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Acting

Ernest Whitman

Career

Active from 1934 to 1948, busiest in 1941 and 1947 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
2
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
King for a Day
GoodWatch score69/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ernest Whitman Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.9, average 5.4
  • Cringe Humor
    0.7, average 2.2
  • Dark Humor
    1.3, average 2.8
  • Pop Culture
    0.9, average 2.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

    Movies and TV shows

    35
    Type
    Role
    Score
    Decade
    Genre
    Group by

    2000s

    1 title · average score 76
    3: The Dale Earnhardt Story
    3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004)
    GoodWatch score 76

    as Pit Crowd

    1950s

    2 titles · average score 67
    The Sun Shines Bright
    The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as Pleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford

    The Beulah Show
    The Beulah Show (1950)

    TV show · as Bill Jackson

    1940s

    21 titles · average score 64
    Half-Pint Pygmy
    Half-Pint Pygmy (1948)
    GoodWatch score 63

    as Pygmy (voice) (uncredited)

    Blonde Savage
    Blonde Savage (1947)
    GoodWatch score 47

    as Tonga

    My Brother Talks to Horses
    My Brother Talks to Horses (1947)
    GoodWatch score 68

    as Mr. Mordecai

    Banjo
    Banjo (1947)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Uncle Jasper

    The Lost Weekend
    The Lost Weekend (1945)
    GoodWatch score 77

    as Black Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)

    Cabin in the Sky
    Cabin in the Sky (1943)
    GoodWatch score 76

    as Jim Henry

    Stormy Weather
    Stormy Weather (1943)
    GoodWatch score 84

    as Jim Europe (uncredited)

    Among the Living
    Among the Living (1941)
    GoodWatch score 57

    as Pompey

    The Get-Away
    The Get-Away (1941)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Moose Jones

    The Pittsburgh Kid
    The Pittsburgh Kid (1941)

    as Feets Johnson

    The Return of Frank James
    The Return of Frank James (1940)
    GoodWatch score 64

    as Pinky

    Santa Fe Trail
    Santa Fe Trail (1940)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as Black Man in Barn (uncredited)

    1930s

    11 titles · average score 67
    Gone with the Wind
    Gone with the Wind (1939)
    GoodWatch score 87

    as Carpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)

    Jesse James
    Jesse James (1939)
    GoodWatch score 67

    as Pinkie

    Tell No Tales
    Tell No Tales (1939)
    GoodWatch score 59

    as Slab Griffin (uncredited)

    Pacific Liner
    Pacific Liner (1939)
    GoodWatch score 56

    as Professor - Black Stoker (uncredited)

    6,000 Enemies
    6,000 Enemies (1939)
    GoodWatch score 61

    as Willie (uncredited)

    They Gave Him a Gun
    They Gave Him a Gun (1937)
    GoodWatch score 51

    as Roustabout (uncredited)

    Daughter of Shanghai
    Daughter of Shanghai (1937)
    GoodWatch score 78

    as Sam Blike / Sam Blike (uncredited)

    White Hunter
    White Hunter (1936)

    as Abdi

    The Prisoner of Shark Island
    The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
    GoodWatch score 79

    as Buck

    The Green Pastures
    The Green Pastures (1936)
    GoodWatch score 65

    as Pharaoh

    King for a Day
    King for a Day (1934)
    GoodWatch score 69

    as Mr. Brown