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Ernie Adams

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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedJun 17, 1885 (Died at 62)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthSan Francisco, California, USA
Career Span1922 – 1947
Known Credits262 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 0.8

Ernie Adams

Also known as:Ernest S. AdamsErnie S. AdamsErnest AdamsErnest Stephen Dumarais
Total Works

262

262 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.4 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3
as Ed (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
7.8
as Bag Thief (uncredited)
Freaks
7.8
Freaks
1932•movie
as Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
All Quiet on the Western Front
7.8
as 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 262 titles featuring Ernie Adams

It's a Wonderful Life
8.3

as Ed (uncredited)

It Happened One Night
7.8

as Bag Thief (uncredited)

Freaks
7.8
Freaks
1932•movie

as Sideshow Patron (uncredited)

All Quiet on the Western Front
7.8

as 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)

The Killers
7.4
The Killers
1946•movie

as Hood with Cane (uncredited)

My Man Godfrey
7.6
My Man Godfrey
1936•movie

as Forgotten Man (uncredited)

Little Caesar
6.9
Little Caesar
1931•movie

as Cashier (uncredited)

Murder, My Sweet
7.2
Murder, My Sweet
1944•movie

as Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)

Young Mr. Lincoln
7.2
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939•movie

as Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)

The Pride of the Yankees
7.3

as Miller Huggins

The Invisible Man Returns
6.3

as Minor Role (uncredited)

She Done Him Wrong
5.9
She Done Him Wrong
1933•movie

as Man in Audience (uncredited)

Speedy
7.3
Speedy
1928•movie

as Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)

The Man Who Came to Dinner
7.0

as Michaelson (uncredited)

Union Pacific
6.7
Union Pacific
1939•movie

as Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)

The Sea Wolf
7.2
The Sea Wolf
1941•movie
The Suspect
6.8
The Suspect
1945•movie

as Cabbie (uncredited)

Dark Command
6.4
Dark Command
1940•movie

as Townsman

Invisible Ghost
5.3
Invisible Ghost
1941•movie

as Jules Mason, caretaker

Tower of London
6.2
Tower of London
1939•movie

as Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)

Merrily We Go to Hell
6.4

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Face Behind the Mask
6.5

as Hotel Guest (uncredited)

You and Me
6.6
You and Me
1938•movie

as Nick (uncredited)

Desperate
6.5
Desperate
1947•movie

as Villager (uncredited)

Along Came Jones
5.8
Along Came Jones
1945•movie

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Climax
5.5
The Climax
1944•movie

as Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)

Escape in the Fog
5.4
Escape in the Fog
1945•movie

as George Smith

Deadline at Dawn
6.2
Deadline at Dawn
1946•movie

as Waiter (uncredited)

Before I Hang
6.3
Before I Hang
1940•movie

as Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
5.5

as Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)

The Devil Commands
6.3
The Devil Commands
1941•movie

as Elam

San Quentin
6.7
San Quentin
1937•movie

as Fink

Buck Privates Come Home
6.4

as Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)

Johnny Angel
6.0
Johnny Angel
1945•movie

as Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)

Midnight Mary
6.8
Midnight Mary
1933•movie

as Court Photographer (uncredited)

Little Miss Marker
6.5
Little Miss Marker
1934•movie

as Bettor (uncredited)

Primrose Path
6.7
Primrose Path
1940•movie

as Man in Bluebell (uncredited)

The Man with Nine Lives
6.3

as Pete Daggett

Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
5.8

as (uncredited)

The Blackbird
6.4
The Blackbird
1926•movie

as Bertie's No. 2 Man

Dance, Fools, Dance
6.4

as Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
7.0

as Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)

Million Dollar Legs
6.8

as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)

Mission to Moscow
5.7
Mission to Moscow
1943•movie

as Heckler (uncredited)

The Thirteenth Hour
6.0

as McCabe

The Power of the Whistler
5.9

as Bit Part

The Jungle Captive
5.6
The Jungle Captive
1945•movie

as Jim

The Kiss Before the Mirror
5.6

as Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)

