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Ernie Adams
Actor · Crew· San Francisco, California, USA
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).
Known For
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | The Thirteenth Hour | McCabe | Film |
| 1947 | The Pretender | Thomas the butler | Film |
| 1947 | Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome | Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | Desperate | Villager (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | The Black Widow | Blinky | Film |
| 1947 | The Millerson Case | Zeke Zilch | Film |
| 1947 | The Last Round-up | Taxicab Driver (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | Buck Privates Come Home | Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | Son of Zorro | Judge Hyde | Film |
| 1947 | Trail Street | Eben Bowen (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Fear | House Painter | Film |
| 1946 | The Mysterious Mr. Valentine | Frank Gary, Henchman | Film |
| 1946 | The Secret of the Whistler | Film | |
| 1946 | Deadline at Dawn | Waiter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | The Killers | Hood with Cane (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey | Husband (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Girl on the Spot | Pickpocket (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Up Goes Maisie | Fireman (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Johnny Angel | Leslie, the Steward (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | I Love a Mystery | Gimpy (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Escape in the Fog | George Smith | Film |
| 1945 | Along Came Jones | Townsman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | The Suspect | Cabbie (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | The Jungle Captive | Jim | Film |
| 1945 | The Man in Half Moon Street | Porter | Film |
| 1945 | The Great John L. | Waiter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | The Power of the Whistler | Bit Part | Film |
| 1944 | Return of the Ape Man | Tramp, Willie the Weasel | Film |
| 1944 | The Climax | Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Raiders of Ghost City | Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper | Film |
| 1944 | Murder, My Sweet | Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Arizona Whirlwind | Warren, the Jewel Cutter | Film |
| 1943 | Mystery Broadcast | Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Murder in Times Square | Horsetooth | Film |
| 1943 | Phony Express | The Banker (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Mission to Moscow | Heckler (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Stagecoach Buckaroo | Film | |
| 1942 | Cactus Makes Perfect | Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | The Lady Is Willing | Doorman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Alias Boston Blackie | Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Man With Two Lives | Gimpy | Film |
| 1942 | The Tuttles of Tahiti | Paki | Film |
| 1942 | The Pride of the Yankees | Miller Huggins | Film |
| 1942 | Isle of Missing Men | Captain of the S. S. Mariposa | Film |
| 1941 | Bad Man of Deadwood | Medicine Show Spectator | Film |
| 1941 | The Man Who Came to Dinner | Michaelson (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | The Devil Commands | Elam | Film |
| 1941 | Invisible Ghost | Jules Mason, caretaker | Film |
| 1941 | The Face Behind the Mask | Hotel Guest (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | The Sea Wolf | Film | |
| 1941 | The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance | Newsstand Clerk | Film |
| 1940 | He Stayed for Breakfast | Workman | Film |
| 1940 | Before I Hang | Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly | Film |
| 1940 | The Fargo Kid | Bush Cleveland | Film |
| 1940 | Castle on the Hudson | Kelner - the Fink (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | The Son of Monte Cristo | Informer | Film |
| 1940 | The Man with Nine Lives | Pete Daggett | Film |
| 1940 | Out West with the Peppers | Oscar - Telegraph Operator | Film |
| 1940 | The Invisible Man Returns | Minor Role (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Young Tom Edison | Passenger Buying Maple Sugar | Film |
| 1940 | Dark Command | Townsman | Film |
| 1940 | Primrose Path | Man in Bluebell (uncredited) | Film |
| 1940 | Girls of the Road | Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Union Pacific | Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | Young Mr. Lincoln | Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | I Stole a Million | Mooch (uncredited) | Film |
| 1939 | The Invisible Killer | Squint, the Croupier | Film |
| 1938 | Rollin' Plains | Cain Moody | Film |
| 1938 | Exposed | Bum | Film |
| 1938 | There Goes My Heart | Cafe Counterman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1938 | Gun Packer | Jim Lee - Stage Driver | Film |
| 1938 | You and Me | Nick (uncredited) | Film |
| 1937 | San Quentin | Fink | Film |
| 1937 | Hopalong Rides Again | Keno | Film |
| 1937 | Wells Fargo | Miner | Film |
| 1936 | My Man Godfrey | Forgotten Man (uncredited) | Film |
| 1936 | Three on the Trail | Idaho | Film |
| 1936 | Hopalong Cassidy Returns | Assayer Benson | Film |
| 1936 | Exclusive Story | Bartender (uncredited) | Film |
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