Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 21, 1893
Place of Birth
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
Also Known As
- Ernest R. Whitman
Ernest Whitman
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.
Known For - Movies
Gone with the Wind
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
Jesse James
as Pinkie
The Return of Frank James
as Pinky
The Lost Weekend
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Sam
Castle on the Hudson
as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
Stormy Weather
as Jim Europe (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
as Jim Henry
The Sun Shines Bright
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford