Ernest Whitman
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Ernest Whitman was an African American
television and film actor.
He appeared in a number of films, including King for a Day (1934), The Prisoner of Shark Island
(1936), The Green Pastures
(1936), Jesse James (1939), Gone With the Wind
(1939), Among the Living
(1941), Road to Zanzibar
(1941), Cabin in the Sky
(1943), Stormy Weather
(1943), The Lost Weekend (1945), My Brother Talk to Horses (1947), Banjo (1947) and The Sun Shines Bright
(1953), his last movie.
He portrayed the character Bill Jackson in The Beulah Show
on radio from 1952 to 1953.
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
television and film actor.
He appeared in a number of films, including King for a Day (1934), The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island is a 1936 film loosely based on the life of Samuel Mudd, produced by Darryl F. Zanuck, directed by John Ford, and starring Warner Baxter and Gloria Stuart.-Plot:...
(1936), The Green Pastures
The Green Pastures (film)
The Green Pastures is a 1936 film depicting stories from the Bible as visualized by African American characters. It starred Rex Ingram , Oscar Polk, and Eddie "Rochester" Anderson...
(1936), Jesse James (1939), Gone With the Wind
Gone with the Wind (film)
Gone with the Wind is a 1939 American historical epic film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's Pulitzer-winning 1936 novel of the same name. It was produced by David O. Selznick and directed by Victor Fleming from a screenplay by Sidney Howard...
(1939), Among the Living
Among the Living (film)
Among the Living is a horror suspense film with Albert Dekker, Susan Hayward, and Frances Farmer.-Plot:Albert Dekker plays two twin brothers, John and Paul. Paul was supposed to have died when he was 10 years old, but actually went insane and was shut up in a secret room in his parents' mansion...
(1941), Road to Zanzibar
Road to Zanzibar
Road to Zanzibar is a 1941 Paramount Pictures comedy film starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour, and marked the second picture in the popular "Road to …" series made by the trio....
(1941), Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky
Cabin in the Sky is a 1943 American musical film with music by Vernon Duke, lyrics by John La Touche, and a musical book by Lynn Root. The musical premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 25, 1940. It closed on March 8, 1941 after a total of 156 performances...
(1943), Stormy Weather
Stormy Weather (1943 film)
Stormy Weather is a 1943 American musical film produced and released by 20th Century Fox. The film is one of two major Hollywood musicals produced in 1943 with primarily African-American casts, the other being MGM's Cabin in the Sky, and is considered a time capsule showcasing some of the top...
(1943), The Lost Weekend (1945), My Brother Talk to Horses (1947), Banjo (1947) and The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright is a 1953 comedy film directed by John Ford, based on material taken from a series of Irvin S. Cobb stories. Ford had adapted some of the same material in 1934 in his film Judge Priest. That film originally had a scene depicting the lynching of Stepin Fetchit’s character , but...
(1953), his last movie.
He portrayed the character Bill Jackson in The Beulah Show
Beulah (series)
The Beulah Show is an American situation-comedy series that ran on CBS radio from 1945 to 1954, and on ABC television from 1950 to 1952. The show is notable for being the first sitcom to star an African American actress.-Radio:...
on radio from 1952 to 1953.