Ernest Whitman

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

as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

The Lost Weekend

as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

The Return of Frank James

as Pinky

Jesse James

as Pinkie

The Prisoner of Shark Island

as Buck

Santa Fe Trail

as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)

The Sun Shines Bright

as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

Stormy Weather

as Jim Europe (uncredited)

Cabin in the Sky

as Jim Henry

Road to Zanzibar

as Whiteface