Ernie Adams

from San Francisco, California, USA

Artwork for It's a Wonderful LifeImage of Ernie Adams

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.

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Timeline

1947Aged 62

  • Poster for Son of Zorro

    Judge Hyde

  • Poster for The Thirteenth Hour

    McCabe

  • Poster for Trail Street

    Eben Bowen (uncredited)

  • Poster for Yankee Fakir

    Charlie

  • Poster for Buck Privates Come Home

    Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Law Comes to Gunsight

    Bert Simpson

  • Poster for The Millerson Case

    Zeke Zilch

  • Poster for Trailing Danger

    Pennypacker

  • Poster for Desperate

    Villager (uncredited)

  • Poster for Killer Dill

    Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Pretender

    Thomas the butler

  • Poster for Robin Hood of Monterey

    Pablo

  • Poster for Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome

    Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Black Widow

    Blinky

  • Poster for The Last Round-up

    Taxicab Driver (uncredited)

1946Aged 61

  • Poster for Girl on the Spot

    Pickpocket (uncredited)

  • Poster for A Guy Could Change

    Newsboy

  • Poster for Up Goes Maisie

    Fireman (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Fear

    House Painter

  • Poster for Deadline at Dawn

    Waiter (uncredited)

  • Poster for Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways

    Retner

  • Poster for King of the Forest Rangers

    Hiram Bailey

  • Poster for Dangerous Business

    Morgue Attendant (uncredited)

  • Poster for Traffic in Crime

    Counter Man

  • Poster for The Killers

    Hood with Cane (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

    Frank Gary, Henchman

  • Poster for Gallant Journey

    Husband (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Secret of the Whistler

    (Unknown)

  • The People's Choice

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for It's a Wonderful Life

    Ed (uncredited)

1945Aged 60

  • Poster for The Man in Half Moon Street

    Porter

  • Poster for I Love a Mystery

    Gimpy (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Brenda Starr, Reporter

    Charlie (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Suspect

    Cabbie (uncredited)

  • Poster for Frisco Sal

    McKinney

  • Poster for Escape in the Fog

    George Smith

  • Poster for The Power of the Whistler

    Bit Part

  • Poster for The Great John L.

    Waiter (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Jungle Captive

    Jim

  • Poster for Along Came Jones

    Townsman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Jungle Raiders

    Charley

  • Poster for Johnny Angel

    Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)

1944Aged 59

  • Poster for Marshal of Gunsmoke

    Nuggett Newcomb

  • Poster for Raiders of the Border

    Whiskey Wiley

  • Poster for Arizona Whirlwind

    Warren, the Jewel Cutter

  • Poster for Return of the Ape Man

    Tramp, Willie the Weasel

  • Poster for Raiders of Ghost City

    Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper

  • Poster for Goin' to Town

    Zeke

  • Poster for The Climax

    Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)

  • Poster for Ghost Guns

    Doc Edwards

  • Poster for Murder, My Sweet

    Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)

1943Aged 58

  • Poster for Keep 'Em Slugging

    Dugan

  • Poster for Murder in Times Square

    Horsetooth

  • Poster for Sagebrush Law

    Landers

  • Poster for Mission to Moscow

    Heckler (uncredited)

  • Poster for Beyond the Last Frontier

    'Sarge' Kincaid

  • Poster for Headin' for God's Country

    Chuck

  • Poster for Hail to the Rangers

    Latham

  • Poster for Phony Express

    The Banker (uncredited)

  • Poster for Mystery Broadcast

    Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Phantom

    Rusty Fenton (uncredited)

1942Aged 57

  • Poster for The Man Who Returned to Life

    Ezra Smith

  • Poster for The Lady Is Willing

    Doorman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Stagecoach Buckaroo

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Man With Two Lives

    Gimpy

  • Poster for Riding the Wind

    Jones

  • Poster for Alias Boston Blackie

    Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Cactus Makes Perfect

    Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Tuttles of Tahiti

    Paki

  • Poster for One Thrilling Night

    Pete Mooney

  • Poster for The Pride of the Yankees

    Miller Huggins

  • Poster for Sabotage Squad

    Smoke Shop Customer

  • Poster for Isle of Missing Men

    Captain of the S. S. Mariposa

  • Poster for Bandit Ranger

    Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Lone Prairie

    Judge Barstow

  • Poster for Mug Town

    Thief

1941Aged 56

  • Poster for The Face Behind the Mask

    Hotel Guest (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Pinto Kid

    Ed Slade

  • Poster for The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

    Newsstand Clerk

  • Poster for Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

    Mustang

  • Poster for The Sea Wolf

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Robbers of the Range

    Greeley

  • Poster for Invisible Ghost

    Jules Mason, caretaker

  • Poster for Riders of Death Valley

    Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]

  • Poster for The Devil Commands

    Elam

  • Poster for Bad Man of Deadwood

    Medicine Show Spectator

  • Poster for Westward Ho-Hum

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Officer and the Lady

    Car Thief (uncredited)

