Ernie Adams
Acting
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.
Movies(268)
The Last Round-up
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
1947
The Black Widow
Blinky
1947
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
1947
Robin Hood of Monterey
Pablo
1947
The Pretender
Thomas the butler
1947
Killer Dill
Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)
1947
Desperate
Villager (uncredited)
1947
Trailing Danger
Pennypacker
1947
The Millerson Case
Zeke Zilch
1947
The Law Comes to Gunsight
Bert Simpson
1947
Buck Privates Come Home
Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)
1947
Yankee Fakir
Charlie
1947
Trail Street
Eben Bowen (uncredited)
1947
The Thirteenth Hour
McCabe
1947
Son of Zorro
Judge Hyde
1947
It's a Wonderful Life
Ed (uncredited)
1946
The People's Choice
1946
The Secret of the Whistler
1946
Gallant Journey
Husband (uncredited)
1946
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
Frank Gary, Henchman
1946
The Killers
Hood with Cane (uncredited)
1946
Traffic in Crime
Counter Man
1946
Dangerous Business
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
1946
King of the Forest Rangers
Hiram Bailey
1946
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
Retner
1946
Deadline at Dawn
Waiter (uncredited)
1946
Fear
House Painter
1946
Up Goes Maisie
Fireman (Uncredited)
1946
A Guy Could Change
Newsboy
1946
Girl on the Spot
Pickpocket (uncredited)
1946
Johnny Angel
Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)
1945
Jungle Raiders
Charley
1945
Along Came Jones
Townsman (uncredited)
1945
The Jungle Captive
Jim
1945
The Great John L.
Waiter (uncredited)
1945
The Power of the Whistler
Bit Part
1945
Escape in the Fog
George Smith
1945
Frisco Sal
McKinney
1945
The Suspect
Cabbie (uncredited)
1945
Brenda Starr, Reporter
Charlie (uncredited)
1945
I Love a Mystery
Gimpy (Uncredited)
1945
The Man in Half Moon Street
Porter
1945
Murder, My Sweet
Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
1944
Ghost Guns
Doc Edwards
1944
The Climax
Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)
1944
Goin' to Town
Zeke
1944
Raiders of Ghost City
Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper
1944
Return of the Ape Man
Tramp, Willie the Weasel
1944
Arizona Whirlwind
Warren, the Jewel Cutter
1944
Raiders of the Border
Whiskey Wiley
1944
Marshal of Gunsmoke
Nuggett Newcomb
1944
The Phantom
Rusty Fenton (uncredited)
1943
Mystery Broadcast
Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)
1943
Phony Express
The Banker (uncredited)
1943
Hail to the Rangers
Latham
1943
Headin' for God's Country
Chuck
1943
Beyond the Last Frontier
'Sarge' Kincaid
1943
Mission to Moscow
Heckler (uncredited)
1943
Sagebrush Law
Landers
1943
Murder in Times Square
Horsetooth
1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
Dugan
1943
Mug Town
Thief
1942
The Lone Prairie
Judge Barstow
1942
Bandit Ranger
Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)
1942
Isle of Missing Men
Captain of the S. S. Mariposa
1942
Sabotage Squad
Smoke Shop Customer
1942
The Pride of the Yankees
Miller Huggins
1942
One Thrilling Night
Pete Mooney
1942
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Paki
1942
Cactus Makes Perfect
Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)
1942
Alias Boston Blackie
Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
1942
Riding the Wind
Jones
1942
Man With Two Lives
Gimpy
1942
Stagecoach Buckaroo
1942
The Lady Is Willing
Doorman (uncredited)
1942
The Man Who Returned to Life
Ezra Smith
1942
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Michaelson (uncredited)
1941
Road Agent
Jake
1941
Honolulu Lu
Pierre
1941
Swamp Woman
Spratt
1941
Sea Raiders
Zeke
1941
The Officer and the Lady
Car Thief (uncredited)
1941
Westward Ho-Hum
1941
Bad Man of Deadwood
Medicine Show Spectator
1941
The Devil Commands
Elam
1941
Riders of Death Valley
Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]
1941
Invisible Ghost
Jules Mason, caretaker
1941
