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.
20043: The Dale Earnhardt StoryMovieas Pit Crowd1953The Sun Shines BrightMovieas Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford1948Half-Pint PygmyMovieas Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
1947Blonde SavageMovieas Tonga
1947BanjoMovieas Uncle Jasper
1947My Brother Talks to HorsesMovieas Mr. Mordecai1945The Lost WeekendMovieas Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)1945DillingerMovieas Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)1944Goldilocks and the Jivin' BearsMovie1943Stormy WeatherMovieas Jim Europe (uncredited)1943Cabin in the SkyMovieas Jim Henry1941Among the LivingMovieas Pompey
1941The Pittsburgh KidMovieas Feets Johnson
1941The Get-AwayMovieas Moose Jones1941Road to ZanzibarMovieas Whiteface1940Santa Fe TrailMovieas Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
1940Mystery Sea RaiderMovieas First Fisherman1940Third Finger, Left HandMovieas Sam1940The Return of Frank JamesMovieas Pinky
1940MarylandMovieas Clarence "Dogface" Reems
1940SafariMovieas Witch doctor
1940Buck Benny Rides AgainMovieas Colored Gentleman1940Castle on the HudsonMovieas Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
1940Congo MaisieMovieas Varnai1939Gone with the WindMovieas Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
1939Tell No TalesMovieas Slab Griffin (uncredited)
19396,000 EnemiesMovieas Willie (uncredited)1939Jesse JamesMovieas Pinkie1939Pacific LinerMovieas Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)1937Daughter of ShanghaiMovieas Sam Blike · as Sam Blike (uncredited)
1937They Gave Him a GunMovieas Roustabout (uncredited)
1936White HunterMovieas Abdi1936The Green PasturesMovieas Pharaoh1936The Prisoner of Shark IslandMovieas Buck