Portrait of Ernie Adams

Acting

Ernie Adams

Career

Active from 1919 to 1947, busiest in 1937 with 11 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Speedy
Speedy
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 72 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ernie Adams Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.4, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.1, average 3.0
  • Family Dynamics
    3.9, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 7
  • Frontier Justice 5
  • Action-Packed 4
  • Murder Mystery 2
  • Good vs. Evil 2
  • Classic B-Western 2
  • 1920s 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Nostalgic Cinema 2
  • Early Cinema 2
  • Cowboy Adventure 2
  • Cattle Rustling 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

259
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1940s

104 titles ยท average score 62
Son of Zorro
Son of Zorro (1947)

as Judge Hyde

It's a Wonderful Life
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Ed (uncredited)

Brenda Starr, Reporter
Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945)

as Charlie (uncredited)

Escape in the Fog
Escape in the Fog (1945)
GoodWatch score 48

as George Smith

I Love a Mystery
I Love a Mystery (1945)
GoodWatch score 62

as Gimpy (Uncredited)

Return of the Ape Man
Return of the Ape Man (1944)
GoodWatch score 53

as Tramp, Willie the Weasel

Arizona Whirlwind
Arizona Whirlwind (1944)

as Warren, the Jewel Cutter

Cactus Makes Perfect
Cactus Makes Perfect (1942)
GoodWatch score 67

as Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)

One Thrilling Night
One Thrilling Night (1942)
GoodWatch score 55

as Pete Mooney

Invisible Ghost
Invisible Ghost (1941)
GoodWatch score 46

as Jules Mason, caretaker

Robbers of the Range
Robbers of the Range (1941)

as Greeley

The Man from Tumbleweeds
The Man from Tumbleweeds (1940)

as Shifty Sheldon

1930s

127 titles ยท average score 66
The Man in the Barn
The Man in the Barn (1937)
GoodWatch score 61

as Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)

Lightnin' Crandall
Lightnin' Crandall (1937)

as Texas May

Danger Valley
Danger Valley (1937)

as Soapy

Colorado Kid
Colorado Kid (1937)

as Bibben Tucker

Ridin' the Lone Trail
Ridin' the Lone Trail (1937)

as Peters

It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night (1934)
GoodWatch score 87

as Bag Thief (uncredited)

Breed of the Border
Breed of the Border (1933)

as Joe

Freaks
Freaks (1932)
GoodWatch score 83

as Sideshow Patron (uncredited)

The Tip-Off
The Tip-Off (1931)
GoodWatch score 59

as Slug

In Old Cheyenne
In Old Cheyenne (1931)

as Henchman

The Fighting Legion
The Fighting Legion (1930)

as Jack Bowie

All Quiet on the Western Front
All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)
GoodWatch score 88

as 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)

1920s

26 titles ยท average score 66
Leaping Love
Leaping Love (1929)

as George - The Drunk (uncredited)

Weary River
Weary River (1929)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)

Speedy
Speedy (1928)
GoodWatch score 89

as Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)

So This Is Love
So This Is Love (1928)
GoodWatch score 60

as Flash Tracy

What a Night!
What a Night! (1928)

as Snarky

A Man About Town
A Man About Town (1927)

as Cohort

Nevada
Nevada (1927)

as Cash Burridge

On Ze Boulevard
On Ze Boulevard (1927)

as Valet

Men of Daring
Men of Daring (1927)

as Ace

Pals in Paradise
Pals in Paradise (1926)

as Butterfly Kid

The Blackbird
The Blackbird (1926)
GoodWatch score 65

as Bertie's No. 2 Man

Hair-Trigger Baxter
Hair-Trigger Baxter (1926)

as Shorty Hillis

1910s

2 titles ยท average score 54
The Delicious Little Devil
The Delicious Little Devil (1919)
GoodWatch score 54

as Agency Employee (uncredited)

A Regular Girl
A Regular Girl (1919)

as Shorty