Ernie Adams

Born: 1885-06-17 in San Francisco, California, USA

Died: 1947-11-26

Known For: Acting

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.

Filmography

1947

The Pretender as Thomas the butler
Trail Street as Eben Bowen (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home as Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome as Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Hour as McCabe
Desperate as Villager (uncredited)
The Black Widow as Blinky
Killer Dill as Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)
Yankee Fakir as Charlie
Robin Hood of Monterey as Pablo
The Last Round-up as Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
Son of Zorro as Judge Hyde
Trailing Danger as Pennypacker
The Millerson Case as Zeke Zilch
The Law Comes to Gunsight as Bert Simpson

1946

It's a Wonderful Life as Ed (uncredited)
The Killers as Hood with Cane (uncredited)
Fear as House Painter
Girl on the Spot as Pickpocket (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn as Waiter (uncredited)
Dangerous Business as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie as Fireman (Uncredited)
Traffic in Crime as Counter Man
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine as Frank Gary, Henchman
Gallant Journey as Husband (uncredited)
The Secret of the Whistler
The People's Choice
A Guy Could Change as Newsboy
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways as Retner
King of the Forest Rangers as Hiram Bailey

1945

Along Came Jones as Townsman (uncredited)
Escape in the Fog as George Smith
Johnny Angel as Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)
The Suspect as Cabbie (uncredited)
The Great John L. as Waiter (uncredited)
The Jungle Captive as Jim
The Power of the Whistler as Bit Part
Brenda Starr, Reporter as Charlie (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery as Gimpy (Uncredited)
Frisco Sal as McKinney
The Man in Half Moon Street as Porter
Jungle Raiders as Charley

1944

Murder, My Sweet as Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
The Climax as Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)
Return of the Ape Man as Tramp, Willie the Weasel
Raiders of Ghost City as Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper
Ghost Guns as Doc Edwards
Goin' to Town as Zeke
Arizona Whirlwind as Warren, the Jewel Cutter
Raiders of the Border as Whiskey Wiley
Marshal of Gunsmoke as Nuggett Newcomb

1943

Mission to Moscow as Heckler (uncredited)
Phony Express as The Banker (uncredited)
The Phantom as Rusty Fenton (uncredited)
Mystery Broadcast as Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging as Dugan
Murder in Times Square as Horsetooth
Sagebrush Law as Landers
Headin' for God's Country as Chuck
Hail to the Rangers as Latham
Beyond the Last Frontier as 'Sarge' Kincaid

1942

The Pride of the Yankees as Miller Huggins
Isle of Missing Men as Captain of the S. S. Mariposa
Cactus Makes Perfect as Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)
Alias Boston Blackie as Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing as Doorman (uncredited)
The Tuttles of Tahiti as Paki
The Man Who Returned to Life as Ezra Smith
Stagecoach Buckaroo
Sabotage Squad as Smoke Shop Customer
Bandit Ranger as Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)
One Thrilling Night as Pete Mooney
Man With Two Lives as Gimpy
Mug Town as Thief
Riding the Wind as Jones
The Lone Prairie as Judge Barstow

1941

Road Agent as Jake
The Man Who Came to Dinner as Michaelson (uncredited)
The Sea Wolf
Invisible Ghost as Jules Mason, caretaker
Honolulu Lu as Pierre
Riders of Death Valley as Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]
The Face Behind the Mask as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Bad Man of Deadwood as Medicine Show Spectator
The Devil Commands as Elam
Swamp Woman as Spratt
Robbers of the Range as Greeley
Sea Raiders as Zeke
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance as Newsstand Clerk
The Officer and the Lady as Car Thief (uncredited)
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie as Mustang
Westward Ho-Hum
The Pinto Kid as Ed Slade

1940

The Invisible Man Returns as Minor Role (uncredited)
Dark Command as Townsman
Before I Hang as Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly
Young Tom Edison as Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
The Son of Monte Cristo as Informer
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe as (uncredited)
The Man with Nine Lives as Pete Daggett
Primrose Path as Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson as Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast as Workman
The Man from Tumbleweeds as Shifty Sheldon
Girls of the Road as Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
Out West with the Peppers as Oscar - Telegraph Operator
Yukon Flight as Henry
The Fargo Kid as Bush Cleveland
Riders from Nowhere as Manny

1939

Young Mr. Lincoln as Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Union Pacific as Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)
Tower of London as Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)
Ex-Champ as Street Cleaner
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Frontier Pony Express as Man at Deer Lodge Station
I Stole a Million as Mooch (uncredited)
Code of the Streets as Henchman
The Lone Ranger Rides Again as Doc Grover
Mandrake the Magician as Brown
The Man from Sundown as Shorty Bates
Trigger Pals as Henchman Pete
The Invisible Killer as Squint, the Croupier
Overland with Kit Carson as Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith
The Phantom Stage as Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)
Sundown on the Prairie as Henchman Blackie
Down the Wyoming Trail as Ernie Adams

1938

You and Me as Nick (uncredited)
Exposed as Bum
Rollin' Plains as Cain Moody
There Goes My Heart as Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
West of Cheyenne as Henchman Shorty
The Chaser as Injured Man
Outlaw Express as Express Rider
The Jury's Secret as Sidewalk Heckler
Where the Buffalo Roam as Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger
Down on the Farm as Pony Concessioner
Thunder in the Desert as Tramp
Land of Fighting Men as Slim
The Mexicali Kid as Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper
California Frontier as Barclay
The Purple Vigilantes as Blake
Song of the Buckaroo as Cashier
Gun Packer as Jim Lee - Stage Driver

