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Ernest Whitman
Acting
Born: February 21, 1893
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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
Gone with the Wind
as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
as Pinky
Santa Fe Trail
as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
Jesse James
as Pinkie
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Buck
The Lost Weekend
as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
The Sun Shines Bright
as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Road to Zanzibar
as Whiteface
Third Finger, Left Hand
as Sam
Among the Living
as Pompey
