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

Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

Blonde Savage

Tonga

The Lost Weekend

Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

They Gave Him a Gun

Roustabout (uncredited)

Jesse James

Pinkie

The Return of Frank James

Pinky

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Buck

Santa Fe Trail

Black Man in Barn (uncredited)