Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman

🎂 21st February 1893 (132 yrs) 📍 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Known For

Gone with the Wind

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.

Ernest Whitman

🎬 Movies Featuring Ernest Whitman

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)
Blonde Savage

Blonde Savage (1947)

as Tonga
Banjo

Banjo (1947)

as Uncle Jasper
My Brother Talks to Horses

My Brother Talks to Horses (1947)

as Mr. Mordecai
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend (1945)

as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Dillinger

Dillinger (1945)

as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears

Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears (1944)

Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather (1943)

as Jim Europe (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky (1943)

as Jim Henry
Among the Living

Among the Living (1941)

as Pompey
The Pittsburgh Kid

The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)

as Feets Johnson
The Get-Away

The Get-Away (1941)

as Moose Jones
Road to Zanzibar

Road to Zanzibar (1941)

as Whiteface
Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail (1940)

as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider

Mystery Sea Raider (1940)

as First Fisherman
Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)

as Sam
The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James (1940)

as Pinky
Maryland

Maryland (1940)

as Clarence "Dogface" Reems
Safari

Safari (1940)

as Witch doctor
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)
Congo Maisie

Congo Maisie (1940)

as Varnai
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind (1939)

as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales (1939)

as Slab Griffin (uncredited)
6,000 Enemies

6,000 Enemies (1939)

as Willie (uncredited)
Jesse James

Jesse James (1939)

as Pinkie
Pacific Liner

Pacific Liner (1939)

as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
Daughter of Shanghai

Daughter of Shanghai (1937)

as Sam Blike
Daughter of Shanghai

Daughter of Shanghai (1937)

as Sam Blike (uncredited)
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
The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

as Buck
No Image

King for a Day (1934)

as Mr. Brown