Ernest Whitman
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
Jesse James
1939
as Pinkie
The Lost Weekend
1945
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
1940
as Pinky
Castle on the Hudson
1940
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
as Roustabout (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
1939
as Slab Griffin (uncredited)
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
as Colored Gentleman
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004
as Pit Crowd
Congo Maisie
1940
as Varnai
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
as Sam
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Buck
Blonde Savage
1947
as Tonga
Stormy Weather
1943
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
Among the Living
1941
as Pompey
Dillinger
1945
as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
Safari
1940
as Witch doctor
Pacific Liner
1939
as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)