
Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
1948
Blonde Savage
Tonga
1947
Banjo
Uncle Jasper
1947
My Brother Talks to Horses
Mr. Mordecai
1947
The Lost Weekend
Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
1945
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
1944
Stormy Weather
Jim Europe (uncredited)
1943
Cabin in the Sky
Jim Henry
1943
Among the Living
Pompey
1941
The Pittsburgh Kid
Feets Johnson
1941
The Get-Away
Moose Jones
1941
Road to Zanzibar
Whiteface
1941
Santa Fe Trail
Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
1940
Mystery Sea Raider
First Fisherman
1940
Third Finger, Left Hand
Sam
1940
The Return of Frank James
Pinky
1940
Maryland
Clarence "Dogface" Reems
1940
Safari
Witch doctor
1940
Buck Benny Rides Again
Colored Gentleman
1940
Castle on the Hudson
Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
1940
Congo Maisie
Varnai
1940
Gone with the Wind
Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
1939
Tell No Tales
Slab Griffin (uncredited)
1939
6,000 Enemies
Willie (uncredited)
1939
Jesse James
Pinkie
1939
Pacific Liner
Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
1939
Daughter of Shanghai
Sam Blike
1937
Daughter of Shanghai
Sam Blike (uncredited)
1937
They Gave Him a Gun
Roustabout (uncredited)
1937
White Hunter
Abdi
1936
The Green Pastures
Pharaoh
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Buck
1936
King for a Day
Mr. Brown
1934