
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.

George Smith
Escape in the Fog

Thomas the butler
The Pretender

House Painter
Fear

McCabe
The Thirteenth Hour

Henchman Joe Barnard
Hell Bent for Love

Jett Henchman (uncredited)
The Thundering Herd

Reporter (uncredited)
Calling All Cars

Man in Audience (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong

George - The Drunk (uncredited)
Leaping Love

Slim
Land of Fighting Men

Car Thief (uncredited)
The Officer and the Lady

Henchman Raymond
The Law of the Wild

Red Larsen
Prescott Kid

Townsman (uncredited)
Along Came Jones

Bettor (uncredited)
Little Miss Marker

Jimmy the Weasel
Stars Over Arizona

Bit Part
The Power of the Whistler

Cashier
Song of the Buckaroo

Ace
Men of Daring

Shorty Bates
The Man from Sundown

Butch Carter
The Perfect Clue

Cabbie (uncredited)
The Suspect

Bart Hamby
The Gay Defender

Frank Gary, Henchman
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine

Bush Cleveland
The Fargo Kid

Barney
The Hurricane Express

Medicine Show Spectator
Bad Man of Deadwood

Swink Tuckson
The Beloved Brute

Taxi Driver
The Best People

Pedro
A Woman's Way

Cain Moody
Rollin' Plains

Spratt
Swamp Woman

Ed Riley
The Unwritten Law

Court Photographer (uncredited)
Midnight Mary

Tramp, Willie the Weasel
Return of the Ape Man

Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith
Overland with Kit Carson

Retner
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways

Charlie (uncredited)
Brenda Starr, Reporter

Bartender (uncredited)
Exclusive Story

Rusty Fenton (uncredited)
The Phantom

Gimpy (Uncredited)
I Love a Mystery

Cash Burridge
Nevada

The Sea Wolf

Slug
The Tip-Off

Brady
The Galloping Ghost

Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Last Round-up

Blinky
The Black Widow

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

Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)
Cactus Makes Perfect

The Banker (uncredited)
Phony Express

John Stelter
The Miracle Rider

Shorty
The Pride of the Legion

C.S. King
Found Alive

The Red Shadow

Wally Smeed
The Gun Ranger

Villager (uncredited)
Desperate

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

Eddie Withers
For the Defense

Elam
The Devil Commands

Charley
Jungle Raiders

Blake
The Purple Vigilantes

Henchman Pete
Bar-Z Bad Men

Zeke
Law of the Ranger

Red
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin

Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger
Where the Buffalo Roam

Tramp
Thunder in the Desert

Grizzly Barr
Arizona Gunfighter

Soapy
Danger Valley

Bum
Exposed

Brown
Mandrake the Magician

Zeke
Sea Raiders

Shifty Sheldon
The Man from Tumbleweeds

Hiram Bailey
King of the Forest Rangers

Watson
West of Singapore

1st Gunman
Here Comes the Groom

Jim Lee - Stage Driver
Gun Packer

Trustee with List (bit)
Numbered Men

Warren, the Jewel Cutter
Arizona Whirlwind

Jack Bowie
The Fighting Legion

Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)
Weary River

Miller Huggins
The Pride of the Yankees

Jules Mason, caretaker
Invisible Ghost

Henchman
Woman Unafraid

Slug-nutty fighter
The Main Event

Blinky
Beyond the Rockies

Pete Daggett
The Man with Nine Lives

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

Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
Girls of the Road

Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper
The Mexicali Kid

Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)
Three Chumps Ahead

Hobo
Radio Patrol

Henchman
In Old Cheyenne

Miner
Wells Fargo

Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper
Men Of America

Gambler
A Very Honorable Guy

Doc Grover
The Lone Ranger Rides Again

Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)
Mystery Broadcast

Keno
Hopalong Rides Again

Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
Dangerous Business

Pool Hall Crony
King for a Night

Henchman Pete
Trigger Pals

Sproggs
Curlytop

Ezra Smith
The Man Who Returned to Life

Deputy
Doomed at Sundown

Sheriff Rankin
Two-Fisted Sheriff

Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

Man at Deer Lodge Station
Frontier Pony Express

Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)
Union Pacific

Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln

Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)
Tower of London

Ernie Adams
Down the Wyoming Trail

Squint, the Croupier
The Invisible Killer

Nat the Bat
Ranger's Code

Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
There Goes My Heart

Henchman Joe
Shadow Ranch

Practical Joker
The Ghost Rider

Man Thrown out of Apartment Building
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum

