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Ernest Whitman

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Ernest Whitman

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American actor (1893-1954)

Film & TV

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA

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

  • 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story — Pit Crowd2004
  • The Sun Shines Bright — Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford1953
  • The Beulah Show — Bill Jackson1950
  • Half-Pint Pygmy — Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)1948
  • Banjo — Uncle Jasper1947
  • Blonde Savage — Tonga1947
  • My Brother Talks to Horses — Mr. Mordecai1947
  • The Lost Weekend — Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)1945
  • Dillinger — Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)1945
  • Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears1944

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Ernest
Family name
Whitman
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Fort Smith
Place of death
Hollywood
Occupation
film actor
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
English language
Image
Ernest Whitman as Vincent Jackson The Last Mile 1930.JPG
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Commons category
Ernest Whitman
date of birth
1893-02-21
date of death
1954-08-05
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
myocardial infarction
writing language
English language
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