Ernie Adams
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Also Known As
Ernest S Adams,
Ernest Adams,
Ernest S. Adams,
Ernie S. Adams
Birth Place
San Francisco, California, USA
Born
June 18, 1885
Died
November 26, 1947
Biography
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Ernie Adams was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Adams started his acting career landing roles in such films as the Betty Compson western "The Pony Express" (1925), "The Black Bird" (1926) and "Pals in Paradise" (1926). He also appeared in "Nevada" (1927) with Gary Cooper, "Melting Millions" (1927) and "The Main Event" (1927). He continued to work steadily in film th...
Biography
Ernie Adams was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Adams started his acting career landing roles in such films as the Betty Compson western "The Pony Express" (1925), "The Black Bird" (1926) and "Pals in Paradise" (1926). He also appeared in "Nevada" (1927) with Gary Cooper, "Melting Millions" (1927) and "The Main Event" (1927). He continued to work steadily in film throughout the thirties, appearing in the Bob Steele western "The Gun Ranger" (1936), "Hopalong Cassidy Returns" (1936) with George "Gabby" Hayes and "Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin" (1937). He also appeared in the drama "Anything For a Thrill" (1937) with Frankie Darro. Film continued to be his passion as he played roles in the drama "Wings Over the Pacific" (1943) with Inez Cooper, the adventure "Jack London" (1943) with Michael O'Shea and "Hail to the Rangers" (1943) with Charles Starrett. He also appeared in "The Phantom" (1944) and the Chester Lauck comedy "Goin' to Town" (1944). Adams was most recently credited in "Brenda Starr, Reporter" (2011). Adams passed away in November 1947 at the age of 62.
Filmography
Cast (Feature Film)
A Family Thing
(1996)
The Hunted
(1948)
Gas station attendant
Fighting Father Dunne
(1948)
Man on loading dock
Return of the Bad Men
(1948)
Townsman
Relentless
(1948)
Player
The Perils of Pauline
(1947)
Western saloon set cowboy
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
(1947)
Flower truck driver
Living in a Big Way
(1947)
Process server
The Mighty McGurk
(1947)
Singer
Time Out of Mind
(1947)
Clacquere
Smash Up--The Story of a Woman
(1947)
Waiter
Buck Privates Come Home
(1947)
Tie buyer
Michigan Kid
(1947)
Jeb
Robin Hood of Monterey
(1947)
Pablo
The 13th Hour
(1947)
McCabe
The Law Comes to Gunsight
(1947)
Simpson
Trailing Danger
(1947)
Pennypacker
Trail Street
(1947)
Ethan Bowen
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome
(1947)
Waiter in Hangman's
The Son of Rusty
(1947)
Postmaster
The Millerson Case
(1947)
Zeke
Desperate
(1947)
Villager
Yankee Fakir
(1947)
Charlie
The Pretender
(1947)
Thomas, a butler
The Black Widow
(1947)
Son of Zorro
(1947)
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
A Letter for Evie
(1946)
Fireman
Gallant Journey
(1946)
Husband
Three Wise Fools
(1946)
The Killers
(1946)
Little man
Do You Love Me
(1946)
Western Union boy
Lawless Breed
(1946)
Station agent
Fear
(1946)
Painter
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
(1946)
Frank Gary
The Gentleman Misbehaves
(1946)
Justice of the peace
The People's Choice
(1946)
Tobias Tinkerton
Traffic in Crime
(1946)
