Ernie Adams
Known For: Acting
Gender: Male
Date of Birth: June 17, 1885
Day of Death: November 26, 1947 (62 years old)
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
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.
1947
Actor Thomas the butler
The Pretender
Actor McCabe
The Thirteenth Hour
Actor Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Last Round-up
Actor Blinky
The Black Widow
Actor Villager (uncredited)
Desperate
Actor Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)
Killer Dill
Actor Judge Hyde
Son of Zorro
Actor Pablo
Robin Hood of Monterey
Actor Pennypacker
Trailing Danger
Actor Bert Simpson
The Law Comes to Gunsight
Actor Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home
Actor Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
1946
Actor House Painter
Fear
Actor Frank Gary, Henchman
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
Actor Retner
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
Actor Hiram Bailey
King of the Forest Rangers
Actor Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Dangerous Business
Actor Ed (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life
Actor Waiter (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn
Actor Hood with Cane (uncredited)
The Killers
Actor Counter Man
Traffic in Crime
Actor Newsboy
A Guy Could Change
Actor Fireman (Uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
Actor
The Secret of the Whistler
1945
Actor George Smith
Escape in the Fog
Actor Townsman (uncredited)
Along Came Jones
Actor Bit Part
The Power of the Whistler
Actor Cabbie (uncredited)
The Suspect
Actor Charlie (uncredited)
Brenda Starr, Reporter
Actor Gimpy (Uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
Actor Charley
Jungle Raiders
Actor McKinney
Frisco Sal
Actor Porter
The Man in Half Moon Street
Actor Jim
The Jungle Captive
1944
Actor Tramp, Willie the Weasel
Return of the Ape Man
Actor Warren, the Jewel Cutter
Arizona Whirlwind
Actor Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
Murder, My Sweet
Actor Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper
Raiders of Ghost City
Actor Doc Edwards
Ghost Guns
Actor Whiskey Wiley
Raiders of the Border
Actor Zeke
Goin' to Town
Actor Nuggett Newcomb
Marshal of Gunsmoke
Actor Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)
The Climax
1943
Actor Rusty Fenton (uncredited)
The Phantom
Actor The Banker (uncredited)
Phony Express
Actor Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)
Mystery Broadcast
Actor Chuck
Headin' for God's Country
Actor Landers
Sagebrush Law
Actor Dugan
Keep 'Em Slugging
Actor 'Sarge' Kincaid
Beyond the Last Frontier
Actor Latham
Hail to the Rangers
Actor Heckler (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow
Actor Horsetooth
Murder in Times Square
1942
Actor Captain of the S. S. Mariposa
Isle of Missing Men
Actor Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)
Cactus Makes Perfect
Actor Miller Huggins
The Pride of the Yankees
Actor
The Man Who Returned to Life
Actor Pete Mooney
One Thrilling Night
Actor Jones
Riding the Wind
Actor Paki
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Actor Gimpy
Man With Two Lives
Actor Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Alias Boston Blackie
Actor Thief
Mug Town
Actor Judge Barstow
The Lone Prairie
Actor Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)
Bandit Ranger
Actor Smoke Shop Customer
Sabotage Squad
Actor
Stagecoach Buckaroo
1941
Actor Car Thief (uncredited)
The Officer and the Lady
Actor Medicine Show Spectator
Bad Man of Deadwood
Actor Spratt
Swamp Woman
Actor
The Sea Wolf
Actor Elam
The Devil Commands
Actor Zeke
Sea Raiders
Actor Jules Mason, caretaker
Invisible Ghost
Actor Greeley
Robbers of the Range
Actor Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]
Riders of Death Valley
Actor Mustang
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Actor Pierre
Honolulu Lu
Actor Newsstand Clerk
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Actor Ed Slade
The Pinto Kid
Actor
Westward Ho-Hum
Actor Michaelson (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Actor Jake
Road Agent
1940
Actor Bush Cleveland
The Fargo Kid
Actor Shifty Sheldon
The Man from Tumbleweeds
Actor Pete Daggett
The Man with Nine Lives
Actor Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
Girls of the Road
Actor Manny
Riders from Nowhere
Actor Henry
Yukon Flight
Actor Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
Young Tom Edison
Actor Oscar - Telegraph Operator
Out West with the Peppers
Actor Minor Role (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns
Actor Townsman
Dark Command
Actor Informer
The Son of Monte Cristo
Actor Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly
Before I Hang
Actor Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
Actor Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
Primrose Path
Actor Workman
He Stayed for Breakfast
