6.4
Movie
Acting
Ernest Whitman
- Born
- Died
- (aged 61)
- Birthplace
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
- Credits
- 36 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
6.4
Movie
6.6
Movie
Jesse James
6.8
Movie
The Prisoner of Shark Island
6.6
Movie
The Sun Shines Bright
6.5
Movie
Cabin in the Sky
6.4
Movie
Road to Zanzibar
6.1
Movie
Among the Living
7.6
Movie
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
6.2
Movie
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
6.3
Movie
The Green Pastures
5.4
Movie
Daughter of Shanghai
7.0
Movie
Third Finger, Left Hand
4.7
Movie
Blonde Savage
6.0
Movie
The Get-Away
4.4
Movie
Congo Maisie
7.2
Movie
Banjo
6.5
Movie
Maryland
5.0
Movie
Buck Benny Rides Again
Acting credits 36
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story Film | Pit Crowd |
| 1953 | The Sun Shines Bright Film | Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford |
| 1950 | The Beulah Show TV | Bill Jackson (2 ep) |
| 1948 | Half-Pint Pygmy Film | Pygmy (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Blonde Savage Film | Tonga |
| 1947 | Banjo Film | Uncle Jasper |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses Film | Mr. Mordecai |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend Film | Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Dillinger Film | Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears Film | |
| 1943 | Stormy Weather Film | Jim Europe (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Cabin in the Sky Film | Jim Henry |
| 1941 | Among the Living Film | Pompey |
| 1941 | The Pittsburgh Kid Film | Feets Johnson |
| 1941 | The Get-Away Film | Moose Jones |
| 1941 | Road to Zanzibar Film | Whiteface |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail Film | Black Man in Barn (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Mystery Sea Raider Film | First Fisherman |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand Film | Sam |
| 1940 | The Return of Frank James Film | Pinky |
| 1940 | Maryland Film | Clarence "Dogface" Reems |
| 1940 | Safari Film | Witch doctor |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again Film | Colored Gentleman |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson Film | Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Congo Maisie Film | Varnai |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind Film | Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Tell No Tales Film | Slab Griffin (uncredited) |
| 1939 | 6,000 Enemies Film | Willie (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Jesse James Film | Pinkie |
| 1939 | Pacific Liner Film | Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Daughter of Shanghai Film | Sam Blike, Sam Blike (uncredited) |
| 1937 | They Gave Him a Gun Film | Roustabout (uncredited) |
| 1936 | White Hunter Film | Abdi |
| 1936 | The Green Pastures Film | Pharaoh |
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island Film | Buck |
| 1934 | King for a Day Film | Mr. Brown |