Café proprieter
The Fighting Frontiersman
(1946)
Printer
The Secret of the Whistler
(1946)
George
Shadowed
(1946)
Caretaker
One Exciting Week
(1946)
Ralph
The Return of Rusty
(1946)
Car driver
Dangerous Business
(1946)
Morgue attendant
San Quentin
(1946)
Mr. Richardson
The Gay Cavalier
(1946)
Creditor
A Guy Could Change
(1946)
Newsboy
Deadline at Dawn
(1946)
Waiter
The Blue Dahlia
(1946)
Joe, man in coveralls
Up Goes Maisie
(1946)
Fireman
Girl on the Spot
(1946)
Pickpocket
Suspense
(1946)
Watchman
Hop Harrigan
(1946)
King of the Forest Rangers
(1946)
Rhapsody in Blue
(1945)
Customer in bakery
That Night with You
(1945)
Man in alley
Johnny Angel
(1945)
Leslie
The Suspect
(1945)
Cabbie
Frisco Sal
(1945)
McKinney
The Jungle Captive
(1945)
Jim
Escape in the Fog
(1945)
George Smith
I Love a Mystery
(1945)
Gimpy
Patrick the Great
(1945)
Constable
Along Came Jones
(1945)
Townsman
One Way to Love
(1945)
Newsman
Brenda Starr, Reporter
(1945)
Jungle Raiders
(1945)
Casanova Brown
(1944)
Father in waiting room
The Princess and the Pirate
(1944)
Citizen
Her Primitive Man
(1944)
The Merry Monahans
(1944)
Panhandler
Lake Placid Serenade
(1944)
Reporter
The Adventures of Mark Twain
(1944)
Pickpocket
The Black Parachute
(1944)
Cobbler
Marshal of Gunsmoke
(1944)
Nugget [Newton]
Goin' to Town
(1944)
Zeke
Return of the Ape Man
(1944)
Tramp
Raiders of the Border
(1944)
Whiskey Watkins
Ghost Guns
(1944)
Doc Edwards
Murder, My Sweet
(1944)
Bartender
Louisiana Hayride
(1944)
Pawnbroker
Arizona Whirlwind
(1944)
Outlaws of Santa Fe
(1944)
Gus
Girl in the Case
(1944)
Janitor
The Climax
(1944)
Old man
Girl Rush
(1944)
Dave
The Man in Half Moon Street
(1944)
Porter
An American Romance
(1944)
Man and dog act
Hers to Hold
(1943)
Father
The Pride of the Yankees
(1943)
Miller Huggins
Hail to the Rangers
(1943)
Latham
Wings Over the Pacific
(1943)
Harry Adams
Sagebrush Law
(1943)
Sam Landers
Beyond the Last Frontier
(1943)
"Sarge" Kincaid
Robin Hood of the Range
(1943)
Ferris
Headin' for God's Country
(1943)
Chuck
Mystery Broadcast
(1943)
Radio writer
He's My Guy
(1943)
Jack London
(1943)
Whiskey Bob
Murder in Times Square
(1943)
Horsetooth
She Has What It Takes
(1943)
Actor
Keep 'Em Slugging
(1943)
Dugan
Mission to Moscow
(1943)
Heckler
My Gal Sal
(1942)
Flight Lieutenant
(1942)
One-legged man
They All Kissed the Bride
(1942)
Truck driver
Timber
(1942)
Grizzly
The Lone Prairie
(1942)
Hank Barstow
The Man with Two Lives
(1942)
Gimpy
Isle of Missing Men
(1942)
Captain Sanchez
One Thrilling Night
(1942)
Pete Mooney
Stagecoach Buckaroo
(1942)
Blinky
Riding the Wind
(1942)
Jones
The Man Who Returned to Life
(1942)
Ezra Smith
The Tuttles of Tahiti
(1942)
Paki
Alias Boston Blackie
(1942)
Doorman
West of Tombstone
(1942)
Tourist
Bandit Ranger
(1942)
Dugan
Sabotage Squad
(1942)
Customer
Mug Town
(1942)
Thief
The Man Who Came to Dinner
(1942)
Haggerty
Stand by All Networks
(1942)
Sockeye
The Lady Is Willing
(1942)
Doorman
Honolulu Lu
(1941)
Pierre
Mystery Ship
(1941)
Taxi driver
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day
(1941)
Taxi driver
Bedtime Story
(1941)
Plumber
The Face Behind the Mask
(1941)
Riders of the Badlands
(1941)
Wallace
The Officer and the Lady
(1941)
Car thief
Road Agent
(1941)
Jake
The Pinto Kid
(1941)
Editor Slade
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie
