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Ernest Whitman
Actor
Born February 21, 1893Died August 5, 1954 (61 years)
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
| 2004 | 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story · as Pit Crowd |
| 1953 | The Sun Shines Bright · as Pleasant 'uncle Plez' Woodford |
| 1950 | Beulah (TV Series) · as Bill Jackson |
| 1947 | Blonde Savage · as Tonga |
| 1947 | Banjo · as Uncle Jasper |
| 1947 | My Brother Talks to Horses · as Mr. Mordecai |
| 1945 | She Wouldn't Say Yes · as Train Bartender |
| 1945 | The Lost Weekend · as Black Man Talking To Himself (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Dillinger · as Jack - Black Prisoner |
| 1944 | |
| 1944 | The Adventures of Mark Twain · as Stoker |
| 1944 | Strange Confession · as Ekoua |
| 1943 | Stormy Weather · as Jim Europe (uncredited) |
| 1943 | Cabin in the Sky · as Jim Henry |
| 1943 | The Human Comedy · as Black Man On Train |
| 1942 | Arabian Nights · as Nubian Slave |
| 1942 | The Bugle Sounds · as Cartaret |
| 1942 | Drums of the Congo · as King Malaba |
| 1941 | Married Bachelor · as Black Men's Room Attendant |
| 1941 | Among the Living · as Pompey |
| 1941 | Blues in the Night · as Black Prisoner #1 |
| 1941 | Birth of the Blues · as Fancy-Pants, Doorman |
| 1941 | The Getaway · as Moose Jones |
| 1941 | Road to Zanzibar · as Whiteface |
| 1941 | Back Street · as Porter #1 |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Trail · as Black Man In Barn (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Third Finger, Left Hand · as Sam |
| 1940 | The Return of Frank James · as Pinky |
| 1940 | Mystery Sea Raider · as First Fisherman |
| 1940 | Maryland · as Clarence "dogface" Reems |
| 1940 | Safari · as Witch Doctor |
| 1940 | Buck Benny Rides Again · as Colored Gentleman |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson · as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited) |
| 1940 | Congo Maisie · as Varnai |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind · as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited) |
| 1939 | 6,000 Enemies · as Willie (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Tell No Tales · as Slab Griffin (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Jesse James · as Pinkie |
| 1939 | Pacific Liner · as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Daughter of Shanghai · as Sam Blike |
| 1937 | Nothing Sacred · as Policeman |
| 1937 | They Gave Him a Gun · as Roustabout (uncredited) |
| 1936 | The Green Pastures · as Pharaoh |
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island · as Buck |
| 1934 | King for a Day · as Mr. Brown |