Return of the Ape Man
5.6

as Tramp, Willie the Weasel

Fear
4.6
Fear
1946•movie

as House Painter

The Hurricane Express
5.4

as Barney

The Pretender
5.8
The Pretender
1947•movie

as Thomas the butler

Wells Fargo
5.5
Wells Fargo
1937•movie

as Miner

There Goes My Heart
7.3

as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)

The Glass Key
6.7
The Glass Key
1935•movie

as Bettor (uncredited)

The Delicious Little Devil
5.7

as Agency Employee (uncredited)

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
4.4

as Frank Gary, Henchman

Cactus Makes Perfect
6.2

as Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)

Castle on the Hudson
7.0

as Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)

So This Is Love
5.8
So This Is Love
1928•movie

as Flash Tracy

For the Defense
5.7
For the Defense
1930•movie

as Eddie Withers

Weary River
5.8
Weary River
1929•movie

as Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)

The Son of Monte Cristo
6.2

as Informer

Alias Boston Blackie
5.7

as Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)

Trail Street
6.5
Trail Street
1947•movie

as Eben Bowen (uncredited)

Phony Express
6.1
Phony Express
1943•movie

as The Banker (uncredited)

The Shadow of the Eagle
5.4

as Pat Kelly

The Show
7.0
The Show
1922•movie

as Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)

I Love a Mystery
6.4
I Love a Mystery
1945•movie

as Gimpy (Uncredited)

Young Tom Edison
5.9
Young Tom Edison
1940•movie

as Passenger Buying Maple Sugar

Gallant Journey
6.5
Gallant Journey
1946•movie

as Husband (uncredited)

The Lady Is Willing
6.5

as Doorman (uncredited)

We're Not Dressing
6.7
We're Not Dressing
1934•movie

as Sailor Tossing Cards (uncredited)

The Casino Murder Case
6.8

as Husband of Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited)

The Phantom
6.6
The Phantom
1943•movie

as Rusty Fenton (uncredited)

Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
7.6

as Man Thrown out of Apartment Building

Man With Two Lives
5.4
Man With Two Lives
1942•movie

as Gimpy

Yukon Flight
4.1
Yukon Flight
1940•movie

as Henry

Whirlpool
6.4
Whirlpool
1934•movie

as Ben (uncredited)

The Man in the Barn
5.9

as Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)

One Thrilling Night
5.4

as Pete Mooney

The Pony Express
6.4
The Pony Express
1925•movie

as Henchman (uncredited)

The Millerson Case
5.9
The Millerson Case
1947•movie

as Zeke Zilch

Swamp Woman
5.0
Swamp Woman
1941•movie

as Spratt

Numbered Men
5.1
Numbered Men
1930•movie

as Trustee with List (bit)

Mystery Broadcast
6.6
Mystery Broadcast
1943•movie

as Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)

The Invisible Killer
4.4

as Squint, the Croupier

The Tuttles of Tahiti
5.7

as Paki

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
6.1

as Newsstand Clerk

Murder in Times Square
4.7

as Horsetooth

The Fargo Kid
7.4
The Fargo Kid
1940•movie

as Bush Cleveland

The Tip-Off
6.0
The Tip-Off
1931•movie

as Slug

Trigger Pals
5.8
Trigger Pals
1939•movie

as Henchman Pete

Frontier Pony Express
5.0

as Man at Deer Lodge Station

Badge of Honor
5.3
Badge of Honor
1934•movie

as 'Tip' Crane

The Perfect Clue
6.0
The Perfect Clue
1935•movie

as Butch Carter

Bad Man of Deadwood
5.3

as Medicine Show Spectator

Exclusive Story
7.2
Exclusive Story
1936•movie

as Bartender (uncredited)

The Black Widow
5.3
The Black Widow
1947•movie

as Blinky

Isle of Missing Men
6.8

as Captain of the S. S. Mariposa

Bar-Z Bad Men
4.4
Bar-Z Bad Men
1937•movie

as Henchman Pete

Arizona Gunfighter
4.8
Arizona Gunfighter
1937•movie

as Grizzly Barr

Mandrake the Magician
5.9

as Brown

Girls of the Road
5.4
Girls of the Road
1940•movie

as Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)