  • Poster for Sea Raiders

    Zeke

  • Poster for Swamp Woman

    Spratt

  • Poster for Honolulu Lu

    Pierre

  • Poster for Road Agent

    Jake

  • Poster for The Man Who Came to Dinner

    Michaelson (uncredited)

1940Aged 55

  • Poster for Yukon Flight

    Henry

  • Poster for The Invisible Man Returns

    Minor Role (uncredited)

  • Poster for Castle on the Hudson

    Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)

  • Poster for Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

    (uncredited)

  • Poster for Young Tom Edison

    Passenger Buying Maple Sugar

  • Poster for Primrose Path

    Man in Bluebell (uncredited)

  • Poster for Dark Command

    Townsman

  • Poster for The Man with Nine Lives

    Pete Daggett

  • Poster for The Man from Tumbleweeds

    Shifty Sheldon

  • Poster for Out West with the Peppers

    Oscar - Telegraph Operator

  • Poster for Girls of the Road

    Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)

  • Poster for He Stayed for Breakfast

    Workman

  • Poster for Before I Hang

    Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly

  • Poster for The Son of Monte Cristo

    Informer

  • Poster for The Fargo Kid

    Bush Cleveland

  • Poster for Riders from Nowhere

    Manny

1939Aged 54

  • Poster for Trigger Pals

    Henchman Pete

  • Poster for Sundown on the Prairie

    Henchman Blackie

  • Poster for The Phantom Stage

    Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)

  • Poster for You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

    Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Lone Ranger Rides Again

    Doc Grover

  • Poster for Frontier Pony Express

    Man at Deer Lodge Station

  • Poster for Code of the Streets

    Henchman

  • Poster for Union Pacific

    Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)

  • Poster for Mandrake the Magician

    Brown

  • Poster for Ex-Champ

    Street Cleaner

  • Poster for Young Mr. Lincoln

    Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)

  • Poster for Down the Wyoming Trail

    Ernie Adams

  • Poster for The Man from Sundown

    Shorty Bates

  • Poster for Overland with Kit Carson

    Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith

  • Poster for I Stole a Million

    Mooch (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Invisible Killer

    Squint, the Croupier

  • Poster for Tower of London

    Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)

1938Aged 53

  • Poster for The Jury's Secret

    Sidewalk Heckler

  • Poster for The Purple Vigilantes

    Blake

  • Poster for Thunder in the Desert

    Tramp

  • Poster for You and Me

    Nick (uncredited)

  • Poster for Outlaw Express

    Express Rider

  • Poster for West of Cheyenne

    Henchman Shorty

  • Poster for Rollin' Plains

    Cain Moody

  • Poster for The Chaser

    Injured Man

  • Poster for The Mexicali Kid

    Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper

  • Poster for Down on the Farm

    Pony Concessioner

  • Poster for Where the Buffalo Roam

    Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger

  • Poster for There Goes My Heart

    Cafe Counterman (uncredited)

  • Poster for Land of Fighting Men

    Slim

  • Poster for Exposed

    Bum

  • Poster for Gun Packer

    Jim Lee - Stage Driver

  • Poster for Song of the Buckaroo

    Cashier

  • Poster for California Frontier

    Barclay

1937Aged 52

  • Poster for Lightnin' Crandall

    Texas May

  • Poster for Bar-Z Bad Men

    Henchman Pete

  • Poster for The Frame-Up

    Horse Player (uncredited)

  • Poster for Law of the Ranger

    Zeke

  • Poster for Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

    Red

  • Poster for San Quentin

    Fink

  • Poster for Two-Fisted Sheriff

    Sheriff Rankin

  • Poster for Anything for a Thrill

    The Runt - Henchman

  • Poster for Doomed at Sundown

    Deputy

  • Poster for Hopalong Rides Again

    Keno

  • Poster for Ridin' the Lone Trail

    Peters

  • Poster for Stars Over Arizona

    Jimmy the Weasel

  • Poster for Arizona Gunfighter

    Grizzly Barr

  • Poster for Radio Patrol

    Hobo

  • Poster for Life Begins with Love

    Radical (uncredited)

  • Poster for Danger Valley

    Soapy

  • Poster for The Man in the Barn

    Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)

  • Poster for Colorado Kid

    Bibben Tucker

  • Poster for Tim Tyler's Luck

    Henchman Becker

  • Poster for Wells Fargo

    Miner

1936Aged 51

  • Poster for Exclusive Story

    Bartender (uncredited)

  • Poster for Road Gang

    Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)

  • Poster for Three on the Trail

    Idaho

  • Poster for Crash Donovan

    Mechanic (uncredited)

  • Poster for My Man Godfrey

    Forgotten Man (uncredited)

  • Poster for Hopalong Cassidy Returns

    Assayer Benson

  • Poster for The Gun Ranger

    Wally Smeed

  • Poster for Dodge City Trail

    Dillon

  • Poster for Night Waitress

    Diner Who Gets Indigestion

1935Aged 50

  • Poster for Calling All Cars

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Poster for Carnival

    Barker (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Perfect Clue

    Butch Carter

  • Poster for The Casino Murder Case

    Husband of Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Ghost Rider

    Practical Joker

  • Poster for The Miracle Rider

    John Stelter

  • Poster for Men of the Hour

    Steve

  • Poster for The Glass Key

    Bettor (uncredited)

