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Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman

Actor

Born February 21, 1893 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

Died August 5, 1954

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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.

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The Sun Shines Bright Poster

The Sun Shines Bright Feature Film1953Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

Beulah TV Series1950Bill Jackson

Banjo Feature Film1947Uncle Jasper

Blonde Savage Poster

Blonde Savage Feature Film1947Tonga

My Brother Talks to Horses Poster

My Brother Talks to Horses Feature Film1947Mr. Mordecai

Dillinger Poster

Dillinger Feature Film1945Jack - Black Prisoner

She Wouldn't Say Yes Poster

She Wouldn't Say Yes Feature Film1945Train Bartender

The Lost Weekend Poster

The Lost Weekend Feature Film1945Black Man Talking to Himself

Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears Poster

Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears Short Film1944Narrator

Strange Confession Poster

Strange Confession Feature Film1944Ekoua

The Adventures of Mark Twain Poster

The Adventures of Mark Twain Feature Film1944Stoker

Cabin in the Sky Poster

Cabin in the Sky Feature Film1943Jim Henry

Stormy Weather Poster

Stormy Weather Feature Film1943Jim Europe

The Human Comedy Poster

The Human Comedy Feature Film1943Black Man on Train

Arabian Nights Poster

Arabian Nights Feature Film1942Nubian Slave

Drums of the Congo Poster

Drums of the Congo Feature Film1942King Malaba

The Bugle Sounds Poster

The Bugle Sounds Feature Film1942Cartaret

Among the Living Poster

Among the Living Feature Film1941Pompey

Back Street Poster

Back Street Feature Film1941Porter #1

Birth of the Blues Poster

Birth of the Blues Feature Film1941Fancy-Pants, Doorman

Blues in the Night Poster

Blues in the Night Feature Film1941Black Prisoner #1

Married Bachelor Poster

Married Bachelor Feature Film1941Black Men's Room Attendant

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case Poster

Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case Feature Film1941Sam

Road to Zanzibar Poster

Road to Zanzibar Feature Film1941WhiteFace

The Getaway Poster

The Getaway Feature Film1941'Moose'

The Pittsburgh Kid Poster

The Pittsburgh Kid Feature Film1941Feets Johnson

Buck Benny Rides Again Poster

Buck Benny Rides Again Feature Film1940Colored Gentleman

Castle on the Hudson Poster

Castle on the Hudson Feature Film19408 Ball

Congo Maisie Poster

Congo Maisie Feature Film1940Varnai

Maryland Poster

Maryland Feature Film1940Dogface

Mystery Sea Raider Poster

Mystery Sea Raider Feature Film1940First Fisherman

Safari Feature Film1940Witch Doctor

Santa Fe Trail Poster

Santa Fe Trail Feature Film1940Black Man in Barn

The Return of Frank James Poster

The Return of Frank James Feature Film1940Pinky

Third Finger, Left Hand Poster

Third Finger, Left Hand Feature Film1940Sam

6, 000 Enemies Poster

6, 000 Enemies Feature Film1939Black Prisoner Willie Johnson

Gone with the Wind Poster

Gone with the Wind Feature Film1939Carpetbagger's Friend

Jesse James Poster

Jesse James Feature Film1939Pinkie

Pacific Liner Poster

Pacific Liner Feature Film1939Professor - Black Stoker

Tell No Tales Poster

Tell No Tales Feature Film1939Slab Griffin

Daughter of Shanghai Poster

Daughter of Shanghai Feature Film1937Sam Blike

Nothing Sacred Poster

Nothing Sacred Feature Film1937Policeman

They Gave Him a Gun Poster

They Gave Him a Gun Feature Film1937Roustabout

The Green Pastures Poster

The Green Pastures Feature Film1936Pharaoh

The Prisoner of Shark Island Poster

The Prisoner of Shark Island Feature Film1936'Buck' Milford

White Hunter Poster

White Hunter Feature Film1936Abdi

King for a Day Poster

King for a Day Short Film1934Mr. Brown

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