Out West with the Peppers
6.0

as Oscar - Telegraph Operator

Hopalong Cassidy Returns
6.8

as Assayer Benson

Road Gang
7.0
Road Gang
1936•movie

as Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Slugging
5.8
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943•movie

as Dugan

Robin Hood of Monterey
6.1

as Pablo

Bandit Ranger
4.7
Bandit Ranger
1942•movie

as Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)

The Man in Half Moon Street
5.9

as Porter

The Lost Jungle
3.4
The Lost Jungle
1934•movie

as Pete

The Miracle Rider
5.5
The Miracle Rider
1935•movie

as John Stelter

Where the Buffalo Roam
5.5

as Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger

The Mexicali Kid
5.8
The Mexicali Kid
1938•movie

as Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper

The Man Who Returned to Life
7.2

as Ezra Smith

Two-Fisted Sheriff
3.8
Two-Fisted Sheriff
1937•movie

as Sheriff Rankin

Night Beat
6.2
Night Beat
1931•movie

as Hymie Weissenkorn

Night Waitress
6.4
Night Waitress
1936•movie

as Diner Who Gets Indigestion

Panama Flo
7.8
Panama Flo
1932•movie

as Jake - Speakeasy Doorman

Traffic in Crime
6.0
Traffic in Crime
1946•movie

as Counter Man

Ghost Guns
6.1
Ghost Guns
1944•movie

as Doc Edwards

Up Goes Maisie
6.8
Up Goes Maisie
1946•movie

as Fireman (Uncredited)

The Good Bad Girl
6.5
The Good Bad Girl
1931•movie

as One of Tyler's Thugs

The Jury's Secret
5.0
The Jury's Secret
1938•movie

as Sidewalk Heckler

Frisco Sal
4.5
Frisco Sal
1945•movie

as McKinney

Ten Dollars or Ten Days
5.5

as The Cashier's Father (uncredited)

The Great John L.
5.3
The Great John L.
1945•movie

as Waiter (uncredited)

Nevada
6.7
Nevada
1927•movie

as Cash Burridge

The Galloping Ghost
4.7

as Brady

The Last Round-up
7.3
The Last Round-up
1947•movie

as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

Jungle Raiders
7.0
Jungle Raiders
1945•movie

as Charley

The Purple Vigilantes
4.7

as Blake

Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin
6.3

as Red

Thunder in the Desert
6.7

as Tramp

Exposed
6.7
Exposed
1938•movie

as Bum

The Man from Tumbleweeds
5.0

as Shifty Sheldon

Arizona Whirlwind
6.3
Arizona Whirlwind
1944•movie

as Warren, the Jewel Cutter

Woman Unafraid
6.7
Woman Unafraid
1934•movie

as Henchman

Beyond the Rockies
6.0
Beyond the Rockies
1932•movie

as Blinky

The Lone Ranger Rides Again
7.3

as Doc Grover

Hopalong Rides Again
6.3

as Keno

King for a Night
7.2
King for a Night
1933•movie

as Pool Hall Crony

Doomed at Sundown
5.0
Doomed at Sundown
1937•movie

as Deputy

The Ghost Rider
6.3
The Ghost Rider
1935•movie

as Practical Joker

Colorado Kid
6.0
Colorado Kid
1937•movie

as Bibben Tucker

Robbers of the Range
7.7

as Greeley

Killer Dill
7.3
Killer Dill
1947•movie

as Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)

Three on the Trail
6.0
Three on the Trail
1936•movie

as Idaho

Sagebrush Law
6.7
Sagebrush Law
1943•movie

as Landers

Code of the Streets
7.7

as Henchman

It's in the Air
6.3
It's in the Air
1935•movie

as Counterman (uncredited)

