Ernest Whitman
Known for Acting
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
1939
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
Jesse James
1939
as Pinkie
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Pinky
Cabin in the Sky
1943
as Jim Henry
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Buck
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004
as Pit Crowd
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
Stormy Weather
1943
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
Dillinger
1945
as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Safari
1940
as Witch doctor
Maryland
1940
as Clarence "Dogface" Reems
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Sam
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Sam Blike
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
as Sam Blike (uncredited)
Banjo
1947
as Uncle Jasper
The Green Pastures
1936
as Pharaoh
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Colored Gentleman