Robbers of the Range
Greeley
1941
The Sea Wolf
1941
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Mustang
1941
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Newsstand Clerk
1941
The Pinto Kid
Ed Slade
1941
The Face Behind the Mask
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
1941
Riders from Nowhere
Manny
1940
The Fargo Kid
Bush Cleveland
1940
The Son of Monte Cristo
Informer
1940
Before I Hang
Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly
1940
He Stayed for Breakfast
Workman
1940
Girls of the Road
Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
1940
Out West with the Peppers
Oscar - Telegraph Operator
1940
The Man from Tumbleweeds
Shifty Sheldon
1940
The Man with Nine Lives
Pete Daggett
1940
Dark Command
Townsman
1940
Primrose Path
Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
1940
Young Tom Edison
Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
1940
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
(uncredited)
1940
Castle on the Hudson
Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)
1940
The Invisible Man Returns
Minor Role (uncredited)
1940
Yukon Flight
Henry
1940
Tower of London
Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)
1939
The Invisible Killer
Squint, the Croupier
1939
I Stole a Million
Mooch (uncredited)
1939
Overland with Kit Carson
Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith
1939
The Man from Sundown
Shorty Bates
1939
Down the Wyoming Trail
Ernie Adams
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
1939
Ex-Champ
Street Cleaner
1939
Mandrake the Magician
Brown
1939
Union Pacific
Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)
1939
Code of the Streets
Henchman
1939
Frontier Pony Express
Man at Deer Lodge Station
1939
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Doc Grover
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
1939
The Phantom Stage
Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)
1939
Sundown on the Prairie
Henchman Blackie
1939
Trigger Pals
Henchman Pete
1939
California Frontier
Barclay
1938
Song of the Buckaroo
Cashier
1938
Gun Packer
Jim Lee - Stage Driver
1938
Exposed
Bum
1938
Land of Fighting Men
Slim
1938
There Goes My Heart
Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
1938
Where the Buffalo Roam
Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger
1938
Down on the Farm
Pony Concessioner
1938
The Mexicali Kid
Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper
1938
The Chaser
Injured Man
1938
Rollin' Plains
Cain Moody
1938
West of Cheyenne
Henchman Shorty
1938
Outlaw Express
Express Rider
1938
You and Me
Nick (uncredited)
1938
Thunder in the Desert
Tramp
1938
The Purple Vigilantes
Blake
1938
The Jury's Secret
Sidewalk Heckler
1938
Wells Fargo
Miner
1937
Tim Tyler's Luck
Henchman Becker
1937
Colorado Kid
Bibben Tucker
1937
The Man in the Barn
Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
1937
Danger Valley
Soapy
1937
Life Begins with Love
Radical (uncredited)
1937
Radio Patrol
Hobo
1937
Arizona Gunfighter
Grizzly Barr
1937
Stars Over Arizona
Jimmy the Weasel
1937
Ridin' the Lone Trail
Peters
1937
Hopalong Rides Again
Keno
1937
Doomed at Sundown
Deputy
1937
Anything for a Thrill
The Runt - Henchman
1937
Two-Fisted Sheriff
Sheriff Rankin
1937
San Quentin
Fink
1937
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin
Red
1937
Law of the Ranger
Zeke
1937
The Frame-Up
Horse Player (uncredited)
1937
Bar-Z Bad Men
Henchman Pete
1937
Lightnin' Crandall
Texas May
1937
Night Waitress
Diner Who Gets Indigestion
1936
Dodge City Trail
Dillon
1936
The Gun Ranger
Wally Smeed
1936
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Assayer Benson
1936
My Man Godfrey
Forgotten Man (uncredited)
1936
Crash Donovan
Mechanic (uncredited)
1936
Three on the Trail
Idaho
1936
Road Gang
Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)
1936
Exclusive Story
Bartender (uncredited)
1936
It's in the Air
Counterman (uncredited)
1935
She Married Her Boss
Passerby
1935