The Mighty
6.0
The Mighty
1929•movie

as Hood

Anything for a Thrill
4.0

as The Runt - Henchman

Honolulu Lu
5.8
Honolulu Lu
1941•movie

as Pierre

The Law Comes to Gunsight
6.7

as Bert Simpson

Lightnin' Crandall
4.0
Lightnin' Crandall
1937•movie

as Texas May

Life Begins with Love
6.7

as Radical (uncredited)

Ex-Champ
7.3
Ex-Champ
1939•movie

as Street Cleaner

One Man Law
6.3
One Man Law
1931•movie

as Stubb

She Married Her Boss
7.3

as Passerby

Made on Broadway
7.0
Made on Broadway
1933•movie

as Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur

Calling All Cars
6.0
Calling All Cars
1935•movie

as Reporter (uncredited)

The Officer and the Lady
8.0

as Car Thief (uncredited)

The Law of the Wild
7.0

as Henchman Raymond

Overland with Kit Carson
5.2

as Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith

The Pride of the Legion
7.0

as Shorty

Sea Raiders
6.5
Sea Raiders
1941•movie

as Zeke

King of the Forest Rangers
7.0

as Hiram Bailey

Here Comes the Groom
6.5

as 1st Gunman

Men Of America
6.0
Men Of America
1932•movie

as Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper

A Very Honorable Guy
6.0

as Gambler

Down the Wyoming Trail
6.5

as Ernie Adams

Shadow Ranch
6.5
Shadow Ranch
1930•movie

as Henchman Joe

Riders from Nowhere
7.0

as Manny

Riders of Death Valley
6.8

as Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]

Ridin' the Lone Trail
7.0

as Peters

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
6.5

as Mustang

The Storm
7.0
The Storm
1930•movie

as Johnny Behind the 8-Ball

Son of Zorro
7.5
Son of Zorro
1947•movie

as Judge Hyde

Mug Town
8.5
Mug Town
1942•movie

as Thief

The Lone Prairie
8.5
The Lone Prairie
1942•movie

as Judge Barstow

Raiders of Ghost City
7.0

as Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper

Sabotage Squad
7.5
Sabotage Squad
1942•movie

as Smoke Shop Customer

I Stole a Million
8.0
I Stole a Million
1939•movie

as Mooch (uncredited)

Men of the Night
4.5
Men of the Night
1934•movie

as Sandy (uncredited)

The Undie-World
9.5
The Undie-World
1934•movie

as T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant

Pals in Paradise
8.0
Pals in Paradise
1926•movie

as Butterfly Kid

Dodge City Trail
3.0
Dodge City Trail
1936•movie

as Dillon

Outlaw Express
4.5
Outlaw Express
1938•movie

as Express Rider

The Chaser
8.0
The Chaser
1938•movie

as Injured Man

Stagecoach Buckaroo
7.5
The Frame-Up
6.5
The Frame-Up
1937•movie

as Horse Player (uncredited)

Yankee Fakir
6.0
Yankee Fakir
1947•movie

as Charlie

Hell Bent for Love
10.0
Hell Bent for Love
1934•movie

as Henchman Joe Barnard

The Thundering Herd
9.0

as Jett Henchman (uncredited)

Leaping Love
9.0
Leaping Love
1929•movie

as George - The Drunk (uncredited)

Land of Fighting Men
7.0

as Slim

The Prescott Kid
8.0
The Prescott Kid
1934•movie

as Red Larsen

Stars Over Arizona
10.0
Stars Over Arizona
1937•movie

as Jimmy the Weasel

Song of the Buckaroo
10.0

as Cashier

Men of Daring
8.0
Men of Daring
1927•movie

as Ace

The Man from Sundown
10.0

as Shorty Bates

The Gay Defender
9.0
The Gay Defender
1927•movie

as Bart Hamby

The Beloved Brute
7.0
The Beloved Brute
1924•movie

as Swink Tuckson

The Best People
9.0
The Best People
1925•movie

as Taxi Driver

A Woman's Way
8.0
A Woman's Way
1928•movie

as Pedro

Rollin' Plains
9.0
Rollin' Plains
1938•movie

as Cain Moody

The Unwritten Law
8.0
The Unwritten Law
1932•movie

as Ed Riley

Brenda Starr, Reporter
9.0

as Charlie (uncredited)

