Ernest Whitman
Known for ActingBorn 1893-02-21 — died 1954-08-05Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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
Gone with the Wind
1939 · as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945 · as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Jesse James
1939 · as Pinkie
Santa Fe Trail
1940 · as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936 · as Buck
Blonde Savage
1947 · as Tonga
They Gave Him a Gun
1937 · as Roustabout (uncredited)
Stormy Weather
1943 · as Jim Europe (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940 · as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
1940 · as Pinky
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940 · as Sam
Cabin in the Sky
1943 · as Jim Henry
The Sun Shines Bright
1953 · as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
2004 · as Pit Crowd
Among the Living
1941 · as Pompey
Tell No Tales
1939 · as Slab Griffin (uncredited)
Road to Zanzibar
1941 · as Whiteface
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947 · as Mr. Mordecai