Actor (uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
1939
Actor Shorty Bates
The Man from Sundown
Actor Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith
Overland with Kit Carson
Actor Brown
Mandrake the Magician
Actor Doc Grover
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Actor Henchman Pete
Trigger Pals
Actor Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Actor Man at Deer Lodge Station
Frontier Pony Express
Actor Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)
Union Pacific
Actor Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
Actor Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)
Tower of London
Actor Ernie Adams
Down the Wyoming Trail
Actor Squint, the Croupier
The Invisible Killer
Actor Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)
The Phantom Stage
Actor Henchman
Code of the Streets
Actor Henchman Blackie
Sundown on the Prairie
Actor Mooch (uncredited)
I Stole a Million
Actor Street Cleaner
Ex-Champ
1938
Actor Slim
Land of Fighting Men
Actor Cashier
Song of the Buckaroo
Actor Cain Moody
Rollin' Plains
Actor Blake
The Purple Vigilantes
Actor Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger
Where the Buffalo Roam
Actor Tramp
Thunder in the Desert
Actor Bum
Exposed
Actor Jim Lee - Stage Driver
Gun Packer
Actor Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper
The Mexicali Kid
Actor Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
There Goes My Heart
Actor Pony Concessioner
Down on the Farm
Actor Sidewalk Heckler
The Jury's Secret
Actor Express Rider
Outlaw Express
Actor Injured Man
The Chaser
Actor Barclay
California Frontier
1937
Actor Jimmy the Weasel
Stars Over Arizona
Actor Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
The Man in the Barn
Actor Henchman Pete
Bar-Z Bad Men
Actor Zeke
Law of the Ranger
Actor Red
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin
Actor Grizzly Barr
Arizona Gunfighter
Actor Soapy
Danger Valley
Actor Hobo
Radio Patrol
Actor Miner
Wells Fargo
Actor Keno
Hopalong Rides Again
Actor Deputy
Doomed at Sundown
Actor Sheriff Rankin
Two-Fisted Sheriff
Actor Bibben Tucker
Colorado Kid
Actor Peters
Ridin' the Lone Trail
Actor Fink
San Quentin
Actor The Runt - Henchman
Anything for a Thrill
Actor Henchman Becker
Tim Tyler's Luck
Actor Texas May
Lightnin' Crandall
Actor Radical (uncredited)
Life Begins with Love
1936
Actor Bartender (uncredited)
Exclusive Story
Actor Wally Smeed
The Gun Ranger
Actor Diner Who Gets Indigestion
Night Waitress
Actor Assayer Benson
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Actor Idaho
Three on the Trail
Actor Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)
Road Gang
Actor Dillon
Dodge City Trail
Actor Mechanic (uncredited)
Crash Donovan
Actor Forgotten Man (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
1935
1934
Actor Henchman Joe Barnard
Hell Bent for Love
Actor Henchman Raymond
The Law of the Wild
Actor Red Larsen
Prescott Kid
Actor Bettor (uncredited)
Little Miss Marker
Actor 1st Gunman
Here Comes the Groom
Actor Henchman
Woman Unafraid
Actor Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)
Three Chumps Ahead
Actor Gambler
A Very Honorable Guy
Actor Bag Thief (uncredited)
It Happened One Night
Actor Sandy (uncredited)
Men of the Night
Actor T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant
The Undie-World
Actor 'Tip' Crane
Badge of Honor
Actor Pete
The Lost Jungle
1933
Actor Man in Audience (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong
Actor Court Photographer (uncredited)
Midnight Mary
Actor C.S. King
Found Alive
Actor Watson
West of Singapore
Actor Pool Hall Crony
King for a Night
Actor Nat the Bat
Ranger's Code
Actor Man Thrown out of Apartment Building
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Actor One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)
A Lady's Profession
Actor Joe
Breed of the Border
Actor Andy Kent
Galloping Romeo
Actor Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)
The Kiss Before the Mirror
Actor Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur
Made on Broadway
1932
Actor Barney
The Hurricane Express
Actor Ed Riley
The Unwritten Law
Actor Shorty
The Pride of the Legion
Actor
The Red Shadow
Actor Blinky
Beyond the Rockies
Actor Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper
Men Of America
Actor Jake - Speakeasy Doorman
Panama Flo
Actor Pat Kelly
The Shadow of the Eagle
Actor Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs
Actor Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
Freaks
Actor Reporter (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
1931
Actor Slug McGee
The Tip-Off
Actor Brady
The Galloping Ghost
Actor Henchman
In Old Cheyenne
Actor Hymie Weissenkorn
Night Beat
Actor One of Tyler's Thugs
The Good Bad Girl
Actor Jordan
Fair Warning
Actor Luva’s Henchman #1 (uncredited)
Dance, Fools, Dance
Actor Cashier (uncredited)
Little Caesar
Actor Stubb
One Man Law