Found Alive
9.0
Found Alive
1933•movie

as C.S. King

The Red Shadow
10.0
The Red Shadow
1932•movie
The Gun Ranger
10.0
The Gun Ranger
1936•movie

as Wally Smeed

Law of the Ranger
7.0
Law of the Ranger
1937•movie

as Zeke

Danger Valley
10.0
Danger Valley
1937•movie

as Soapy

West of Singapore
10.0
West of Singapore
1933•movie

as Watson

Gun Packer
7.0
Gun Packer
1938•movie

as Jim Lee - Stage Driver

The Fighting Legion
8.0

as Jack Bowie

The Main Event
9.0
The Main Event
1927•movie

as Slug-nutty fighter

Three Chumps Ahead
10.0
Three Chumps Ahead
1934•movie

as Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)

Radio Patrol
10.0
Radio Patrol
1937•movie

as Hobo

In Old Cheyenne
7.0
In Old Cheyenne
1931•movie

as Henchman

Dangerous Business
9.0
Dangerous Business
1946•movie

as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

Curlytop
10.0
Curlytop
1924•movie

as Sproggs

Ranger's Code
10.0
Ranger's Code
1933•movie

as Nat the Bat

Riding the Wind
7.0
Riding the Wind
1942•movie

as Jones

The Phantom Stage
10.0
The Phantom Stage
1939•movie

as Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)

Headin' for God's Country
8.0

as Chuck

A Lady's Profession
7.0

as One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)

He Stayed for Breakfast
8.0

as Workman

A Guy Could Change
7.0
A Guy Could Change
1946•movie

as Newsboy

Tim Tyler's Luck
7.0
Tim Tyler's Luck
1937•movie

as Henchman Becker

The Pinto Kid
10.0
The Pinto Kid
1941•movie

as Ed Slade

Beyond the Last Frontier
9.0

as 'Sarge' Kincaid

Westward Ho-Hum
8.0
Westward Ho-Hum
1941•movie
Hail to the Rangers
10.0

as Latham

Raiders of the Border
10.0

as Whiskey Wiley

Trailing Danger
9.0
Trailing Danger
1947•movie

as Pennypacker

Carnival
8.0
Carnival
1935•movie

as Barker (uncredited)

Breed of the Border
7.0

as Joe

Sundown on the Prairie
8.0

as Henchman Blackie

The Amateur Gentleman
7.0

as Dandy (uncredited)

What a Night!
7.0
What a Night!
1928•movie

as Snarky

Fair Warning
9.0
Fair Warning
1931•movie

as Jordan

Down on the Farm
10.0
Down on the Farm
1938•movie

as Pony Concessioner

A Man About Town
10.0
A Man About Town
1927•movie

as Cohort

Crash Donovan
8.0
Crash Donovan
1936•movie

as Mechanic (uncredited)

Goin' to Town
9.0
Goin' to Town
1944•movie

as Zeke

Marshal of Gunsmoke
10.0

as Nuggett Newcomb

California Frontier
9.0

as Barclay

Galloping Romeo
8.0
Galloping Romeo
1933•movie

as Andy Kent

Road Agent
7.0
Road Agent
1941•movie

as Jake

Stool Pigeon
7.0
Stool Pigeon
1928•movie

as Dropper

Forgotten Faces
7.0
Forgotten Faces
1928•movie
Melting Millions
9.0
Melting Millions
1927•movie
Men of the Hour
8.0
Men of the Hour
1935•movie

as Steve

West of Cheyenne
7.0
West of Cheyenne
1938•movie

as Henchman Shorty

Hair-Trigger Baxter
8.0

as Shorty Hillis

Is There Justice?
7.0
Is There Justice?
1931•movie

as Shorty Gray

Girl on the Spot
10.0
Girl on the Spot
1946•movie

as Pickpocket (uncredited)