Ernie Adams

Known For: Acting
Born: June 17, 1885
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Died: November 26, 1947

Ernie Adams

Ernie Adams (born Ernest Stephen Dumarais, June 18, 1885 – November 26, 1947) was an American vaudevillian performer, stage and screen actor and writer. Born in San Francisco, California to Leon D. Adams and Laurence G. Girard, he was also billed as Ernest S. Adams and Ernie S. Adams. He appeared in vaudeville, theater, and film. He started his career in musical comedy on Broadway. Along with his wife Berdonna Gilbert, he formed the vaudeville team "Gilbert and Adams". He appeared in more than 400 films starting from the silent era between 1919 and 1948, and was particularly known for playing shady characters. On Broadway, Adams appeared in Toot-Toot! (1918). On November 26, 1947, Adams died of an acute pulmonary edema at the West Olympic Sanitarium in Los Angeles, California, aged 62. He is buried in Valhalla Memorial Park in North Hollywood. Description above from the Wikipedia art…

Filmography

The Last Round-up

1947 · Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

The Black Widow

1947 · Blinky

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

1947 · Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)

Robin Hood of Monterey

1947 · Pablo

The Pretender

1947 · Thomas the butler

Killer Dill

1947 · Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)

Desperate

1947 · Villager (uncredited)

Trailing Danger

1947 · Pennypacker

The Millerson Case

1947 · Zeke Zilch

The Law Comes to Gunsight

1947 · Bert Simpson

Buck Privates Come Home

1947 · Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)

Yankee Fakir

1947 · Charlie

Trail Street

1947 · Eben Bowen (uncredited)

The Thirteenth Hour

1947 · McCabe

Son of Zorro

1947 · Judge Hyde

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · Ed (uncredited)

The People's Choice

The People's Choice

1946

The Secret of the Whistler

1946

Gallant Journey

1946 · Husband (uncredited)

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

1946 · Frank Gary, Henchman

The Killers

1946 · Hood with Cane (uncredited)

Traffic in Crime

1946 · Counter Man

Dangerous Business

1946 · Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

King of the Forest Rangers

1946 · Hiram Bailey

Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways

1946 · Retner

Deadline at Dawn

1946 · Waiter (uncredited)

Fear

1946 · House Painter

Up Goes Maisie

1946 · Fireman (Uncredited)

A Guy Could Change

1946 · Newsboy

Girl on the Spot

1946 · Pickpocket (uncredited)

Johnny Angel

1945 · Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)

Jungle Raiders

1945 · Charley

Along Came Jones

1945 · Townsman (uncredited)

The Jungle Captive

1945 · Jim

The Great John L.

1945 · Waiter (uncredited)

The Power of the Whistler

1945 · Bit Part

Escape in the Fog

1945 · George Smith

Frisco Sal

1945 · McKinney

The Suspect

1945 · Cabbie (uncredited)

Brenda Starr, Reporter

1945 · Charlie (uncredited)

I Love a Mystery

1945 · Gimpy (Uncredited)

The Man in Half Moon Street

1945 · Porter

Murder, My Sweet

1944 · Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)

Ghost Guns

1944 · Doc Edwards

The Climax

1944 · Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)

Goin' to Town

1944 · Zeke

Raiders of Ghost City

1944 · Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper

Return of the Ape Man

1944 · Tramp, Willie the Weasel

Arizona Whirlwind

1944 · Warren, the Jewel Cutter

Raiders of the Border

1944 · Whiskey Wiley

Marshal of Gunsmoke

1944 · Nuggett Newcomb

The Phantom

1943 · Rusty Fenton (uncredited)

Mystery Broadcast

1943 · Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)

Phony Express

1943 · The Banker (uncredited)

Hail to the Rangers

1943 · Latham

Headin' for God's Country

1943 · Chuck

Beyond the Last Frontier

1943 · 'Sarge' Kincaid

Mission to Moscow

1943 · Heckler (uncredited)

Sagebrush Law

1943 · Landers

Murder in Times Square

1943 · Horsetooth

Keep 'Em Slugging

1943 · Dugan

Mug Town

1942 · Thief

The Lone Prairie

1942 · Judge Barstow

Bandit Ranger

1942 · Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)

Isle of Missing Men

1942 · Captain of the S. S. Mariposa

Sabotage Squad

1942 · Smoke Shop Customer

The Pride of the Yankees

1942 · Miller Huggins

One Thrilling Night

1942 · Pete Mooney

The Tuttles of Tahiti

1942 · Paki

Cactus Makes Perfect

1942 · Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)

Alias Boston Blackie

1942 · Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Riding the Wind

1942 · Jones

Man With Two Lives

1942 · Gimpy

Stagecoach Buckaroo

1942

The Lady Is Willing

1942 · Doorman (uncredited)