(1941)
Mustang
Robbers of the Range
(1941)
Greeley
The Invisible Ghost
(1941)
Jules [Mason]
Bad Man of Deadwood
(1941)
Townsman
Ride, Kelly, Ride
(1941)
Sandy
The Devil Commands
(1941)
Elam
The Sea Wolf
(1941)
Pickpocket
The Royal Mounted Patrol
(1941)
Mailman
I Was a Prisoner on Devil's Island
(1941)
Mano
Roaring Frontiers
(1941)
Jailer
The Son of Monte Cristo
(1941)
Informer
The Big Boss
(1941)
Prisoner
Two Latins from Manhattan
(1941)
Stage doorman
Outlaws of the Panhandle
(1941)
Larrimore
Richest Man in Town
(1941)
Porter
Castle on the Hudson
(1940)
Kelner
Young Tom Edison
(1940)
The Invisible Man Returns
(1940)
Street of Memories
(1940)
The Invisible Killer
(1940)
Squint
The Man with Nine Lives
(1940)
Pete Daggett
The Fargo Kid
(1940)
Bush Cleveland
The Man from Tumbleweeds
(1940)
Shifty Sheldon
Riders from Nowhere
(1940)
Manny
He Stayed for Breakfast
(1940)
Workman
West of Carson City
(1940)
Snicker Joe
Out West with the Peppers
(1940)
Telegraph operator
Girls of the Road
(1940)
Proprietor
Military Academy
(1940)
Gardner
Before I Hang
(1940)
Prison nurse
Enemy Agent
(1940)
I Stole a Million
(1939)
Mouch
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
(1939)
Barker
Union Pacific
(1939)
General Sheridan
Rio
(1939)
Convict
6,000 Enemies
(1939)
Henchman
Those High Grey Walls
(1939)
Convict
The Phantom Stage
(1939)
Stage guard
Down the Wyoming Trail
(1939)
Limpy [Watkins]
Sundown on the Prairie
(1939)
Blackie
Trigger Pals
(1939)
Pete
The Man from Sundown
(1939)
Shorty Bates
Let Us Live
(1939)
Mechanic
Behind Prison Gates
(1939)
Voight
Code of the Streets
(1939)
Bottles
Saint Louis Blues
(1939)
Actor
Ex-Champ
(1939)
Streetcleaner
The Lone Ranger Rides Again
(1939)
Overland With Kit Carson
(1939)
There Goes My Heart
(1938)
Counter man
The Jury's Secret
(1938)
Shabby man
You and Me
(1938)
Nick
The Texans
(1938)
Confederate soldier
Man's Country
(1938)
Caleb Hart
Where the Buffalo Roam
(1938)
Bert
The Purple Vigilantes
(1938)
Blake
The Painted Trail
(1938)
Nosey
California Frontier
(1938)
Barclay
Thunder in the Desert
(1938)
Tramp
Gun Packer
(1938)
Stage driver
West of Cheyenne
(1938)
Shorty
The Mexicali Kid
(1938)
Carl
Law of the Plains
(1938)
Cook
Gang Bullets
(1938)
Down on the Farm
(1938)
Pony concessioner
Ride a Crooked Mile
(1938)
Visitor
Exposed
(1938)
Bum
The Chaser
(1938)
Injured man
Rollin' Plains
(1938)
Cain Moody
Wells Fargo
(1937)
Miner
Life Begins with Love
(1937)
Radical
Stars over Arizona
(1937)
Hopalong Rides Again
(1937)
Keno
Dodge City Trail
(1937)
Dillon
Danger Valley
(1937)
Old timer
Two Fisted Sheriff
(1937)
Sheriff Rankin
Bar-Z Bad Men
(1937)
Pete
Lightnin' Crandall
(1937)
Texas
Man of the People
(1937)
Ridin' the Lone Trail
(1937)
Peters
The Colorado Kid
(1937)
Bibben Tucker
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin
(1937)
Red
The Arizona Gunfighter
(1937)
Grizzly Barr
Anything for a Thrill
(1937)
The Man Who Cried Wolf
(1937)
Reporter
San Quentin
(1937)
Fink
Range Defenders
(1937)
McTavish
Some Blondes Are Dangerous
(1937)
Parole Racket
(1937)
Manelli
The Old Wyoming Trail
(1937)
Cattle rustler
The Shadow
(1937)
Roustabout
Trouble at Midnight
(1937)
The Frame-Up
(1937)
Reported Missing
(1937)
Husband
Law of the Ranger
(1937)
Zeke
The Crime of Dr. Forbes
(1936)
Reporter
Rio Grande Romance
