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.
Acted in 262
1940s
- 1947
The Last Round-up
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Black Widow
Blinky
Robin Hood of Monterey
Pablo
The Pretender
Thomas the butler
Killer Dill
Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)
Desperate
Villager (uncredited)
Trailing Danger
Pennypacker
The Millerson Case
Zeke Zilch
The Law Comes to Gunsight
Bert Simpson
Yankee Fakir
Charlie
The Thirteenth Hour
McCabe
Son of Zorro
Judge Hyde
- 1946
The Secret of the Whistler
Movie
Gallant Journey
Husband (uncredited)
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
Frank Gary, Henchman
Traffic in Crime
Counter Man
Dangerous Business
Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
King of the Forest Rangers
Hiram Bailey
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways
Retner
Deadline at Dawn
Waiter (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie
Fireman (Uncredited)
A Guy Could Change
Newsboy
Girl on the Spot
Pickpocket (uncredited)
- 1945
Johnny Angel
Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)
The Jungle Captive
Jim
The Great John L.
Waiter (uncredited)
The Power of the Whistler
Bit Part
Escape in the Fog
George Smith
Frisco Sal
McKinney
The Suspect
Cabbie (uncredited)
Brenda Starr, Reporter
Charlie (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
Gimpy (Uncredited)
The Man in Half Moon Street
Porter
- 1944
Ghost Guns
Doc Edwards
The Climax
Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)
Goin' to Town
Zeke
Raiders of Ghost City
Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper
Return of the Ape Man
Tramp, Willie the Weasel
Arizona Whirlwind
Warren, the Jewel Cutter
Raiders of the Border
Whiskey Wiley
Marshal of Gunsmoke
Nuggett Newcomb
- 1943
The Phantom
Rusty Fenton (uncredited)
Mystery Broadcast
Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)
Phony Express
The Banker (uncredited)
Hail to the Rangers
Latham
Headin' for God's Country
Chuck
Beyond the Last Frontier
'Sarge' Kincaid
Mission to Moscow
Heckler (uncredited)
Sagebrush Law
Landers
Murder in Times Square
Horsetooth
Keep 'Em Slugging
Dugan
- 1942
Mug Town
Thief
The Lone Prairie
Judge Barstow
Isle of Missing Men
Captain of the S. S. Mariposa
Sabotage Squad
Smoke Shop Customer
One Thrilling Night
Pete Mooney
The Tuttles of Tahiti
Paki
Cactus Makes Perfect
Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)
Alias Boston Blackie
Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Riding the Wind
Jones
Man With Two Lives
Gimpy
Stagecoach Buckaroo
Movie
The Lady Is Willing
Doorman (uncredited)
The Man Who Returned to Life
Ezra Smith
- 1941
Honolulu Lu
Pierre
Swamp Woman
Spratt
Sea Raiders
Zeke
The Officer and the Lady
Car Thief (uncredited)
Westward Ho-Hum
Movie
Bad Man of Deadwood
Medicine Show Spectator
The Devil Commands
Elam
Riders of Death Valley
Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]
Robbers of the Range
Greeley
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Mustang
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Newsstand Clerk
The Pinto Kid
Ed Slade
The Face Behind the Mask
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
- 1940
Riders from Nowhere
Manny
The Fargo Kid
Bush Cleveland
Before I Hang
Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly
He Stayed for Breakfast
Workman
Girls of the Road
Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
The Man from Tumbleweeds
Shifty Sheldon
The Man with Nine Lives
Pete Daggett
Dark Command
Townsman
Primrose Path
Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison
Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
(uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson
Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns
Minor Role (uncredited)
Yukon Flight
Henry
1930s
- 1939
Tower of London
Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)
The Invisible Killer
Squint, the Croupier
I Stole a Million
Mooch (uncredited)
Overland with Kit Carson
Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith
The Man from Sundown
Shorty Bates
Down the Wyoming Trail
Ernie Adams
Ex-Champ
Street Cleaner
Mandrake the Magician
Brown
Code of the Streets
Henchman
Frontier Pony Express
Man at Deer Lodge Station
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
Doc Grover
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
The Phantom Stage
Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)
Sundown on the Prairie
Henchman Blackie
Trigger Pals
Henchman Pete
- 1938
