Ernest Whitman

1893-02-21 – 1954-08-05 (age 61) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

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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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Ernest Whitman

Known For

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945

as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

Jesse James

Jesse James

1939

as Pinkie

The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James

1940

as Pinky

The Sun Shines Bright

The Sun Shines Bright

1953

as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940

as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

as Buck

Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather

1943

as Jim Europe (uncredited)

Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

1943

as Jim Henry

Congo Maisie

Congo Maisie

1940

as Varnai

Blonde Savage

Blonde Savage

1947

as Tonga

Road to Zanzibar

Road to Zanzibar

1941

as Whiteface

Among the Living

Among the Living

1941

as Pompey

Buck Benny Rides Again

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940

as Colored Gentleman

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

2004

as Pit Crowd

They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

1937

as Roustabout (uncredited)

Dillinger

Dillinger

1945

as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

1940

as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)

Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940

as Sam

Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939

as Slab Griffin (uncredited)