Born 1893 (age 61) · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Appears in 36 titles

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

Gone with the Wind
7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
7.6
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
6.3
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Pinky
Jesse James
6.5
Jesse James
1939
as Pinkie
Santa Fe Trail
5.8
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Cabin in the Sky
6.5
Cabin in the Sky
1943
as Jim Henry
The Sun Shines Bright
6.5
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Stormy Weather
6.8
Stormy Weather
1943
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
Road to Zanzibar
6.4
Road to Zanzibar
1941
as Whiteface
Dillinger
5.9
Dillinger
1945
as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
Among the Living
6.1
Among the Living
1941
as Pompey
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
7.6
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004
as Pit Crowd
Daughter of Shanghai
5.4
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Sam Blike
Daughter of Shanghai
5.4
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Sam Blike (uncredited)
The Green Pastures
6.3
The Green Pastures
1936
as Pharaoh
Castle on the Hudson
7.0
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
7.0
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Sam
Pacific Liner
5.5
Pacific Liner
1939
as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)