(1936)
Oscar Lampson
Hopalong Cassidy Returns
(1936)
Benson
Three on the Trail
(1936)
Idaho
The Gun Ranger
(1936)
Wally Smeed
Moonlight Murder
(1936)
Electrician
Code of the Range
(1936)
Spooky
Pride of the Marines
(1936)
Private Cramer
Hell-Ship Morgan
(1936)
Crew member
My Man Godfrey
(1936)
Forgotten man
Crash Donovan
(1936)
Mechanic
Road Gang
(1936)
Jeff
My American Wife
(1936)
Second cameraman
Rose of the Rancho
(1936)
Bus boy
She Married Her Boss
(1935)
Here Comes the Band
(1935)
Soldier
Carnival
(1935)
"Mac"
Square Shooter
(1935)
Wilson
Men of the Hour
(1935)
Steve
The Perfect Clue
(1935)
[Butch] Carter
The Casino Murder Case
(1935)
Husband of fat lady
Ruggles of Red Gap
(1935)
Dishwasher
Trail's End
(1935)
Lefty
The Miracle Rider
(1935)
The Girl from Missouri
(1934)
Poster man
It Happened One Night
(1934)
Bus passenger
Operator 13
(1934)
Orderly
Broadway Bill
(1934)
Patient
The Prescott Kid
(1934)
Red Larson
Hell Bent for Love
(1934)
Joe
Badge of Honor
(1934)
Tip Crane
Found Alive
(1934)
Murder in the Private Car
(1934)
Taxi driver
Springtime for Henry
(1934)
Bum
The Lost Jungle
(1934)
Men of the Night
(1934)
Sandy
Here Comes the Groom
(1934)
First gunman
Good Dame
(1934)
Pete
The Law of the Wild
(1934)
West of Singapore
(1933)
Watson
Galloping Romeo
(1933)
Andy
Breed of the Border
(1933)
Joe, the killer
Ranger's Code
(1933)
Nat the Bat
Secrets of Hollywood
(1933)
Writer
The Unwritten Law
(1932)
Editor Riley
Beyond the Rockies
(1932)
Blinky
The Pride of the Legion
(1932)
Shorty
From Broadway to Cheyenne
(1932)
Gangster
Hurricane Express
(1932)
The Gang Buster
(1931)
Sammy
The Tip-Off
(1931)
Slug [McGee]
One Man Law
(1931)
Stubb
First Aid
(1931)
Joe
Night Beat
(1931)
Weissenkorn
Is There Justice?
(1931)
Shorty Gray
Fair Warning
(1931)
Member of Jim Silent's gang
The Galloping Ghost
(1931)
Shadow Ranch
(1930)
Joe
The Fighting Legion
(1930)
Jack Bowie
For the Defense
(1930)
Eddie Withers
The Storm
(1930)
Johnny
The Saturday Night Kid
(1929)
Gambler
One Splendid Hour
(1929)
Solly
What a Night
(1928)
Snarky
Stool Pigeon
(1928)
Dropper
A Woman's Way
(1928)
Pedro
So This Is Love
(1928)
"Flash" Tracy
Tenth Avenue
(1928)
Benny
The Main Event
(1927)
Slug-nutty fighter
Jewels of Desire
(1927)
The Rat
Men of Daring
(1927)
Ace
The Gay Defender
(1927)
Bart Hamby
Nevada
(1927)
Cash Burridge
Hair Trigger Baxter
(1926)
Shorty Hillis
Pals in Paradise
(1926)
Butterfly Kid
The Jazz Girl
(1926)
Detective
The Valley of Bravery
(1926)
Valet
The Blackbird
(1926)
Bertie's No. 2 Man
The Best People
(1925)
Taxi driver
Where the Worst Begins
(1925)
The Pony Express
(1925)
The Beloved Brute
(1924)
Swink Tuckson
Hutch of the U. S. A.
(1924)
"Saturday"
Curlytop
(1924)
Sproggs
A Regular Girl
(1919)
Shorty
Film Production - Main (Feature Film)
Badge of Silence: Maniac Cop III
(1993)
Transportation Captain
And the Band Played On
(1993)
Transportation Captain
Dark Horse
(1992)
Transportation Coordinator
Into the Sun
(1991)
Transportation Captain
Silent Night Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
(1989)
Key Grip
Silent Night Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out!
(1989)
Dolly Grip
Cast (Short)
The Man in the Barn
(1937)
Three Chumps Ahead
(1934)
Ten Dollars or Ten Days
(1924)
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