Ernest Whitman
Actor
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.
Filmography
The Lost Weekend
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited) 1945
The Return of Frank James
as Pinky 1940
Jesse James
as Pinkie 1939
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Buck 1936
Santa Fe Trail
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited) 1940
Cabin in the Sky
as Jim Henry 1943
The Sun Shines Bright
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford 1953
Stormy Weather
as Jim Europe (uncredited) 1943
Road to Zanzibar
as Whiteface 1941
Among the Living
as Pompey 1941
3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
as Pit Crowd 2004
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
1944
Daughter of Shanghai
as Sam Blike 1937
Daughter of Shanghai
as Sam Blike (uncredited) 1937
The Green Pastures
as Pharaoh 1936
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Sam 1940