
Ernest Whitman
Feb 21, 1893 - Aug 05, 1954 (61 years old) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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.
Known For

The Beulah Show
Bill Jackson

Gone with the Wind
Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend
Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

Jesse James
Pinkie

Santa Fe Trail
Black Man in Barn (uncredited)

The Sun Shines Bright
Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

Castle on the Hudson
Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)

3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
Pit Crowd
Credits
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Pit Crowd★ 7.5
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Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford★ 6.4
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The Beulah Show 1950Bill Jackson★ 7
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Half-Pint Pygmy 1948Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)★ 6
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Blonde Savage 1947Tonga★ 4.1
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Banjo 1947Uncle Jasper★ 7.5
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Mr. Mordecai★ 6
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The Lost Weekend 1945Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)★ 7.6
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★ 5.8
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Stormy Weather 1943Jim Europe (uncredited)★ 6.9
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Cabin in the Sky 1943Jim Henry★ 6.5
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Among the Living 1941Pompey★ 6
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The Pittsburgh Kid 1941Feets Johnson★ NR
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The Get-Away 1941Moose Jones★ 5.4
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Road to Zanzibar 1941Whiteface★ 6.3
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Santa Fe Trail 1940Black Man in Barn (uncredited)★ 5.7
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Mystery Sea Raider 1940First Fisherman★ 3
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Sam★ 6.8
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Pinky★ 6.3
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Maryland 1940Clarence "Dogface" Reems★ 6.2
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Safari 1940Witch doctor★ 4
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Colored Gentleman★ NR
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Castle on the Hudson 1940Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)★ 6.8
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Congo Maisie 1940Varnai★ 4.2
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Gone with the Wind 1939Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)★ 7.9
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Tell No Tales 1939Slab Griffin (uncredited)★ 5.3
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6,000 Enemies 1939Willie (uncredited)★ 6
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Jesse James 1939Pinkie★ 6.4
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Pacific Liner 1939Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)★ 5.3
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Daughter of Shanghai 1937Sam Blike★ 5.4
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They Gave Him a Gun 1937Roustabout (uncredited)★ 6.2
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White Hunter 1936Abdi★ NR
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The Green Pastures 1936Pharaoh★ 6.3
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Buck★ 6.9
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King for a Day 1934Mr. Brown★ 6