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)

The Lost Weekend

Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

Jesse James

Pinkie

Santa Fe Trail

Black Man in Barn (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James

Pinky

Stormy Weather

Jim Europe (uncredited)

The Sun Shines Bright

Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

The Prisoner of Shark Island

Buck