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Ernest Whitman(1893-1954)

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Ernest Whitman in Stormy Weather (1943)
Ernest Whitman was born on 21 February 1893 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Green Pastures (1936), Maryland (1940) and Road to Zanzibar (1941). He died on 5 August 1954 in Hollywood, California, USA.
BornFebruary 21, 1893
DiedAugust 5, 1954(61)
BornFebruary 21, 1893
DiedAugust 5, 1954(61)
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Known for

Rex Ingram in The Green Pastures (1936)
The Green Pastures
7.0
  • Pharaoh
  • 1936
Walter Brennan, Fay Bainter, Brenda Joyce, Hattie McDaniel, and John Payne in Maryland (1940)
Maryland
6.1
  • Dogface
  • 1940
Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Zanzibar (1941)
Road to Zanzibar
6.7
  • Whiteface
  • 1941
Henry Fonda, Tyrone Power, Randolph Scott, and Nancy Kelly in Jesse James (1939)
Jesse James
7.0
  • Pinkie
  • 1939

Credits

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Actor

  • John Russell, Arleen Whelan, and Charles Winninger in The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
    The Sun Shines Bright
    6.9
    • Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
    • 1953
  • Beulah (1950)
    Beulah
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Bill Jackson
    • 1952
  • Victor Mature, Leif Erickson, Carole Landis, and Gale Sherwood in One Million B.C. (1940)
    Blonde Savage
    4.7
    • Tonga
    • 1947
  • Richard Fleischer, Lillie Hayward, Sharyn Moffett, Una O'Connor, Walter Reed, Jacqueline White, and Banjo the Dog in Banjo (1947)
    Banjo
    5.8
    • Uncle Jasper
    • 1947
  • Jackie 'Butch' Jenkins, Peter Lawford, Beverly Tyler, and Pal in My Brother Talks to Horses (1947)
    My Brother Talks to Horses
    6.1
    • Mr. Mordecai
    • 1947
  • Lee Bowman, Adele Jergens, and Rosalind Russell in She Wouldn't Say Yes (1945)
    She Wouldn't Say Yes
    6.2
    • Train Bartender (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Ray Milland, Doris Dowling, Phillip Terry, and Jane Wyman in The Lost Weekend (1945)
    The Lost Weekend
    7.8
    • Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Anne Jeffreys and Lawrence Tierney in Dillinger (1945)
    Dillinger
    6.5
    • Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears (1944)
    Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
    6.1
    Short
    • Narrator (voice, uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Fredric March and Alexis Smith in The Adventures of Mark Twain (1944)
    The Adventures of Mark Twain
    7.1
    • Stoker (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Ellen Drew, Jean Gabin, Allyn Joslyn, Peter van Eyck, and Richard Whorf in Strange Confession (1944)
    Strange Confession
    6.4
    • Ekoua
    • 1944
  • Lena Horne and Bill Robinson in Stormy Weather (1943)
    Stormy Weather
    7.3
    • Jim Europe (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Cabin in the Sky (1943)
    Cabin in the Sky
    7.1
    • Jim Henry
    • 1943
  • Mickey Rooney in The Human Comedy (1943)
    The Human Comedy
    7.0
    • Black Man on Train (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Leif Erickson, Jon Hall, Maria Montez, and Sabu in Arabian Nights (1942)
    Arabian Nights
    6.1
    • Nubian Slave (uncredited)
    • 1942

Soundtrack

  • Mickey Rooney in The Human Comedy (1943)
    The Human Comedy
    7.0
    • performer: "My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night" (1853) (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Myrna Loy and Melvyn Douglas in Third Finger, Left Hand (1940)
    Third Finger, Left Hand
    6.9
    • performer: "The Riddle" (1940) (uncredited)
    • 1940

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 21, 1893
    • Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
  • Died
    • August 5, 1954
    • Hollywood, California, USA(heart attack)

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    African-American character actor of stage, screen and radio. Best remembered for his appearance in Stormy Weather (1943).

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