
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.

as Pit Crowd

as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)

as Tonga

as Uncle Jasper

as Mr. Mordecai

as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

as Jack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)

as Jim Europe (uncredited)

as Jim Henry

as Pompey

as Feets Johnson

as Moose Jones

as Whiteface

as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)

as First Fisherman

as Sam

as Pinky

as Clarence "Dogface" Reems

as Witch doctor

as Colored Gentleman

as Alexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)

as Varnai

as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

as Slab Griffin (uncredited)

as Willie (uncredited)

as Pinkie

as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)

as Sam Blike

as Roustabout (uncredited)

as Abdi

as Pharaoh

as Buck

as Mr. Brown