Ernest Whitman

Ernest Whitman

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)

Jesse James

as Pinkie

Cast Credits

The Sun Shines Bright

as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

Half-Pint Pygmy

as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)

Banjo

as Uncle Jasper

The Lost Weekend

as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

Dillinger

as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)

Stormy Weather

as Jim Europe (uncredited)

Cabin in the Sky

as Jim Henry

The Pittsburgh Kid

as Feets Johnson

The Get-Away

as Moose Jones

Road to Zanzibar

as Whiteface

Santa Fe Trail

as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)

Mystery Sea Raider

as First Fisherman

Maryland

as Clarence "Dogface" Reems

Safari

as Witch doctor

Buck Benny Rides Again

as Colored Gentleman

Castle on the Hudson

as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)

Congo Maisie

as Varnai

Gone with the Wind

as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

Tell No Tales

as Slab Griffin (uncredited)

6,000 Enemies

as Willie (uncredited)

Jesse James

as Pinkie

Pacific Liner

as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)