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Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 21, 1893
Died Aug 05, 1954 (61)
Birthplace Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. ...

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Filmography

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

2004

as Pit Crowd

The Sun Shines Bright

The Sun Shines Bright

1953

as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

Half-Pint Pygmy

Half-Pint Pygmy

1948

as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)

Banjo

Banjo

1947

as Uncle Jasper

Blonde Savage

Blonde Savage

1947

as Tonga

My Brother Talks to Horses

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947

as Mr. Mordecai

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

1943

as Jim Henry

Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather

1943

as Jim Europe (uncredited)

Among the Living

Among the Living

1941

as Pompey

The Get-Away

The Get-Away

1941

as Moose Jones

The Pittsburgh Kid

The Pittsburgh Kid

1941

as Feets Johnson

Road to Zanzibar

Road to Zanzibar

1941

as Whiteface

Maryland

Maryland

1940

as Clarence "Dogface" Reems

Congo Maisie

Congo Maisie

1940

as Varnai

Safari

Safari

1940

as Witch doctor

Mystery Sea Raider

Mystery Sea Raider

1940

as First Fisherman

Buck Benny Rides Again

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940

as Colored Gentleman

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

1940

as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)

Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

as Pinkie

6,000 Enemies

6,000 Enemies

1939

as Willie (uncredited)

Pacific Liner

Pacific Liner

1939

as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

as Slab Griffin (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

Daughter of Shanghai

Daughter of Shanghai

1937

as Sam Blike

They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

as Roustabout (uncredited)

White Hunter

White Hunter

1936

as Abdi

The Green Pastures

The Green Pastures

1936

as Pharaoh

King for a Day

King for a Day

1934

as Mr. Brown

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Television Credits

The Beulah Show

as Bill Jackson

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Oct 03, 1950

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