
Ernie Adams
Acting
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.

The Last Round-up
Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

The Black Widow
Blinky

Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)

Robin Hood of Monterey
Pablo

The Pretender
Thomas the butler

Killer Dill
Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)

Desperate
Villager (uncredited)

Trailing Danger
Pennypacker

The Law Comes to Gunsight
Bert Simpson

Buck Privates Come Home
Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)

Yankee Fakir
Charlie

Trail Street
Eben Bowen (uncredited)

The Thirteenth Hour
McCabe

Son of Zorro
Judge Hyde

It's a Wonderful Life
Ed (uncredited)
The People's Choice

The Secret of the Whistler

Gallant Journey
Husband (uncredited)

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
Frank Gary, Henchman

The Killers
Hood with Cane (uncredited)

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)

Fear
House Painter

Up Goes Maisie
Fireman (Uncredited)

A Guy Could Change
Newsboy

Johnny Angel
Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)

Jungle Raiders
Charley

Along Came Jones
Townsman (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

Murder, My Sweet
Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)

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

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

Mug Town
Thief

The Lone Prairie
Judge Barstow

Bandit Ranger
Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)

Isle of Missing Men
Captain of the S. S. Mariposa

Sabotage Squad
Smoke Shop Customer

The Pride of the Yankees
Miller Huggins

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

The Lady Is Willing
Doorman (uncredited)

The Man Who Returned to Life
Ezra Smith

The Man Who Came to Dinner
Michaelson (uncredited)

Road Agent
Jake

Honolulu Lu
Pierre

Swamp Woman
Spratt

Sea Raiders
Zeke

The Officer and the Lady
Car Thief (uncredited)

Westward Ho-Hum

Bad Man of Deadwood
Medicine Show Spectator

The Devil Commands
Elam

Riders of Death Valley
Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]

Invisible Ghost
Jules Mason, caretaker

Robbers of the Range
Greeley

Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
Mustang

The Sea Wolf

The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance
Newsstand Clerk

The Pinto Kid
Ed Slade

The Face Behind the Mask
Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Riders from Nowhere
Manny

The Fargo Kid
Bush Cleveland

The Son of Monte Cristo
Informer

Before I Hang
Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly

He Stayed for Breakfast
Workman

Girls of the Road
Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)

Out West with the Peppers
Oscar - Telegraph Operator

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

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

Young Mr. Lincoln
Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)

Ex-Champ
Street Cleaner

Mandrake the Magician
Brown

Union Pacific
Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)

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

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)

Where the Buffalo Roam
Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger

Down on the Farm
Pony Concessioner

The Mexicali Kid
Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper

The Chaser
Injured Man

Rollin' Plains
Cain Moody

West of Cheyenne
Henchman Shorty

Outlaw Express
Express Rider

You and Me
Nick (uncredited)

Thunder in the Desert
Tramp

The Purple Vigilantes
Blake

The Jury's Secret
Sidewalk Heckler

Wells Fargo
Miner

Tim Tyler's Luck
Henchman Becker

Colorado Kid
Bibben Tucker

The Man in the Barn
Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)

Danger Valley
Soapy

Life Begins with Love
Radical (uncredited)

Radio Patrol
Hobo

Arizona Gunfighter
Grizzly Barr

Stars Over Arizona
Jimmy the Weasel

Ridin' the Lone Trail
Peters

Hopalong Rides Again
Keno

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)

Bar-Z Bad Men
Henchman Pete

Lightnin' Crandall
Texas May

Night Waitress
Diner Who Gets Indigestion

Dodge City Trail
Dillon

The Gun Ranger
Wally Smeed

Hopalong Cassidy Returns
Assayer Benson

My Man Godfrey
Forgotten Man (uncredited)

Crash Donovan
Mechanic (uncredited)

Three on the Trail
Idaho

Road Gang
Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)

Exclusive Story
Bartender (uncredited)

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)

Men of the Night
Sandy (uncredited)

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

It Happened One Night
Bag Thief (uncredited)

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

The Unwritten Law
Ed Riley

Men Of America
Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper

The Pride of the Legion
Shorty

The Hurricane Express
Barney

Million Dollar Legs
Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)

Beyond the Rockies
Blinky

Merrily We Go to Hell
Reporter (uncredited)

The Shadow of the Eagle
Pat Kelly

The Red Shadow

Panama Flo
Jake - Speakeasy Doorman

Freaks
Sideshow Patron (uncredited)

Night Beat
Hymie Weissenkorn

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

Little Caesar
Cashier (uncredited)

Shadow Ranch
Henchman Joe

The Storm
Johnny Behind the 8-Ball

For the Defense
Eddie Withers

Numbered Men
Trustee with List (bit)

All Quiet on the Western Front
2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)

The Fighting Legion
Jack Bowie

The Mighty
Hood

Leaping Love
George - The Drunk (uncredited)
One Splendid Hour
Solly

Weary River
Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)

What a Night!
Snarky

Stool Pigeon
Dropper

Forgotten Faces

Speedy
Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)

A Woman's Way
Pedro

So This Is Love
Flash Tracy

The Gay Defender
Bart Hamby

The Main Event
Slug-nutty fighter

Nevada
Cash Burridge
On Ze Boulevard
Valet

Men of Daring
Ace

A Man About Town
Cohort

Melting Millions

Pals in Paradise
Butterfly Kid

Hair-Trigger Baxter
Shorty Hillis

The Amateur Gentleman
Dandy (uncredited)

The Blackbird
Bertie's No. 2 Man

The Best People
Taxi Driver
Where the Worst Begins

The Pony Express
Henchman

The Thundering Herd
Jett Henchman (uncredited)

Curlytop
Sproggs

The Beloved Brute
Swink Tuckson

Ten Dollars or Ten Days
The Cashier's Father (uncredited)

The Show
Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)
A Regular Girl
Shorty

The Delicious Little Devil
Agency Employee (uncredited)







