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

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)
The People's Choice
Gallant Journey as Husband (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn as Waiter (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie as Fireman (Uncredited)
The Secret of the Whistler
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine as Frank Gary, Henchman
Traffic in Crime as Counter Man
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways as Retner
King of the Forest Rangers as Hiram Bailey
A Guy Could Change as Newsboy
Dangerous Business as Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

1945

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

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
Raiders of the Border as Whiskey Wiley
Marshal of Gunsmoke as Nuggett Newcomb
Arizona Whirlwind as Warren, the Jewel Cutter
Ghost Guns as Doc Edwards
Goin' to Town as Zeke

1943

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

1942

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

1941

Road Agent as Jake
Swamp Woman as Spratt
The Sea Wolf
The Man Who Came to Dinner as Michaelson (uncredited)
The Devil Commands as Elam
The Face Behind the Mask as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Westward Ho-Hum
Riders of Death Valley as Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]
Invisible Ghost as Jules Mason, caretaker
Honolulu Lu as Pierre
The Pinto Kid as Ed Slade
Bad Man of Deadwood as Medicine Show Spectator
Sea Raiders as Zeke
Robbers of the Range as Greeley
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

1940

Young Tom Edison as Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
Before I Hang as Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly
The Invisible Man Returns as Minor Role (uncredited)
Dark Command as Townsman
The Man with Nine Lives as Pete Daggett
Castle on the Hudson as Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)
The Son of Monte Cristo as Informer
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe as (uncredited)
Girls of the Road as Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
Primrose Path as Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
The Man from Tumbleweeds as Shifty Sheldon
The Fargo Kid as Bush Cleveland
He Stayed for Breakfast as Workman
Out West with the Peppers as Oscar - Telegraph Operator
Yukon Flight as Henry
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)
I Stole a Million as Mooch (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man as Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Ex-Champ as Street Cleaner
The Lone Ranger Rides Again as Doc Grover
Code of the Streets as Henchman
The Invisible Killer as Squint, the Croupier
Down the Wyoming Trail as Ernie Adams
Sundown on the Prairie as Henchman Blackie
The Man from Sundown as Shorty Bates
Frontier Pony Express as Man at Deer Lodge Station
Mandrake the Magician as Brown
The Phantom Stage as Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)
Overland with Kit Carson as Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith
Trigger Pals as Henchman Pete

1938

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

1937

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

1936

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

1935

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

1934

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

1933

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

1932

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

1931

Night Beat as Hymie Weissenkorn
Little Caesar as Cashier (uncredited)
First Aid as Joe
Is There Justice? as Shorty Gray
Dance, Fools, Dance as Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)
The Good Bad Girl as One of Tyler's Thugs
The Tip-Off as Slug
In Old Cheyenne as Henchman
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)
The Storm as Johnny Behind the 8-Ball
Numbered Men as Trustee with List (bit)
For the Defense as Eddie Withers
The Fighting Legion as Jack Bowie
Shadow Ranch as Henchman Joe

1929

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

1928

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

1927

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

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 Best People as Taxi Driver
Where the Worst Begins
The Pony Express as Henchman

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