The Man Who Returned to Life

1942 · Ezra Smith

The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941 · Michaelson (uncredited)

Road Agent

1941 · Jake

Honolulu Lu

1941 · Pierre

Swamp Woman

1941 · Spratt

Sea Raiders

1941 · Zeke

The Officer and the Lady

1941 · Car Thief (uncredited)

Westward Ho-Hum

1941

Bad Man of Deadwood

1941 · Medicine Show Spectator

The Devil Commands

1941 · Elam

Riders of Death Valley

1941 · Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]

Invisible Ghost

1941 · Jules Mason, caretaker

Robbers of the Range

1941 · Greeley

The Sea Wolf

1941

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

1941 · Mustang

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

1941 · Newsstand Clerk

The Pinto Kid

1941 · Ed Slade

The Face Behind the Mask

1941 · Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Riders from Nowhere

1940 · Manny

The Fargo Kid

1940 · Bush Cleveland

The Son of Monte Cristo

1940 · Informer

Before I Hang

1940 · Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly

He Stayed for Breakfast

1940 · Workman

Girls of the Road

1940 · Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)

Out West with the Peppers

1940 · Oscar - Telegraph Operator

The Man from Tumbleweeds

1940 · Shifty Sheldon

The Man with Nine Lives

1940 · Pete Daggett

Dark Command

1940 · Townsman

Primrose Path

1940 · Man in Bluebell (uncredited)

Young Tom Edison

1940 · Passenger Buying Maple Sugar

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

1940 · (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson

1940 · Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)

The Invisible Man Returns

1940 · Minor Role (uncredited)

Yukon Flight

1940 · Henry

Tower of London

1939 · Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)

The Invisible Killer

1939 · Squint, the Croupier

I Stole a Million

1939 · Mooch (uncredited)

Overland with Kit Carson

1939 · Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith

The Man from Sundown

1939 · Shorty Bates

Down the Wyoming Trail

1939 · Ernie Adams

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939 · Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)

Ex-Champ

1939 · Street Cleaner

Mandrake the Magician

1939 · Brown

Union Pacific

1939 · Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)

Code of the Streets

1939 · Henchman

Frontier Pony Express

1939 · Man at Deer Lodge Station

The Lone Ranger Rides Again

1939 · Doc Grover

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939 · Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)

The Phantom Stage

1939 · Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)

Sundown on the Prairie

1939 · Henchman Blackie

Trigger Pals

1939 · Henchman Pete

California Frontier

1938 · Barclay

Song of the Buckaroo

1938 · Cashier

Gun Packer

1938 · Jim Lee - Stage Driver

Exposed

1938 · Bum

Land of Fighting Men

1938 · Slim

There Goes My Heart

1938 · Cafe Counterman (uncredited)

Where the Buffalo Roam

1938 · Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger

Down on the Farm

1938 · Pony Concessioner

The Mexicali Kid

1938 · Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper

The Chaser

1938 · Injured Man

Rollin' Plains

1938 · Cain Moody

West of Cheyenne

1938 · Henchman Shorty

Outlaw Express

1938 · Express Rider

You and Me

1938 · Nick (uncredited)

Thunder in the Desert

1938 · Tramp

The Purple Vigilantes

1938 · Blake

The Jury's Secret

1938 · Sidewalk Heckler

Wells Fargo

1937 · Miner

Tim Tyler's Luck

1937 · Henchman Becker

Colorado Kid

1937 · Bibben Tucker

The Man in the Barn

1937 · Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)

Danger Valley

1937 · Soapy

Life Begins with Love

1937 · Radical (uncredited)

Radio Patrol

1937 · Hobo

Arizona Gunfighter

1937 · Grizzly Barr

Stars Over Arizona

1937 · Jimmy the Weasel

Ridin' the Lone Trail

1937 · Peters

Hopalong Rides Again

1937 · Keno

Doomed at Sundown

1937 · Deputy

Anything for a Thrill

1937 · The Runt - Henchman

Two-Fisted Sheriff

1937 · Sheriff Rankin

San Quentin

1937 · Fink

Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

1937 · Red

Law of the Ranger

1937 · Zeke

The Frame-Up

1937 · Horse Player (uncredited)

Bar-Z Bad Men

1937 · Henchman Pete

Lightnin' Crandall

1937 · Texas May

Night Waitress

1936 · Diner Who Gets Indigestion

Dodge City Trail

1936 · Dillon

The Gun Ranger

1936 · Wally Smeed

Hopalong Cassidy Returns

1936 · Assayer Benson

My Man Godfrey

1936 · Forgotten Man (uncredited)

Crash Donovan

1936 · Mechanic (uncredited)

Three on the Trail

1936 · Idaho

Road Gang

1936 · Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)

Exclusive Story

1936 · Bartender (uncredited)

It's in the Air

1935 · Counterman (uncredited)