  • Poster for She Married Her Boss

    Passerby

  • Poster for It's in the Air

    Counterman (uncredited)

1934Aged 49

  • Poster for It Happened One Night

    Bag Thief (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Lost Jungle

    Pete

  • Poster for Woman Unafraid

    Henchman

  • Poster for Badge of Honor

    'Tip' Crane

  • Poster for The Undie-World

    T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant

  • Poster for Whirlpool

    Ben (uncredited)

  • Poster for A Very Honorable Guy

    Gambler

  • Poster for We're Not Dressing

    Sailor Tossing Cards (uncredited)

  • Poster for Hell Bent for Love

    Henchman Joe Barnard

  • Poster for Little Miss Marker

    Bettor (uncredited)

  • Poster for Here Comes the Groom

    1st Gunman

  • Poster for Three Chumps Ahead

    Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Law of the Wild

    Henchman Raymond

  • Poster for The Prescott Kid

    Red Larsen

  • Poster for Men of the Night

    Sandy (uncredited)

1933Aged 48

  • Poster for West of Singapore

    Watson

  • Poster for Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

    Man Thrown out of Apartment Building

  • Poster for She Done Him Wrong

    Man in Audience (uncredited)

  • Poster for Breed of the Border

    Joe

  • Poster for A Lady's Profession

    One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)

  • Poster for Found Alive

    C.S. King

  • Poster for The Kiss Before the Mirror

    Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)

  • Poster for Made on Broadway

    Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur

  • Poster for Midnight Mary

    Court Photographer (uncredited)

  • Poster for Galloping Romeo

    Andy Kent

  • Poster for Ranger's Code

    Nat the Bat

  • Poster for King for a Night

    Pool Hall Crony

1932Aged 47

  • Poster for Freaks

    Sideshow Patron (uncredited)

  • Poster for Panama Flo

    Jake - Speakeasy Doorman

  • Poster for The Red Shadow

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for The Shadow of the Eagle

    Pat Kelly

  • Poster for Merrily We Go to Hell

    Reporter (uncredited)

  • Poster for Beyond the Rockies

    Blinky

  • Poster for Million Dollar Legs

    Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Hurricane Express

    Barney

  • Poster for The Pride of the Legion

    Shorty

  • Poster for Men Of America

    Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper

  • Poster for The Unwritten Law

    Ed Riley

1931Aged 46

  • Poster for Little Caesar

    Cashier (uncredited)

  • Poster for Fair Warning

    Jordan

  • Poster for Dance, Fools, Dance

    Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Good Bad Girl

    One of Tyler's Thugs

  • Poster for In Old Cheyenne

    Henchman

  • First Aid

    Joe

  • Poster for The Galloping Ghost

    Brady

  • Poster for Is There Justice?

    Shorty Gray

  • Poster for The Tip-Off

    Slug

  • Poster for One Man Law

    Stubb

  • Poster for Night Beat

    Hymie Weissenkorn

1930Aged 45

  • Poster for The Fighting Legion

    Jack Bowie

  • Poster for All Quiet on the Western Front

    2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)

  • Poster for Numbered Men

    Trustee with List (bit)

  • Poster for For the Defense

    Eddie Withers

  • Poster for The Storm

    Johnny Behind the 8-Ball

  • Poster for Shadow Ranch

    Henchman Joe

1929Aged 44

  • Poster for Weary River

    Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)

  • One Splendid Hour

    Solly

  • Poster for Leaping Love

    George - The Drunk (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Mighty

    Hood

1928Aged 43

  • Poster for So This Is Love

    Flash Tracy

  • Poster for A Woman's Way

    Pedro

  • Poster for Speedy

    Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)

  • Poster for Forgotten Faces

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for Stool Pigeon

    Dropper

  • Poster for What a Night!

    Snarky

1927Aged 42

  • Poster for Melting Millions

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for A Man About Town

    Cohort

  • Poster for Men of Daring

    Ace

  • On Ze Boulevard

    Valet

  • Poster for Nevada

    Cash Burridge

  • Poster for The Main Event

    Slug-nutty fighter

  • Poster for The Gay Defender

    Bart Hamby

1926Aged 41

  • Poster for The Blackbird

    Bertie's No. 2 Man

  • Poster for The Amateur Gentleman

    Dandy (uncredited)

  • Poster for Hair-Trigger Baxter

    Shorty Hillis

  • Poster for Pals in Paradise

    Butterfly Kid

1925Aged 40

1924Aged 39

  • Poster for Ten Dollars or Ten Days

    The Cashier's Father (uncredited)

  • Poster for The Beloved Brute

    Swink Tuckson

  • Poster for Curlytop

    Sproggs

1922Aged 37

  • Poster for The Show

    Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)

1919Aged 34