Ernie Adams
Biography
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 article Ernie Adams (actor), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
It's a Wonderful Life
1946
All Quiet on the Western Front
1930
It Happened One Night
1934
Freaks
1932
The Killers
1946
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
The Sea Wolf
1941
Little Caesar
1931
My Man Godfrey
1936
The Invisible Man Returns
1940
The Pride of the Yankees
1942
Dark Command
1940
Filmography
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ed (uncredited) · 1946
All Quiet on the Western Front
as 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited) · 1930
It Happened One Night
as Bag Thief (uncredited) · 1934
Freaks
as Sideshow Patron (uncredited) · 1932
The Killers
as Hood with Cane (uncredited) · 1946
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited) · 1939
The Sea Wolf
· 1941
Little Caesar
as Cashier (uncredited) · 1931
My Man Godfrey
as Forgotten Man (uncredited) · 1936
The Invisible Man Returns
as Minor Role (uncredited) · 1940
The Pride of the Yankees
as Miller Huggins · 1942
Dark Command
as Townsman · 1940
Murder, My Sweet
as Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited) · 1944
Union Pacific
as Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited) · 1939
Gallant Journey
as Husband (uncredited) · 1946
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1932
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Michaelson (uncredited) · 1941
Buck Privates Come Home
as Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited) · 1947
She Done Him Wrong
as Man in Audience (uncredited) · 1933
The Lady Is Willing
as Doorman (uncredited) · 1942
Along Came Jones
as Townsman (uncredited) · 1945
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited) · 1947
Mission to Moscow
as Heckler (uncredited) · 1943
The Face Behind the Mask
as Hotel Guest (uncredited) · 1941
Young Tom Edison
as Passenger Buying Maple Sugar · 1940
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as (uncredited) · 1940
You and Me
as Nick (uncredited) · 1938
Castle on the Hudson
as Kelner - the Fink (uncredited) · 1940
Trail Street
as Eben Bowen (uncredited) · 1947
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Informer · 1940
She Married Her Boss
as Passerby · 1935
The Great John L.
as Waiter (uncredited) · 1945
Tower of London
as Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited) · 1939
There Goes My Heart
as Cafe Counterman (uncredited) · 1938
King for a Night
as Pool Hall Crony · 1933
The Tuttles of Tahiti
as Paki · 1942
Fear
as House Painter · 1946
Here Comes the Groom
as 1st Gunman · 1934
The Pretender
as Thomas the butler · 1947
The Suspect
as Cabbie (uncredited) · 1945
Dance, Fools, Dance
as Luva’s Henchman (uncredited) · 1931
Lightnin' Crandall
as Texas May · 1937
Escape in the Fog
as George Smith · 1945
Robin Hood of Monterey
as Pablo · 1947
Wells Fargo
as Miner · 1937
So This Is Love
as Flash Tracy · 1928
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Newsstand Clerk · 1941
Where the Buffalo Roam
as Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger · 1938
Down on the Farm
as Pony Concessioner · 1938
It's in the Air
as Counterman (uncredited) · 1935
The Secret of the Whistler
· 1946
The Delicious Little Devil
as Agency Employee (uncredited) · 1919
The Man with Nine Lives
as Pete Daggett · 1940
The Man in Half Moon Street
as Porter · 1945
Night Waitress
as Diner Who Gets Indigestion · 1936
Riders of Death Valley
as Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14] · 1941
The People's Choice
· 1946
Isle of Missing Men
as Captain of the S. S. Mariposa · 1942
We're Not Dressing
as Sailor Tossing Cards (uncredited) · 1934
Girl on the Spot
as Pickpocket (uncredited) · 1946
I Love a Mystery
as Gimpy (Uncredited) · 1945
Colorado Kid
as Bibben Tucker · 1937
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Workman · 1940
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Frank Gary, Henchman · 1946
The Jury's Secret
as Sidewalk Heckler · 1938
Before I Hang
as Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly · 1940
Bad Man of Deadwood
as Medicine Show Spectator · 1941
Night Beat
as Hymie Weissenkorn · 1931
Midnight Mary
as Court Photographer (uncredited) · 1933
Road Agent
as Jake · 1941
Exposed
as Bum · 1938
The Law of the Wild
as Henchman Raymond · 1934
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Man Thrown out of Apartment Building · 1933
The Casino Murder Case
as Husband of Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited) · 1935
Swamp Woman
as Spratt · 1941
San Quentin
as Fink · 1937
Primrose Path
as Man in Bluebell (uncredited) · 1940
Men of the Hour
as Steve · 1935
The Shadow of the Eagle
as Pat Kelly · 1932
Desperate
as Villager (uncredited) · 1947
King of the Forest Rangers
as Hiram Bailey · 1946
Deadline at Dawn
as Waiter (uncredited) · 1946
Phony Express
as The Banker (uncredited) · 1943
Arizona Gunfighter
as Grizzly Barr · 1937
I Stole a Million
as Mooch (uncredited) · 1939
Invisible Ghost
as Jules Mason, caretaker · 1941
The Climax
as Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited) · 1944
Man With Two Lives
as Gimpy · 1942
The Blackbird
as Bertie's No. 2 Man · 1926
The Power of the Whistler
as Bit Part · 1945
The Kiss Before the Mirror
as Man Seeking a Light (uncredited) · 1933
Son of Zorro
as Judge Hyde · 1947
The Thirteenth Hour
as McCabe · 1947
Girls of the Road
as Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited) · 1940
Life Begins with Love
as Radical (uncredited) · 1937
A Lady's Profession
as One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited) · 1933
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited) · 1939
Hail to the Rangers
as Latham · 1943
Speedy
as Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited) · 1928
Beyond the Last Frontier
as 'Sarge' Kincaid · 1943
The Thundering Herd
as Jett Henchman (uncredited) · 1925
The Gay Defender
as Bart Hamby · 1927
Johnny Angel
as Leslie, the Steward (uncredited) · 1945
Hell Bent for Love
as Henchman Joe Barnard · 1934
The Good Bad Girl
as One of Tyler's Thugs · 1931
Code of the Streets
as Henchman · 1939
Out West with the Peppers
as Oscar - Telegraph Operator · 1940
The Amateur Gentleman
as Dandy (uncredited) · 1926
The Last Round-up
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited) · 1947
The Officer and the Lady
as Car Thief (uncredited) · 1941
Bar-Z Bad Men
as Henchman Pete · 1937
What a Night!
as Snarky · 1928
Danger Valley
as Soapy · 1937
Little Miss Marker
as Bettor (uncredited) · 1934
Mystery Broadcast
as Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited) · 1943
Three on the Trail
as Idaho · 1936
Dodge City Trail
as Dillon · 1936
Raiders of Ghost City
as Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper · 1944
The Man in the Barn
as Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited) · 1937
Overland with Kit Carson
as Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith · 1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Doc Grover · 1939
Rollin' Plains
as Cain Moody · 1938
Law of the Ranger
as Zeke · 1937
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
as Mustang · 1941
Road Gang
as Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited) · 1936
Tim Tyler's Luck
as Henchman Becker · 1937
The Man from Sundown
as Shorty Bates · 1939
Murder in Times Square
as Horsetooth · 1943
The Pride of the Legion
as Shorty · 1932
The Law Comes to Gunsight
as Bert Simpson · 1947
First Aid
as Joe · 1931
The Man Who Returned to Life
as Ezra Smith · 1942
Robbers of the Range
as Greeley · 1941
The Hurricane Express
as Barney · 1932
The Devil Commands
as Elam · 1941
The Glass Key
as Bettor (uncredited) · 1935
The Millerson Case
as Zeke Zilch · 1947
A Man About Town
as Cohort · 1927
A Guy Could Change
as Newsboy · 1946
The Man from Tumbleweeds
as Shifty Sheldon · 1940
Thunder in the Desert
as Tramp · 1938
Return of the Ape Man
as Tramp, Willie the Weasel · 1944
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin
as Red · 1937
Exclusive Story
as Bartender (uncredited) · 1936
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Dugan · 1943
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
as Retner · 1946
Ridin' the Lone Trail
as Peters · 1937
Numbered Men
as Trustee with List (bit) · 1930
West of Cheyenne
as Henchman Shorty · 1938
Cactus Makes Perfect
as Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited) · 1942
The Prescott Kid
as Red Larsen · 1934
Land of Fighting Men
as Slim · 1938
Crash Donovan
as Mechanic (uncredited) · 1936
A Woman's Way
as Pedro · 1928
Song of the Buckaroo
as Cashier · 1938
The Miracle Rider
as John Stelter · 1935
Where the Worst Begins
· 1925
The Jungle Captive
as Jim · 1945
In Old Cheyenne
as Henchman · 1931
A Very Honorable Guy
as Gambler · 1934
Headin' for God's Country
as Chuck · 1943
Breed of the Border
as Joe · 1933
The Tip-Off
as Slug · 1931
Raiders of the Border
as Whiskey Wiley · 1944
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
as The Cashier's Father (uncredited) · 1924
Weary River
as Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited) · 1929
Men of the Night
as Sandy (uncredited) · 1934
For the Defense
as Eddie Withers · 1930
Traffic in Crime
as Counter Man · 1946
Men Of America
as Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper · 1932
Arizona Whirlwind
as Warren, the Jewel Cutter · 1944
Honolulu Lu
as Pierre · 1941
Anything for a Thrill
as The Runt - Henchman · 1937
Million Dollar Legs
as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited) · 1932
Alias Boston Blackie
as Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited) · 1942
Up Goes Maisie
as Fireman (Uncredited) · 1946
Brenda Starr, Reporter
as Charlie (uncredited) · 1945
Forgotten Faces
· 1928
Sundown on the Prairie
as Henchman Blackie · 1939
One Thrilling Night
as Pete Mooney · 1942
The Phantom
as Rusty Fenton (uncredited) · 1943
Mandrake the Magician
as Brown · 1939
Carnival
as Barker (uncredited) · 1935
Ex-Champ
as Street Cleaner · 1939
The Chaser
as Injured Man · 1938
Made on Broadway
as Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur · 1933
Is There Justice?
