

Acting
Birthday: February 21, 1893 (132)
Place of Birth: 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
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3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004)Age: 111as Pit Crowd
The Sun Shines Bright (1953)Age: 60as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
The Beulah Show (1950)Age: 57as Bill Jackson
Half-Pint Pygmy (1948)Age: 55as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
Banjo (1947)Age: 54as Uncle Jasper
Blonde Savage (1947)Age: 54as Tonga
My Brother Talks to Horses (1947)Age: 54as Mr. Mordecai
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears (1944)Age: 51
Stormy Weather (1943)Age: 50as Jim Europe (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky (1943)Age: 50as Jim Henry
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