The Glass Key
Bettor (uncredited)
1935
Men of the Hour
Steve
1935
The Miracle Rider
John Stelter
1935
The Ghost Rider
Practical Joker
1935
The Casino Murder Case
Husband of Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited)
1935
The Perfect Clue
Butch Carter
1935
Carnival
Barker (uncredited)
1935
Calling All Cars
Reporter (uncredited)
1935
Men of the Night
Sandy (uncredited)
1934
The Prescott Kid
Red Larsen
1934
The Law of the Wild
Henchman Raymond
1934
Three Chumps Ahead
Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)
1934
Here Comes the Groom
1st Gunman
1934
Little Miss Marker
Bettor (uncredited)
1934
Hell Bent for Love
Henchman Joe Barnard
1934
We're Not Dressing
Sailor Tossing Cards (uncredited)
1934
A Very Honorable Guy
Gambler
1934
Whirlpool
Ben (uncredited)
1934
The Undie-World
T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant
1934
Badge of Honor
'Tip' Crane
1934
Woman Unafraid
Henchman
1934
The Lost Jungle
Pete
1934
It Happened One Night
Bag Thief (uncredited)
1934
King for a Night
Pool Hall Crony
1933
Ranger's Code
Nat the Bat
1933
Galloping Romeo
Andy Kent
1933
Midnight Mary
Court Photographer (uncredited)
1933
Made on Broadway
Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur
1933
The Kiss Before the Mirror
Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)
1933
Found Alive
C.S. King
1933
A Lady's Profession
One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)
1933
Breed of the Border
Joe
1933
She Done Him Wrong
Man in Audience (uncredited)
1933
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Man Thrown out of Apartment Building
1933
West of Singapore
Watson
1933
The Unwritten Law
Ed Riley
1932
Men Of America
Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper
1932
The Pride of the Legion
Shorty
1932
The Hurricane Express
Barney
1932
Beyond the Rockies
Blinky
1932
Million Dollar Legs
Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
1932
Merrily We Go to Hell
Reporter (uncredited)
1932
The Shadow of the Eagle
Pat Kelly
1932
The Red Shadow
1932
Panama Flo
Jake - Speakeasy Doorman
1932
Freaks
Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
1932
Night Beat
Hymie Weissenkorn
1931
One Man Law
Stubb
1931
The Tip-Off
Slug
1931
Is There Justice?
Shorty Gray
1931
The Galloping Ghost
Brady
1931
First Aid
Joe
1931
In Old Cheyenne
Henchman
1931
The Good Bad Girl
One of Tyler's Thugs
1931
Dance, Fools, Dance
Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)
1931
Fair Warning
Jordan
1931
Little Caesar
Cashier (uncredited)
1931
Shadow Ranch
Henchman Joe
1930
The Storm
Johnny Behind the 8-Ball
1930
For the Defense
Eddie Withers
1930
Numbered Men
Trustee with List (bit)
1930
All Quiet on the Western Front
2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
1930
The Fighting Legion
Jack Bowie
1930
The Mighty
Hood
1929
Leaping Love
George - The Drunk (uncredited)
1929
One Splendid Hour
Solly
1929
Weary River
Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)
1929
What a Night!
Snarky
1928
Stool Pigeon
Dropper
1928
Forgotten Faces
1928
Speedy
Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)
1928
A Woman's Way
Pedro
1928
So This Is Love
Flash Tracy
1928
The Gay Defender
Bart Hamby
1927
The Main Event
Slug-nutty fighter
1927
Nevada
Cash Burridge
1927
On Ze Boulevard
Valet
1927
Men of Daring
Ace
1927
A Man About Town
Cohort
1927
Melting Millions
1927
Pals in Paradise
Butterfly Kid
1926
Hair-Trigger Baxter
Shorty Hillis
1926
The Amateur Gentleman
Dandy (uncredited)
1926
The Blackbird
Bertie's No. 2 Man
1926
The Best People
Taxi Driver
1925
Where the Worst Begins
1925
The Pony Express
Henchman
1925
The Thundering Herd
Jett Henchman (uncredited)
1925
Curlytop
Sproggs
1924
The Beloved Brute
Swink Tuckson
1924
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
The Cashier's Father (uncredited)
1924
The Show
Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)
1922
A Regular Girl
Shorty
1919
The Delicious Little Devil
Agency Employee (uncredited)
1919