Ernest Whitman
Known For
Acting
Born
1893-02-21 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Died
1954-08-05
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.
Most Known For
Gone with the Wind
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
The Beulah Show
as Bill Jackson
Blonde Savage
as Tonga
The Lost Weekend
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Jesse James
as Pinkie
Santa Fe Trail
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
Stormy Weather
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
as Pinky
The Sun Shines Bright
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Cabin in the Sky
as Jim Henry
They Gave Him a Gun
as Roustabout (uncredited)
Daughter of Shanghai
as Sam Blike
Daughter of Shanghai
as Sam Blike (uncredited)
Among the Living
as Pompey
Castle on the Hudson
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
as Pit Crowd
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Buck
Buck Benny Rides Again
as Colored Gentleman
Road to Zanzibar
as Whiteface
Banjo
as Uncle Jasper