Ernie Adams
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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Movies
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 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
Brenda Starr, Reporter
Charlie (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery
Gimpy (Uncredited)
The Man in Half Moon Street
Porter
The Suspect
Cabbie (uncredited)
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
The Sea Wolf
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)
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
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)
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
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
Beyond the Rockies
Blinky
Million Dollar Legs
Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
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
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 (uncredited)
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
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)
The Delicious Little Devil
Agency Employee (uncredited)