Ernest Whitman Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Ernest Whitman (February 21, 1893 Fort Smith, Arkansas – August 5, 1954 Hollywood, California) was an African American stage and screen actor.He appeared in a number of films, including King for a Day (1934), The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), The Green Pastures (1936), Jesse James (1939), Gone With the Wind (1939), Third Finger, Left Hand (1940), Among the Living (1941), Road to Zanzibar (1941), Cabin in the Sky (1943), Stormy Weather (1943), The Lost Weekend (1945), My Brother Talks to Horses (1947), Banjo (1947) and The Sun Shines Bright (1953), his last movie.Whitman also performed on stage, with a role in The Last Mile and various other productions.He portrayed the character Bill Jackson in The Beulah Show on radio from 1952 to 1953.
Full Name
Ernest Whitman
Net Worth
$2 Million
Date Of Birth
February 21, 1893
Died
1954-08-05
Place Of Birth
Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
Occupation
Actor
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack
Nicknames
Ernest Whitman, Whitman, Ernest
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African-American character actor of stage, screen and radio. Best remembered for his appearance in Stormy Weather (1943).
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Beulah
1952
TV Series
Bill Jackson
Blonde Savage
1947
Tonga
Banjo
1947
Uncle Jasper
My Brother Talks to Horses
1947
Mr. Mordecai
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945
Train Bartender (uncredited)
The Lost Weekend
1945
Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Dillinger
1945
Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
1944
Short
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
The Adventures of Mark Twain
1944
Stoker (uncredited)
Strange Confession
1944
Ekoua
Stormy Weather
1943
Jim Europe (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
1943
Jim Henry
The Human Comedy
1943
Black Man on Train (uncredited)
Arabian Nights
1942
Nubian Slave (uncredited)
Drums of the Congo
1942
King Malaba
The Bugle Sounds
1942
Cartaret
Mr. District Attorney in the Carter Case
1941
Sam (uncredited)
Among the Living
1941
Pompey
Blues in the Night
1941
Black Prisoner #1 (uncredited)
Birth of the Blues
1941
Fancy-Pants, Doorman (uncredited)
Married Bachelor
1941
Black Men's Room Attendant (uncredited)
The Pittsburgh Kid
1941
Feets Johnson
The Getaway
1941
'Moose'
Road to Zanzibar
1941
Whiteface
Back Street
1941
Porter #1 (uncredited)
Santa Fe Trail
1940
Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
1940
Sam
The Return of Frank James
1940
Pinky
Mystery Sea Raider
1940
First Fisherman (uncredited)
Maryland
1940
Dogface
Safari
1940
Witch doctor (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
1940
Colored Gentleman (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
1940
Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
Congo Maisie
1940
Varnai
Gone with the Wind
1939
Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
6,000 Enemies
1939
Black Prisoner Willie Johnson (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
1939
Slab Griffin (uncredited)
Jesse James
1939
Pinkie
Pacific Liner
1939
Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
Daughter of Shanghai
1937
Sam Blike (uncredited)
Nothing Sacred
1937
Policeman (uncredited)
They Gave Him a Gun
1937
Roustabout (uncredited)
White Hunter
1936
Abdi
The Green Pastures
1936
Pharaoh
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
'Buck' Milford
King for a Day
1934
Short
Mr. Brown
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Human Comedy
1943
performer: "My Old Kentucky Home, Good Night" 1853 - uncredited