Ernest Whitman

Person

Ernest Whitman

Born 21 February 1893 Died 5 August 1954, aged 61 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
41age in their first credit on record (1934)
70years on screen and counting
9credits in 1940, their busiest year
37dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story poster Age: 111

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

2004
as Pit Crowd
The Sun Shines Bright poster Age: 60

The Sun Shines Bright

1953
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Half-Pint Pygmy poster Age: 55

Half-Pint Pygmy

1948
as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
Blonde Savage poster Age: 54

Blonde Savage

1947
as Tonga
Banjo poster Age: 54

Banjo

1947
as Uncle Jasper
My Brother Talks to Horses poster Age: 53

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947
as Mr. Mordecai
The Lost Weekend poster Age: 52

The Lost Weekend

1945
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Dillinger poster Age: 52

Dillinger

1945
as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears poster Age: 51

Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears

1944
Stormy Weather poster Age: 50

Stormy Weather

1943
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky poster Age: 50

Cabin in the Sky

1943
as Jim Henry
Among the Living poster Age: 48

Among the Living

1941
as Pompey
The Pittsburgh Kid poster Age: 48

The Pittsburgh Kid

1941
as Feets Johnson
The Get-Away poster Age: 48

The Get-Away

1941
as Moose Jones
Road to Zanzibar poster Age: 48

Road to Zanzibar

1941
as Whiteface
Santa Fe Trail poster Age: 47

Santa Fe Trail

1940
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider poster Age: 47

Mystery Sea Raider

1940
as First Fisherman
Third Finger, Left Hand poster Age: 47

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940
as Sam
The Return of Frank James poster Age: 47

The Return of Frank James

1940
as Pinky
Maryland poster Age: 47

Maryland

1940
as Clarence "Dogface" Reems
Safari poster Age: 47

Safari

1940
as Witch doctor
Buck Benny Rides Again poster Age: 47

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940
as Colored Gentleman
Castle on the Hudson poster Age: 46

Castle on the Hudson

1940
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
Congo Maisie poster Age: 46

Congo Maisie

1940
as Varnai
Gone with the Wind poster Age: 46

Gone with the Wind

1939
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
Tell No Tales poster Age: 46

Tell No Tales

1939
as Slab Griffin (uncredited)
6,000 Enemies poster Age: 46

6,000 Enemies

1939
as Willie (uncredited)
Jesse James poster Age: 45

Jesse James

1939
as Pinkie
Pacific Liner poster Age: 45

Pacific Liner

1939
as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
Daughter of Shanghai poster Age: 44

Daughter of Shanghai

1937
as Sam Blike
Daughter of Shanghai poster Age: 44

Daughter of Shanghai

1937
as Sam Blike (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun poster Age: 44

They Gave Him a Gun

1937
as Roustabout (uncredited)
White Hunter poster Age: 43

White Hunter

1936
as Abdi
The Green Pastures poster Age: 43

The Green Pastures

1936
as Pharaoh
The Prisoner of Shark Island poster Age: 43

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936
as Buck
No poster
Age: 41

King for a Day

1934
as Mr. Brown
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TV credits

Newest first
No poster
Age: 57

The Beulah Show

1950
as Bill Jackson
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