Acting
Ernie Adams
EN, FR cinema · 268 credits
Born
17 June 1885
Died
26 November 1947 (aged 62)
Birthplace
San Francisco, California, USA
Also known as Ernest S. Adams · Ernie S. Adams · Ernest Adams · Ernest Stephen Dumarais
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.
Known for
Filmography
The Pretender
as Thomas the butler
The Thirteenth Hour
as McCabe
The Last Round-up
as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Black Widow
as Blinky
Desperate
as Villager (uncredited)
Killer Dill
as Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)
Son of Zorro
as Judge Hyde
Trailing Danger
as Pennypacker
The Law Comes to Gunsight
as Bert Simpson
Buck Privates Come Home
as Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
as Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
Yankee Fakir
as Charlie
Trail Street
as Eben Bowen (uncredited)
The Millerson Case
as Zeke Zilch
Fear
as House Painter
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
as Frank Gary, Henchman
King of the Forest Rangers
as Hiram Bailey
Dangerous Business
as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
as Ed (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
as Waiter (uncredited)
The Killers
as Hood with Cane (uncredited)
A Guy Could Change
as Newsboy
Traffic in Crime
as Counter Man
Up Goes Maisie
as Fireman (Uncredited)
Gallant Journey
as Husband (uncredited)
Girl on the Spot
as Pickpocket (uncredited)
Escape in the Fog
as George Smith
Along Came Jones
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Power of the Whistler
as Bit Part
The Suspect
as Cabbie (uncredited)
Brenda Starr, Reporter
as Charlie (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
as Gimpy (Uncredited)
Jungle Raiders
as Charley
Frisco Sal
as McKinney
Johnny Angel
as Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)
The Great John L.
as Waiter (uncredited)
Return of the Ape Man
as Tramp, Willie the Weasel
Arizona Whirlwind
as Warren, the Jewel Cutter
Murder, My Sweet
as Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
Raiders of Ghost City
as Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper
Ghost Guns
as Doc Edwards
Raiders of the Border
as Whiskey Wiley
Goin' to Town
as Zeke
Marshal of Gunsmoke
as Nuggett Newcomb
The Climax
as Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)
The Phantom
as Rusty Fenton (uncredited)
Phony Express
as The Banker (uncredited)
Mystery Broadcast
as Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)
Sagebrush Law
as Landers
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Dugan
Beyond the Last Frontier
as 'Sarge' Kincaid
Hail to the Rangers
as Latham
Mission to Moscow
as Heckler (uncredited)
Murder in Times Square
as Horsetooth
Isle of Missing Men
as Captain of the S. S. Mariposa
Cactus Makes Perfect
as Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees
as Miller Huggins
The Man Who Returned to Life
as Ezra Smith
One Thrilling Night
as Pete Mooney
Riding the Wind
as Jones
Man With Two Lives
as Gimpy
Alias Boston Blackie
as Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Mug Town
as Thief
The Lone Prairie
as Judge Barstow
Bandit Ranger
as Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)
Sabotage Squad
as Smoke Shop Customer
The Lady Is Willing
as Doorman (uncredited)
The Officer and the Lady
as Car Thief (uncredited)
Bad Man of Deadwood
as Medicine Show Spectator
Swamp Woman
as Spratt
Sea Raiders
as Zeke
Invisible Ghost
as Jules Mason, caretaker
Robbers of the Range
as Greeley
Riders of Death Valley
as Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]
Honolulu Lu
as Pierre
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
as Newsstand Clerk
The Pinto Kid
as Ed Slade
The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Michaelson (uncredited)
Road Agent
as Jake
The Face Behind the Mask
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Fargo Kid
as Bush Cleveland
The Man from Tumbleweeds
as Shifty Sheldon
The Man with Nine Lives
as Pete Daggett
Girls of the Road
as Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
Riders from Nowhere
as Manny
Yukon Flight
as Henry
Young Tom Edison
as Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
Out West with the Peppers
as Oscar - Telegraph Operator
The Invisible Man Returns
as Minor Role (uncredited)
Dark Command
as Townsman
The Son of Monte Cristo
as Informer
Before I Hang
as Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly
Castle on the Hudson
as Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)
Primrose Path
as Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast
as Workman
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
as (uncredited)
The Man from Sundown
as Shorty Bates
Overland with Kit Carson
as Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
as Doc Grover
Trigger Pals
as Henchman Pete
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Frontier Pony Express
as Man at Deer Lodge Station
Union Pacific
as Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Tower of London
as Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)
Down the Wyoming Trail
as Ernie Adams
The Invisible Killer
as Squint, the Croupier
The Phantom Stage
as Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)
Code of the Streets
as Henchman
Sundown on the Prairie
as Henchman Blackie
I Stole a Million
as Mooch (uncredited)
Ex-Champ
as Street Cleaner
Song of the Buckaroo
as Cashier
Rollin' Plains
as Cain Moody
Where the Buffalo Roam
as Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger
Exposed
as Bum
Gun Packer
as Jim Lee - Stage Driver
The Mexicali Kid
as Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper
There Goes My Heart
as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
Down on the Farm
as Pony Concessioner
The Jury's Secret
as Sidewalk Heckler
Outlaw Express
as Express Rider
The Chaser
as Injured Man
California Frontier
as Barclay
You and Me
as Nick (uncredited)
West of Cheyenne
as Henchman Shorty
Stars Over Arizona
as Jimmy the Weasel
The Man in the Barn
as Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
Bar-Z Bad Men
as Henchman Pete
Arizona Gunfighter
as Grizzly Barr
Danger Valley
as Soapy
Radio Patrol
as Hobo
Wells Fargo
as Miner
Doomed at Sundown
as Deputy
Two-Fisted Sheriff
as Sheriff Rankin
Colorado Kid
as Bibben Tucker
Ridin' the Lone Trail
as Peters
San Quentin
as Fink
Anything for a Thrill
as The Runt - Henchman
Tim Tyler's Luck
as Henchman Becker
Lightnin' Crandall
as Texas May
Life Begins with Love
as Radical (uncredited)
The Frame-Up
as Horse Player (uncredited)
Exclusive Story
as Bartender (uncredited)
The Gun Ranger
as Wally Smeed
Night Waitress
as Diner Who Gets Indigestion
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
as Assayer Benson
Three on the Trail
as Idaho
Road Gang
as Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)
Dodge City Trail
as Dillon
Crash Donovan
as Mechanic (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
as Forgotten Man (uncredited)
Calling All Cars
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Perfect Clue
as Butch Carter
The Miracle Rider
as John Stelter
The Ghost Rider
as Practical Joker
It's in the Air
as Counterman (uncredited)
Carnival
as Barker (uncredited)
The Glass Key
as Bettor (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss
as Passerby
The Casino Murder Case
as Husband of Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited)
Men of the Hour
as Steve
Hell Bent for Love
as Henchman Joe Barnard
The Law of the Wild
as Henchman Raymond
The Prescott Kid
as Red Larsen
Little Miss Marker
as Bettor (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
as 1st Gunman
Woman Unafraid
as Henchman
Three Chumps Ahead
as Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)
A Very Honorable Guy
as Gambler
It Happened One Night
as Bag Thief (uncredited)
Men of the Night
as Sandy (uncredited)
The Undie-World
as T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant
Badge of Honor
as 'Tip' Crane
The Lost Jungle
as Pete
Whirlpool
as Ben (uncredited)
We're Not Dressing
as Sailor Tossing Cards (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
as Man in Audience (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
as Court Photographer (uncredited)
Found Alive
as C.S. King
West of Singapore
as Watson
King for a Night
as Pool Hall Crony
Ranger's Code
as Nat the Bat
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
as Man Thrown out of Apartment Building
A Lady's Profession
as One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)
Galloping Romeo
as Andy Kent
The Kiss Before the Mirror
as Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)
Made on Broadway
as Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur
The Hurricane Express
as Barney
The Unwritten Law
as Ed Riley
The Pride of the Legion
as Shorty
Beyond the Rockies
as Blinky
Men Of America
as Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper
Panama Flo
as Jake - Speakeasy Doorman
The Shadow of the Eagle
as Pat Kelly
Million Dollar Legs
as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
Freaks
as Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Tip-Off
as Slug
The Galloping Ghost
as Brady
In Old Cheyenne
as Henchman
Night Beat
as Hymie Weissenkorn
The Good Bad Girl
as One of Tyler's Thugs
Fair Warning
as Jordan
Little Caesar
as Cashier (uncredited)
One Man Law
as Stubb
Dance, Fools, Dance
as Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)
Is There Justice?
as Shorty Gray
For the Defense
as Eddie Withers
Numbered Men
as Trustee with List (bit)
The Fighting Legion
as Jack Bowie
Shadow Ranch
as Henchman Joe
The Storm
as Johnny Behind the 8-Ball
All Quiet on the Western Front
as 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
Leaping Love
as George - The Drunk (uncredited)
Weary River
as Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)
The Mighty
as Hood
A Woman's Way
as Pedro
Speedy
as Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)
What a Night!
as Snarky
So This Is Love
as Flash Tracy
Stool Pigeon
as Dropper
The Gay Defender
as Bart Hamby
Nevada
as Cash Burridge
The Main Event
as Slug-nutty fighter
A Man About Town
as Cohort
The Blackbird
as Bertie's No. 2 Man
The Amateur Gentleman
as Dandy (uncredited)
Pals in Paradise
as Butterfly Kid
Hair-Trigger Baxter
as Shorty Hillis
The Thundering Herd
as Jett Henchman (uncredited)
The Best People
as Taxi Driver
The Pony Express
as Henchman (uncredited)
The Beloved Brute
as Swink Tuckson
Curlytop
as Sproggs
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
as The Cashier's Father (uncredited)
The Show
as Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)
The Delicious Little Devil
as Agency Employee (uncredited)