Ernest Whitman
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.
Acting
Movie
Gone with the Wind
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
1939
Movie
The Lost Weekend
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
1945
Movie
The Return of Frank James
as Pinky
1940
Movie
Jesse James
as Pinkie
1939
Movie
Santa Fe Trail
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
1940
Movie
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Buck
1936
Movie
Cabin in the Sky
as Jim Henry
1943
Movie
Stormy Weather
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
1943
Movie
The Sun Shines Bright
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
1953
Movie
Road to Zanzibar
as Whiteface
1941
Movie
Dillinger
as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
1945
Movie
Among the Living
as Pompey
1941
Movie
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
as Pit Crowd
2004
Movie
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
1944
Movie
The Green Pastures
as Pharaoh
1936
Movie
Daughter of Shanghai
as Sam Blike
1937
Movie
Daughter of Shanghai
as Sam Blike (uncredited)
1937
Movie
Castle on the Hudson
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
1940
Movie
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Sam
1940
Movie
Pacific Liner
as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
1939
Movie
Blonde Savage
as Tonga
1947
Movie
Half-Pint Pygmy
as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
1948
Movie
The Get-Away
as Moose Jones
1941
Movie
Congo Maisie
as Varnai
1940