1937

Arizona Gunfighter as Grizzly Barr
Wells Fargo as Miner
San Quentin as Fink
Lightnin' Crandall as Texas May
Colorado Kid as Bibben Tucker
Danger Valley as Soapy
Ridin' the Lone Trail as Peters
Law of the Ranger as Zeke
Life Begins with Love as Radical (uncredited)
Tim Tyler's Luck as Henchman Becker
Two-Fisted Sheriff as Sheriff Rankin
Hopalong Rides Again as Keno
Radio Patrol as Hobo
Bar-Z Bad Men as Henchman Pete
The Frame-Up as Horse Player (uncredited)
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin as Red
Stars Over Arizona as Jimmy the Weasel
Doomed at Sundown as Deputy
The Man in the Barn as Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
Anything for a Thrill as The Runt - Henchman

1936

My Man Godfrey as Forgotten Man (uncredited)
Road Gang as Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)
Night Waitress as Diner Who Gets Indigestion
Exclusive Story as Bartender (uncredited)
Dodge City Trail as Dillon
Hopalong Cassidy Returns as Assayer Benson
Crash Donovan as Mechanic (uncredited)
The Gun Ranger as Wally Smeed
Three on the Trail as Idaho

1935

She Married Her Boss as Passerby
It's in the Air as Counterman (uncredited)
Men of the Hour as Steve
The Glass Key as Bettor (uncredited)
Calling All Cars as Reporter (uncredited)
Carnival as Barker (uncredited)
The Casino Murder Case as Husband of Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited)
The Miracle Rider as John Stelter
The Perfect Clue as Butch Carter
The Ghost Rider as Practical Joker

1934

It Happened One Night as Bag Thief (uncredited)
Little Miss Marker as Bettor (uncredited)
Men of the Night as Sandy (uncredited)
Hell Bent for Love as Henchman Joe Barnard
The Prescott Kid as Red Larsen
Here Comes the Groom as 1st Gunman
We're Not Dressing as Sailor Tossing Cards (uncredited)
The Law of the Wild as Henchman Raymond
Whirlpool as Ben (uncredited)
Badge of Honor as 'Tip' Crane
The Lost Jungle as Pete
Three Chumps Ahead as Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)
Woman Unafraid as Henchman
A Very Honorable Guy as Gambler
The Undie-World as T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant

1933

She Done Him Wrong as Man in Audience (uncredited)
A Lady's Profession as One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)
West of Singapore as Watson
Midnight Mary as Court Photographer (uncredited)
Breed of the Border as Joe
The Kiss Before the Mirror as Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum as Man Thrown out of Apartment Building
King for a Night as Pool Hall Crony
Made on Broadway as Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur
Ranger's Code as Nat the Bat
Galloping Romeo as Andy Kent
Found Alive as C.S. King

1932

Freaks as Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell as Reporter (uncredited)
Men Of America as Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper
The Hurricane Express as Barney
Million Dollar Legs as Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
The Shadow of the Eagle as Pat Kelly
Panama Flo as Jake - Speakeasy Doorman
The Pride of the Legion as Shorty
The Red Shadow
Beyond the Rockies as Blinky
The Unwritten Law as Ed Riley

1931

Little Caesar as Cashier (uncredited)
Night Beat as Hymie Weissenkorn
First Aid as Joe
Dance, Fools, Dance as Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)
The Tip-Off as Slug
In Old Cheyenne as Henchman
Is There Justice? as Shorty Gray
The Good Bad Girl as One of Tyler's Thugs
The Galloping Ghost as Brady
Fair Warning as Jordan
One Man Law as Stubb

1930

All Quiet on the Western Front as 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
Numbered Men as Trustee with List (bit)
For the Defense as Eddie Withers
Shadow Ranch as Henchman Joe
The Storm as Johnny Behind the 8-Ball
The Fighting Legion as Jack Bowie

1929

One Splendid Hour as Solly
Weary River as Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)
The Mighty as Hood
Leaping Love as George - The Drunk (uncredited)

1928

Speedy as Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)
Forgotten Faces
So This Is Love as Flash Tracy
What a Night! as Snarky
Stool Pigeon as Dropper
A Woman's Way as Pedro

1927

The Gay Defender as Bart Hamby
Men of Daring as Ace
A Man About Town as Cohort
On Ze Boulevard as Valet
Nevada as Cash Burridge
Melting Millions
The Main Event as Slug-nutty fighter

1926

The Blackbird as Bertie's No. 2 Man
The Amateur Gentleman as Dandy (uncredited)
Hair-Trigger Baxter as Shorty Hillis
Pals in Paradise as Butterfly Kid

1925

The Thundering Herd as Jett Henchman (uncredited)
The Pony Express as Henchman
The Best People as Taxi Driver
Where the Worst Begins

1924

Ten Dollars or Ten Days as The Cashier's Father (uncredited)
Curlytop as Sproggs
The Beloved Brute as Swink Tuckson

1922

The Show as Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)

1919

The Delicious Little Devil as Agency Employee (uncredited)
A Regular Girl as Shorty