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
(1939)
Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
The Return of Frank James
(1940)
Pinky
The Prisoner of Shark Island
(1936)
Buck
The Lost Weekend
(1945)
Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Jesse James
(1939)
Pinkie
Road to Zanzibar
(1941)
Whiteface
Santa Fe Trail
(1940)
Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
(1939)
Slab Griffin (uncredited)
The Sun Shines Bright
(1953)
Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford
Full Filmography
Acting
King for a Day
(1934)
Mr. Brown
The Prisoner of Shark Island
(1936)
Buck
White Hunter
(1936)
Abdi
The Green Pastures
(1936)
Pharaoh
They Gave Him a Gun
(1937)
Roustabout (uncredited)
Daughter of Shanghai
(1937)
Sam Blike
6,000 Enemies
(1939)
Willie (uncredited)
Tell No Tales
(1939)
Slab Griffin (uncredited)
Pacific Liner
(1939)
Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)
Jesse James
(1939)
Pinkie
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)
Third Finger, Left Hand
(1940)
Sam
The Return of Frank James
(1940)
Pinky
Santa Fe Trail
(1940)
Black Man in Barn (uncredited)
Buck Benny Rides Again
(1940)
Colored Gentleman
Castle on the Hudson
(1940)
Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)
Mystery Sea Raider
(1940)
First Fisherman
Maryland
(1940)
Clarence "Dogface" Reems
Safari
(1940)
Witch doctor
Congo Maisie
(1940)
Varnai
The Get-Away
(1941)
Moose Jones
The Pittsburgh Kid
(1941)
Feets Johnson
Road to Zanzibar
(1941)
Whiteface
Among the Living
(1941)
Pompey
Stormy Weather
(1943)
Jim Europe (uncredited)
Cabin in the Sky
(1943)
Jim Henry
Goldilocks and the Jivin' Bears
(1944)
The Lost Weekend
(1945)
Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)
Banjo
(1947)
Uncle Jasper
Blonde Savage
(1947)
Tonga
My Brother Talks to Horses
(1947)
Mr. Mordecai
Half-Pint Pygmy
(1948)
Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)
The Sun Shines Bright
(1953)
Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford