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Actor · 1893 to 1954

Ernest Whitman

Best rated (acting): Gone with the Wind (7.9)

Acting films
25
Acting avg
6.53
Peak run
1936’40
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Acting films, by TMDB rating

The career

Ernest Whitman, acting career by TMDB rating5-film averagePeak era
Peak 1936 to 1940, 6.705678193619381940194219441946194819501952Gone with the Wind 7.9Santa Fe Trail 5.8Career avg 6.53

Dot size shows audience votes. Films below the source vote floor sit on the baseline.

Ernest Whitman's career barcodecoolhot
193626 films1953
Current formLast 5: 6.38 vs career 6.53 (−0.15)
  1. LAmong the Living1941 · 6.1−0.4
  2. WCabin in the Sky1943 · 6.50.0
  3. WStormy Weather1943 · 6.8+0.3
  4. LDillinger1945 · 5.9−0.6
  5. WThe Sun Shines Bright1953 · 6.6+0.1
As an actor, films with 25+ votes

Ernest by the numbers

Average
6.53
11 rated films
Vote weighted
6.65
bigger films count more
Median
6.5
half are better
Consistency
±0.56
rating spread
Career
18y
1936 to 1953
Total votes
5.29K
across every film
Best
7.9
Gone with the Wind
Worst
5.8
Santa Fe Trail
Newest first

Filmography

Acting filmography
1953The Sun Shines Bright posterThe Sun Shines BrightPleasant 'Uncle Plez' Woodford6.653
1947Blonde Savage posterBlonde SavageTonga·10
1947Banjo posterBanjoUncle Jasper·4
1947My Brother Talks to Horses posterMy Brother Talks to HorsesMr. Mordecai·2
1945The Lost Weekend posterThe Lost WeekendBlack Man Talking to Himself (uncredited)7.6691
1945Dillinger posterDillingerJack - Black Prisoner (uncredited)5.936
1943Stormy Weather posterStormy WeatherJim Europe (uncredited)6.853
1943Cabin in the Sky posterCabin in the SkyJim Henry6.551
1941Among the Living posterAmong the LivingPompey6.131
1941The Get-Away posterThe Get-AwayMoose Jones·8
1941Road to Zanzibar posterRoad to ZanzibarWhiteface6.437
1940Santa Fe Trail posterSanta Fe TrailBlack Man in Barn (uncredited)5.866
1940Third Finger, Left Hand posterThird Finger, Left HandSam·13
1940The Return of Frank James posterThe Return of Frank JamesPinky6.4147
1940Buck Benny Rides Again posterBuck Benny Rides AgainColored Gentleman·2
1940Castle on the Hudson posterCastle on the HudsonAlexander '8 Ball' Hamilton (uncredited)·14
1940Congo Maisie posterCongo MaisieVarnai·7
1939Gone with the Wind posterGone with the WindCarpetbagger's Friend (uncredited)7.94,509
19396,000 Enemies poster6,000 EnemiesWillie (uncredited)·7
1939Tell No Tales posterTell No TalesSlab Griffin (uncredited)·7
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Career statistics use TMDB ratings and 25+ votes per film.

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