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