Ernest Whitman
Acting
Born 1893-02-21
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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
Popular credits
Gone with the Wind
Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
Pinky
Jesse James
Pinkie
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Buck
Santa Fe Trail
Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
Jim Henry
The Sun Shines Bright
Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Stormy Weather
Jim Europe (uncredited)
Road to Zanzibar
Whiteface
Dillinger
Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
Among the Living
Pompey
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
Pit Crowd
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
Daughter of Shanghai
Sam Blike
Daughter of Shanghai
Sam Blike (uncredited)
The Green Pastures
Pharaoh
Third Finger, Left Hand
Sam
Pacific Liner
Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)