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Ernest Whitman

Acting Born Feb 21, 1893 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA 24 credits

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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Known for

Film

Gone with the Wind

as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
Film

The Hunchback of Notre Dame II

as Bill Jackson
Film

The Lost Weekend

as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

as Jim Europe (uncredited)

Frequent co-stars

Sam Rockwell 1 shared title
Rosemarie DeWitt 1 shared title
Saxon Sharbino 1 shared title
Kyle Catlett 1 shared title
Kennedi Clements 1 shared title
Jared Harris 1 shared title
Nicholas Braun 1 shared title
Jane Adams 1 shared title
Susan Heyward 1 shared title
Karen Ivany 1 shared title

Career timeline

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
The Sun Shines Bright
The Beulah Show
Blonde Savage
The Lost WeekendDillinger
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
Cabin in the SkyStormy Weather
Among the LivingRoad to Zanzibar
Santa Fe TrailThe Return of Frank JamesThird Finger, Left HandCastle on the Hudson
Gone with the WindJesse JamesTell No Tales
They Gave Him a GunDaughter of ShanghaiDaughter of Shanghai
The Prisoner of Shark IslandThe Green PasturesWhite Hunter

Full filmography

  • Gone with the Wind (1939) as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
  • The Beulah Show (1950) as Bill Jackson
  • The Lost Weekend (1945) as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
  • Among the Living (1941) as Pompey
  • Jesse James (1939) as Pinkie
  • Blonde Savage (1947) as Tonga
  • Santa Fe Trail (1940) as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
  • The Return of Frank James (1940) as Pinky
  • They Gave Him a Gun (1937) as Roustabout (uncredited)
  • Cabin in the Sky (1943) as Jim Henry
  • Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears (1944)
  • The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) as Buck
  • The Green Pastures (1936) as Pharaoh
  • The Sun Shines Bright (1953) as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
  • Third Finger, Left Hand (1940) as Sam
  • Road to Zanzibar (1941) as Whiteface
  • Stormy Weather (1943) as Jim Europe (uncredited)
  • Daughter of Shanghai (1937) as Sam Blike
  • Daughter of Shanghai (1937) as Sam Blike (uncredited)
  • Dillinger (1945) as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
  • Castle on the Hudson (1940) as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
  • White Hunter (1936) as Abdi
  • 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004) as Pit Crowd
  • Tell No Tales (1939) as Slab Griffin (uncredited)