Ernest Anderson
Actor/Actriz
20
Movies
2
TV Shows
Ernest Anderson was born in Lynn MA and earned his high school diploma in Washington D.C. at Dunbar High School, formerly named The Preparatory High School for Colored Youth. Founded in 1891, it was America's first public high school for black students. He earned his bachelor's degree at Northwestern University's School of Drama and Speech. He moved to Hollywood and was working in the service department when Bette Davis arranged for him to interview for the role of Perry Clay in the film "In This Our Life" (1942). Mr. Anderson persuaded the director, John Huston, to change the racist dialog of his character typical of Hollywood in that era, to one of dignified intelligence and emotion. After serving his country in WWII, he returned to Warner Brothers where he continued to humanize the roles of America's black performers. He remained active in film until the late 1960's. He died in DeLand, Florida, on March 5, 2011.
As Actor/Actress
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Trooper Marshall
Run for Your Life
The Jury Foreman
Intriga internacional
Porter on Twentieth Century Ltd. (uncredited)
¿Qué pasó con Baby Jane?
Ernie
No Way Out
School Teacher (uncredited)
Without Reservations
Dining Car Waiter (uncredited)
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Hot Dog Man (uncredited)
The Well
Ralph Crawford
Backfire
James - Party Servant 9 (uncredited)
La octava maldición
Bellhop (uncredited)
The Iron Mistress
Riverboat Cabin Boy
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Homer
In This Our Life
Parry Clay
Princess O'Rourke
Messenger (uncredited)
Buccaneer's Girl
Mme. Brizar's Footman (uncredited)
East Side, West Side
Lady on a Train
Riff-Raff
Wong - Houseboy (uncredited)
The Peanut Man
Robert
Three for Bedroom C
Fred Johnson
Sport of Kings
Alf
Lost in the Jungle
Hans