Ernest Whitman

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.

Known for

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3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

2004 ⭐ 7.6

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The Sun Shines Bright

1953 ⭐ 6.5

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Banjo

1947 ⭐ 7.7

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My Brother Talks to Horses

1947 ⭐ 7.5

Career timeline

2004

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story Notable

Pit Crowd · 2004

⭐ 7.6

1953

The Sun Shines Bright

Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford · 1953

⭐ 6.5

1948

Half-Pint Pygmy

Pygmy (voice) (uncredited) · 1948

⭐ 5.9

1947

Blonde Savage

Tonga · 1947

⭐ 4.7

Banjo Notable

Uncle Jasper · 1947

⭐ 7.7

My Brother Talks to Horses Notable

Mr. Mordecai · 1947

⭐ 7.5

1945

The Lost Weekend Notable

Black Man Talking to Himself ( · 1945

⭐ 7.6

Dillinger

Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredi · 1945

⭐ 5.9

1944

Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears

1944

⭐ 6.2

1943

Stormy Weather

Jim Europe (uncredited) · 1943

⭐ 6.9

Cabin in the Sky

Jim Henry · 1943

⭐ 6.5

1941

Among the Living

Pompey · 1941

⭐ 6.1

The Pittsburgh Kid Notable

Feets Johnson · 1941

⭐ 7.0

The Get-Away

Moose Jones · 1941

⭐ 6.0

1940

Santa Fe Trail

Black Man in Barn (uncredited) · 1940

⭐ 5.8

Mystery Sea Raider

First Fisherman · 1940

⭐ 6.0

Third Finger, Left Hand Notable

Sam · 1940

⭐ 7.0

1939

Gone with the Wind Notable

Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredi · 1939

⭐ 7.9

Tell No Tales

Slab Griffin (uncredited) · 1939

⭐ 5.4

6,000 Enemies

Willie (uncredited) · 1939

⭐ 6.1

1937

Daughter of Shanghai

Sam Blike · 1937

⭐ 5.4

Daughter of Shanghai

Sam Blike (uncredited) · 1937

⭐ 5.4

They Gave Him a Gun

Roustabout (uncredited) · 1937

⭐ 6.7

1936

White Hunter Notable

Abdi · 1936

⭐ 10.0

The Green Pastures

Pharaoh · 1936

⭐ 6.3

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Buck · 1936

⭐ 6.9

Frequently appears with

Barry Pepper

Dale Earnhardt

Elizabeth Mitchell

Teresa Earnhardt

Andrea Powell

Martha Earnhardt

J.K. Simmons

Ralph Earnhardt

Joe Chrest

Jake Elder

Charles Winninger

William Pittman Priest

Arleen Whelan

Lucy Lee Lake

John Russell

Ashby Corwin

Stepin Fetchit

Jeff Poindexter

Russell Simpson

Lewt Lake

Full filmography

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3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

2004 ⭐ 7.6

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The Sun Shines Bright

1953 ⭐ 6.5

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Half-Pint Pygmy

1948 ⭐ 5.9

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Blonde Savage

1947 ⭐ 4.7

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Banjo

1947 ⭐ 7.7

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My Brother Talks to Horses

1947 ⭐ 7.5

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The Lost Weekend

1945 ⭐ 7.6

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Dillinger

1945 ⭐ 5.9

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Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears

1944 ⭐ 6.2

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Stormy Weather

1943 ⭐ 6.9

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Cabin in the Sky

1943 ⭐ 6.5

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Among the Living

1941 ⭐ 6.1

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The Pittsburgh Kid

1941 ⭐ 7.0

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The Get-Away

1941 ⭐ 6.0

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Road to Zanzibar

1941 ⭐ 6.4

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Santa Fe Trail

1940 ⭐ 5.8

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Mystery Sea Raider

1940 ⭐ 6.0

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Third Finger, Left Hand

1940 ⭐ 7.0

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The Return of Frank James

1940 ⭐ 6.3

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Maryland

1940 ⭐ 6.5