California Frontier
Barclay
Song of the Buckaroo
Cashier
Gun Packer
Jim Lee - Stage Driver
Exposed
Bum
Land of Fighting Men
Slim
There Goes My Heart
Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
Down on the Farm
Pony Concessioner
The Mexicali Kid
Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper
The Chaser
Injured Man
West of Cheyenne
Henchman Shorty
Outlaw Express
Express Rider
You and Me
Nick (uncredited)
Thunder in the Desert
Tramp
The Jury's Secret
Sidewalk Heckler
- 1937
Tim Tyler's Luck
Henchman Becker
Colorado Kid
Bibben Tucker
The Man in the Barn
Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
Life Begins with Love
Radical (uncredited)
Radio Patrol
Hobo
Stars Over Arizona
Jimmy the Weasel
Ridin' the Lone Trail
Peters
Doomed at Sundown
Deputy
Anything for a Thrill
The Runt - Henchman
Two-Fisted Sheriff
Sheriff Rankin
San Quentin
Fink
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin
Red
Law of the Ranger
Zeke
The Frame-Up
Horse Player (uncredited)
- 1936
Night Waitress
Diner Who Gets Indigestion
Dodge City Trail
Dillon
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Assayer Benson
Crash Donovan
Mechanic (uncredited)
Road Gang
Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)
Exclusive Story
Bartender (uncredited)
- 1935
It's in the Air
Counterman (uncredited)
She Married Her Boss
Passerby
The Glass Key
Bettor (uncredited)
Men of the Hour
Steve
The Miracle Rider
John Stelter
The Ghost Rider
Practical Joker
The Casino Murder Case
Husband of Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited)
The Perfect Clue
Butch Carter
Carnival
Barker (uncredited)
Calling All Cars
Reporter (uncredited)
- 1934
Men of the Night
Sandy (uncredited)
The Prescott Kid
Red Larsen
The Law of the Wild
Henchman Raymond
Three Chumps Ahead
Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)
Here Comes the Groom
1st Gunman
Little Miss Marker
Bettor (uncredited)
Hell Bent for Love
Henchman Joe Barnard
We're Not Dressing
Sailor Tossing Cards (uncredited)
A Very Honorable Guy
Gambler
Whirlpool
Ben (uncredited)
The Undie-World
T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant
Badge of Honor
'Tip' Crane
Woman Unafraid
Henchman
The Lost Jungle
Pete
- 1933
King for a Night
Pool Hall Crony
Ranger's Code
Nat the Bat
Galloping Romeo
Andy Kent
Midnight Mary
Court Photographer (uncredited)
Made on Broadway
Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur
The Kiss Before the Mirror
Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)
Found Alive
C.S. King
A Lady's Profession
One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)
Breed of the Border
Joe
She Done Him Wrong
Man in Audience (uncredited)
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Man Thrown out of Apartment Building
West of Singapore
Watson
- 1932
The Unwritten Law
Ed Riley
Men Of America
Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper
The Pride of the Legion
Shorty
The Hurricane Express
Barney
Beyond the Rockies
Blinky
Million Dollar Legs
Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell
Reporter (uncredited)
The Red Shadow
Movie
Panama Flo
Jake - Speakeasy Doorman
- 1931
One Man Law
Stubb
The Tip-Off
Slug
Is There Justice?
Shorty Gray
The Galloping Ghost
Brady
In Old Cheyenne
Henchman
The Good Bad Girl
One of Tyler's Thugs
Dance, Fools, Dance
Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)
Fair Warning
Jordan
- 1930
Shadow Ranch
Henchman Joe
The Storm
Johnny Behind the 8-Ball
For the Defense
Eddie Withers
Numbered Men
Trustee with List (bit)
The Fighting Legion
Jack Bowie
1920s
- 1929
The Mighty
Hood
Leaping Love
George - The Drunk (uncredited)
Weary River
Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)
- 1928
What a Night!
Snarky
Stool Pigeon
Dropper
Forgotten Faces
Movie
A Woman's Way
Pedro
So This Is Love
Flash Tracy
- 1927
The Gay Defender
Bart Hamby
The Main Event
Slug-nutty fighter
Nevada
Cash Burridge
Men of Daring
Ace
A Man About Town
Cohort
Melting Millions
Movie
- 1926
Pals in Paradise
Butterfly Kid
Hair-Trigger Baxter
Shorty Hillis
The Amateur Gentleman
Dandy (uncredited)
The Blackbird
Bertie's No. 2 Man
- 1925
The Best People
Taxi Driver
The Pony Express
Henchman (uncredited)
The Thundering Herd
Jett Henchman (uncredited)
- 1924
Curlytop
Sproggs
The Beloved Brute
Swink Tuckson
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
The Cashier's Father (uncredited)
- 1922
The Show
Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)
1910s
- 1919
The Delicious Little Devil
Agency Employee (uncredited)