Manny
Riders from Nowhere

Bag Thief (uncredited)
It Happened One Night

Hymie Weissenkorn
Night Beat

Pete Mooney
One Thrilling Night

Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)
The Phantom Stage

Jones
Riding the Wind

Bibben Tucker
Colorado Kid

Henry
Yukon Flight

Diner Who Gets Indigestion
Night Waitress

Greeley
Robbers of the Range

Ed (uncredited)
It's a Wonderful Life

Waiter (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn

Paki
The Tuttles of Tahiti

Henchman
The Pony Express

Gimpy
Man With Two Lives

Chuck
Headin' for God's Country

Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)
Killer Dill

Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
Young Tom Edison

Oscar - Telegraph Operator
Out West with the Peppers

Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)
Speedy

Assayer Benson
Hopalong Cassidy Returns

Minor Role (uncredited)
The Invisible Man Returns

Idaho
Three on the Trail

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

Hood with Cane (uncredited)
The Killers

Peters
Ridin' the Lone Trail

Landers
Sagebrush Law

Mustang
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie

Bertie's No. 2 Man
The Blackbird

Townsman
Dark Command

Henchman
Code of the Streets

One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)
A Lady's Profession

Fink
San Quentin

Informer
The Son of Monte Cristo

Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly
Before I Hang

Counterman (uncredited)
It's in the Air

Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson

Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
Primrose Path

Workman
He Stayed for Breakfast

(uncredited)
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe

Johnny Behind the 8-Ball
The Storm

Hood
The Mighty

Jake - Speakeasy Doorman
Panama Flo

Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)
Road Gang

The Runt - Henchman
Anything for a Thrill

Counter Man
Traffic in Crime

Newsboy
A Guy Could Change

Henchman Becker
Tim Tyler's Luck

Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Alias Boston Blackie

Pierre
Honolulu Lu

Pat Kelly
The Shadow of the Eagle

Solly
One Splendid Hour

Judge Hyde
Son of Zorro

Newsstand Clerk
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance

Ed Slade
The Pinto Kid

Thief
Mug Town

'Sarge' Kincaid
Beyond the Last Frontier

Dugan
Keep 'Em Slugging

Westward Ho-Hum

Latham
Hail to the Rangers

Judge Barstow
The Lone Prairie

Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper
Raiders of Ghost City

Doc Edwards
Ghost Guns

Whiskey Wiley
Raiders of the Border

Pablo
Robin Hood of Monterey

Pennypacker
Trailing Danger

Barker (uncredited)
Carnival

Bert Simpson
The Law Comes to Gunsight

Joe
Breed of the Border

Henchman Blackie
Sundown on the Prairie

Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)
Bandit Ranger

Fireman (Uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie

Smoke Shop Customer
Sabotage Squad

One of Tyler's Thugs
The Good Bad Girl

Texas May
Lightnin' Crandall

Mooch (uncredited)
I Stole a Million

Sandy (uncredited)
Men of the Night

T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant
The Undie-World

Radical (uncredited)
Life Begins with Love

Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs

Dandy (uncredited)
The Amateur Gentleman

Butterfly Kid
Pals in Paradise

Snarky
What a Night!

Dillon
Dodge City Trail

Jordan
Fair Warning

Pony Concessioner
Down on the Farm

Heckler (uncredited)
Mission to Moscow

Cohort
A Man About Town

Sidewalk Heckler
The Jury's Secret

Express Rider
Outlaw Express

Street Cleaner
Ex-Champ

Mechanic (uncredited)
Crash Donovan

Bettor (uncredited)
The Glass Key

Flash Tracy
So This Is Love

Injured Man
The Chaser

'Tip' Crane
Badge of Honor

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

Zeke
Goin' to Town

Cashier (uncredited)
Little Caesar

Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home

Horsetooth
Murder in Times Square

McKinney
Frisco Sal

Porter
The Man in Half Moon Street

Jim
The Jungle Captive

Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
Freaks

Michaelson (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner

Nuggett Newcomb
Marshal of Gunsmoke

Forgotten Man (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey

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

Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)
The Climax

Reporter (uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell

Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)
The Show

Barclay
California Frontier

Stubb
One Man Law

Pete
The Lost Jungle

Where the Worst Begins

Andy Kent
Galloping Romeo

Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)
The Kiss Before the Mirror

Jake
Road Agent

Dropper
Stool Pigeon

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

Stagecoach Buckaroo

The Secret of the Whistler

Valet
On Ze Boulevard

Passerby
She Married Her Boss

Elmer - Jeff's Chauffeur
Made on Broadway

Nick (uncredited)
You and Me

Horse Player (uncredited)
The Frame-Up

Luva’s Henchman (uncredited)
Dance, Fools, Dance

Charlie
Yankee Fakir

Hotel Guest (uncredited)
The Face Behind the Mask

Husband (uncredited)
Gallant Journey

Leslie, the Steward (uncredited)
Johnny Angel

Agency Employee (uncredited)
The Delicious Little Devil

Doorman (uncredited)
The Lady Is Willing

Waiter (uncredited)
The Great John L.

Ben (uncredited)
Whirlpool

Forgotten Faces

Eben Bowen (uncredited)
Trail Street

Sailor Tossing Cards (uncredited)
We're Not Dressing

Melting Millions

Husband of Fat Lady at Auction (uncredited)
The Casino Murder Case

The People's Choice

Steve
Men of the Hour

Henchman Shorty
West of Cheyenne

Shorty
A Regular Girl
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
263
Gender
Male
Birthday
1885-06-17
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, USA
Also Known As
Ernest S. Adams