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Ernie Adams

Acting 62 (deceased) years old San Francisco, California, USA ★ 1.1
Born: June 17, 1885
Died: November 26, 1947

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.

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Filmography

Acting Credits (265)

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

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