as Shorty Gray · 1931
The Mighty
as Hood · 1929
Bandit Ranger
as Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited) · 1942
Westward Ho-Hum
· 1941
The Mexicali Kid
as Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper · 1938
Trailing Danger
as Pennypacker · 1947
The Lone Prairie
as Judge Barstow · 1942
The Undie-World
as T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant · 1934
Calling All Cars
as Reporter (uncredited) · 1935
Stagecoach Buckaroo
· 1942
Men of Daring
as Ace · 1927
Riding the Wind
as Jones · 1942
The Lost Jungle
as Pete · 1934
Down the Wyoming Trail
as Ernie Adams · 1939
Panama Flo
as Jake - Speakeasy Doorman · 1932
Woman Unafraid
as Henchman · 1934
The Gun Ranger
as Wally Smeed · 1936
One Man Law
as Stubb · 1931
The Purple Vigilantes
as Blake · 1938
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
as Assayer Benson · 1936
Frisco Sal
as McKinney · 1945
Stars Over Arizona
as Jimmy the Weasel · 1937
Whirlpool
as Ben (uncredited) · 1934
The Unwritten Law
as Ed Riley · 1932
Dangerous Business
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited) · 1946
The Best People
as Taxi Driver · 1925
West of Singapore
as Watson · 1933
Marshal of Gunsmoke
as Nuggett Newcomb · 1944
The Pony Express
as Henchman (uncredited) · 1925
The Fargo Kid
as Bush Cleveland · 1940
The Storm
as Johnny Behind the 8-Ball · 1930
Hair-Trigger Baxter
as Shorty Hillis · 1926
Trigger Pals
as Henchman Pete · 1939
Fair Warning
as Jordan · 1931
The Galloping Ghost
as Brady · 1931
Goin' to Town
as Zeke · 1944
Doomed at Sundown
as Deputy · 1937
Killer Dill
as Little Joe's Driver (uncredited) · 1947
Sea Raiders
as Zeke · 1941
Leaping Love
as George - The Drunk (uncredited) · 1929
The Black Widow
as Blinky · 1947
Nevada
as Cash Burridge · 1927
Frontier Pony Express
as Man at Deer Lodge Station · 1939
Ghost Guns
as Doc Edwards · 1944
Sagebrush Law
as Landers · 1943
One Splendid Hour
as Solly · 1929
The Frame-Up
as Horse Player (uncredited) · 1937
Two-Fisted Sheriff
as Sheriff Rankin · 1937
Mug Town
as Thief · 1942
Jungle Raiders
as Charley · 1945
Ranger's Code
as Nat the Bat · 1933
The Phantom Stage
as Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits) · 1939
The Show
as Magician / Audience Member (uncredited) · 1922
Hopalong Rides Again
as Keno · 1937
California Frontier
as Barclay · 1938
Outlaw Express
as Express Rider · 1938
Shadow Ranch
as Henchman Joe · 1930
Yankee Fakir
as Charlie · 1947
Sabotage Squad
as Smoke Shop Customer · 1942
Three Chumps Ahead
as Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited) · 1934
Radio Patrol
as Hobo · 1937
The Invisible Killer
as Squint, the Croupier · 1939
A Regular Girl
as Shorty · 1919
The Fighting Legion
as Jack Bowie · 1930
The Ghost Rider
as Practical Joker · 1935
The Perfect Clue
as Butch Carter · 1935
Galloping Romeo
as Andy Kent · 1933
Pals in Paradise
as Butterfly Kid · 1926
Riders from Nowhere
as Manny · 1940
The Main Event
as Slug-nutty fighter · 1927
Gun Packer
as Jim Lee - Stage Driver · 1938
Badge of Honor
as 'Tip' Crane · 1934
Yukon Flight
as Henry · 1940
Melting Millions
· 1927
On Ze Boulevard
as Valet · 1927
The Red Shadow
· 1932
Beyond the Rockies
as Blinky · 1932
The Pinto Kid
as Ed Slade · 1941
Stool Pigeon
as Dropper · 1928
The Beloved Brute
as Swink Tuckson · 1924
Curlytop
as Sproggs · 1924
Found Alive
as C.S. King · 1933