Ernie Adams (actor)

Ernie Adams
Born	June 18, 1885 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	November 26, 1947 (aged 62) Hollywood, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor and writer
Years active	1919-1947

Ernie Adams (June 18, 1885 – November 26, 1947), born in San Francisco, California as Ernest Stephen Dumarais and also known as Ernest S. Adams to Leon D. Adams and Laurence G. Girard was an American vaudeville, theatre and film actor and writer, who started his career in musical comedy on Broadway. Along with his wife Berdonna Gilbert, started his career in entertainment as vaudeville team "Gilbert and Adams". He appeared in more than 400 films starting from the silent era between 1919 and 1948, and was particulary known for playing shady characters, he died in Hollywood, California, aged 62.

Selected filmography

• A Regular Girl (1919)
• The Best People (1925)
• Pals in Paradise (1926)
• Jewels of Desire (1927)
• Melting Millions (1927)
• What a Night! (1928)
• The Galloping Ghost (1931)
• Night Beat (1931)
• The Hurricane Express (1932)
• The Shadow of the Eagle (1932)
• We're Not Dressing (1934)
• Hell Bent for Love (1934)
• It Happened One Night (1934) as the bag thief
• The Miracle Rider (1935)
• The Purple Vigilantes (1938)
• The Man with Nine Lives (1940)
• Cactus Makes Perfect (1942)
• The Lone Prairie (1942)
• The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
• Phony Express (1943)
• Murder, My Sweet (1944)
• Lake Placid Serenade (1944)
• Son of Zorro (1947)
• Robin Hood of Monterey (1947)

External links

• Ernie Adams at Find a Grave
• Ernie Adams at the Internet Movie Database
• Ernie Adams at AllMovie