She Married Her Boss

1935 · Passerby

The Glass Key

1935 · Bettor (uncredited)

Men of the Hour

1935 · Steve

The Miracle Rider

1935 · John Stelter

The Ghost Rider

1935 · Practical Joker

The Casino Murder Case

1935 · Husband of Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited)

The Perfect Clue

1935 · Butch Carter

Carnival

1935 · Barker (uncredited)

Calling All Cars

1935 · Reporter (uncredited)

Men of the Night

1934 · Sandy (uncredited)

The Prescott Kid

1934 · Red Larsen

The Law of the Wild

1934 · Henchman Raymond

Three Chumps Ahead

1934 · Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)

Here Comes the Groom

1934 · 1st Gunman

Little Miss Marker

1934 · Bettor (uncredited)

Hell Bent for Love

1934 · Henchman Joe Barnard

We're Not Dressing

1934 · Sailor Tossing Cards (uncredited)

A Very Honorable Guy

1934 · Gambler

Whirlpool

1934 · Ben (uncredited)

The Undie-World

1934 · T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant

Badge of Honor

1934 · 'Tip' Crane

Woman Unafraid

1934 · Henchman

The Lost Jungle

1934 · Pete

It Happened One Night

1934 · Bag Thief (uncredited)

King for a Night

1933 · Pool Hall Crony

Ranger's Code

1933 · Nat the Bat

Galloping Romeo

1933 · Andy Kent

Midnight Mary

1933 · Court Photographer (uncredited)

Made on Broadway

1933 · Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur

The Kiss Before the Mirror

1933 · Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)

Found Alive

1933 · C.S. King

A Lady's Profession

1933 · One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)

Breed of the Border

1933 · Joe

She Done Him Wrong

1933 · Man in Audience (uncredited)

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

1933 · Man Thrown out of Apartment Building

West of Singapore

1933 · Watson

The Unwritten Law

1932 · Ed Riley

Men Of America

1932 · Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper

The Pride of the Legion

1932 · Shorty

The Hurricane Express

1932 · Barney

Beyond the Rockies

1932 · Blinky

Million Dollar Legs

1932 · Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)

Merrily We Go to Hell

1932 · Reporter (uncredited)

The Shadow of the Eagle

1932 · Pat Kelly

The Red Shadow

1932

Panama Flo

1932 · Jake - Speakeasy Doorman

Freaks

1932 · Sideshow Patron (uncredited)

Night Beat

1931 · Hymie Weissenkorn

One Man Law

1931 · Stubb

The Tip-Off

1931 · Slug

Is There Justice?

1931 · Shorty Gray

The Galloping Ghost

1931 · Brady

First Aid

1931 · Joe

In Old Cheyenne

1931 · Henchman

The Good Bad Girl

1931 · One of Tyler's Thugs

Dance, Fools, Dance

1931 · Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)

Fair Warning

1931 · Jordan

Little Caesar

1931 · Cashier (uncredited)

Shadow Ranch

1930 · Henchman Joe

The Storm

1930 · Johnny Behind the 8-Ball

For the Defense

1930 · Eddie Withers

Numbered Men

1930 · Trustee with List (bit)

All Quiet on the Western Front

1930 · 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)

The Fighting Legion

1930 · Jack Bowie

The Mighty

1929 · Hood

Leaping Love

1929 · George - The Drunk (uncredited)

One Splendid Hour

One Splendid Hour

1929 · Solly

Weary River

1929 · Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)

What a Night!

1928 · Snarky

Stool Pigeon

1928 · Dropper

Forgotten Faces

1928

Speedy

1928 · Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)

A Woman's Way

1928 · Pedro

So This Is Love

1928 · Flash Tracy

The Gay Defender

1927 · Bart Hamby

The Main Event

1927 · Slug-nutty fighter

Nevada

1927 · Cash Burridge

On Ze Boulevard

On Ze Boulevard

1927 · Valet

Men of Daring

1927 · Ace

A Man About Town

1927 · Cohort

Melting Millions

1927

Pals in Paradise

1926 · Butterfly Kid

Hair-Trigger Baxter

1926 · Shorty Hillis

The Amateur Gentleman

1926 · Dandy (uncredited)

The Blackbird

1926 · Bertie's No. 2 Man

The Best People

1925 · Taxi Driver

Where the Worst Begins

Where the Worst Begins

1925

The Pony Express

1925 · Henchman

The Thundering Herd

1925 · Jett Henchman (uncredited)

Curlytop

1924 · Sproggs

The Beloved Brute

1924 · Swink Tuckson

Ten Dollars or Ten Days

1924 · The Cashier's Father (uncredited)

The Show

1922 · Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)

A Regular Girl

1919 · Shorty

The Delicious Little Devil

1919 · Agency Employee (uncredited)

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