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Ernest Whitman
Born
21 February 1893
Died
5 August 1954
Place
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Acting

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.

As actor

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story

2004 · Pit Crowd
The Sun Shines Bright

The Sun Shines Bright

1953 · Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Half-Pint Pygmy

Half-Pint Pygmy

1948 · Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
Banjo

Banjo

1947 · Uncle Jasper
Blonde Savage

Blonde Savage

1947 · Tonga
My Brother Talks to Horses

My Brother Talks to Horses

1947 · Mr. Mordecai
The Lost Weekend

The Lost Weekend

1945 · Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Dillinger

Dillinger

1945 · Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears

Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears

1944
Stormy Weather

Stormy Weather

1943 · Jim Europe (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

1943 · Jim Henry
The Get-Away

The Get-Away

1941 · Moose Jones
Among the Living

Among the Living

1941 · Pompey
The Pittsburgh Kid

The Pittsburgh Kid

1941 · Feets Johnson
Road to Zanzibar

Road to Zanzibar

1941 · Whiteface
Third Finger, Left Hand

Third Finger, Left Hand

1940 · Sam
The Return of Frank James

The Return of Frank James

1940 · Pinky
Santa Fe Trail

Santa Fe Trail

1940 · Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again

Buck Benny Rides Again

1940 · Colored Gentleman
Castle on the Hudson

Castle on the Hudson

1940 · Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider

Mystery Sea Raider

1940 · First Fisherman
Safari

Safari

1940 · Witch doctor
Maryland

Maryland

1940 · Clarence "Dogface" Reems
Congo Maisie

Congo Maisie

1940 · Varnai
6,000 Enemies

6,000 Enemies

1939 · Willie (uncredited)
Tell No Tales

Tell No Tales

1939 · Slab Griffin (uncredited)
Pacific Liner

Pacific Liner

1939 · Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
Jesse James

Jesse James

1939 · Pinkie
Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939 · Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun

They Gave Him a Gun

1937 · Roustabout (uncredited)