Ernest Whitman

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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.

Born: February 21, 1893 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Died: August 5, 1954 (age 61)

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Known For

8.1

The Lost Weekend

Movies & TV Credits

35 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story Movie	6.9	Actor	Pit Crowd	2004
The Sun Shines Bright Movie	6.7	Actor	Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford	1953
Beulah TV Show	7.4	Actor	Bill Jackson(2 Episodes)	1950
Half-Pint Pygmy Short Film	6.6	Actor	Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)	1948
Blonde Savage Movie	4.5	Actor	Tonga	1947
Banjo Movie	5.6	Actor	Uncle Jasper	1947
My Brother Talks to Horses Movie	5.9	Actor	Mr. Mordecai	1947
The Lost Weekend Movie	8.0	Actor	Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)	1945
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears Short Film	5.9	Actor	—	1944
Stormy Weather Movie	7.2	Actor	Jim Europe (uncredited)	1943
Cabin in the Sky Movie	7.2	Actor	Jim Henry	1943
Road to Zanzibar Movie	6.6	Actor	Whiteface	1941
The Get-Away Movie	6.0	Actor	Moose Jones	1941
The Pittsburgh Kid Movie	7.4	Actor	Feets Johnson	1941
Among the Living Movie	6.2	Actor	Pompey	1941
Buck Benny Rides Again Movie	6.7	Actor	Colored Gentleman	1940
The Return of Frank James Movie	6.7	Actor	Pinky	1940
Castle on the Hudson Movie	6.5	Actor	Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)	1940
Maryland Movie	5.9	Actor	Clarence "Dogface" Reems	1940
Third Finger, Left Hand Movie	6.7	Actor	Sam	1940
Congo Maisie Movie	6.0	Actor	Varnai	1940
Safari Movie	6.4	Actor	Witch doctor	1940
Mystery Sea Raider Movie	6.6	Actor	First Fisherman	1940
Santa Fe Trail Movie	6.1	Actor	Black Man in Barn (uncredited)	1940
Gone with the Wind Movie	8.1	Actor	Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)	1939
Jesse James Movie	6.8	Actor	Pinkie	1939
6,000 Enemies Movie	5.9	Actor	Willie (uncredited)	1939
Tell No Tales Movie	6.3	Actor	Slab Griffin (uncredited)	1939
Pacific Liner Movie	5.5	Actor	Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)	1939
Daughter of Shanghai Movie	6.4	Actor	Sam Blike	1937
They Gave Him a Gun Movie	6.1	Actor	Roustabout (uncredited)	1937
The Prisoner of Shark Island Movie	7.0	Actor	Buck	1936
White Hunter Movie	6.6	Actor	Abdi	1936
The Green Pastures Movie	6.8	Actor	Pharaoh	1936
King for a Day Short Film	6.6	Actor	Mr. Brown	1934

Ernest Whitman

Known For

Gone with the Wind

Jesse James

Santa Fe Trail

The Lost Weekend

Movies & TV Credits