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
Escape in the Fog George Smith
The Pretender Thomas the butler
Fear House Painter
The Thirteenth Hour McCabe
Hell Bent for Love Henchman Joe Barnard
The Thundering Herd Jett Henchman (uncredited)
Calling All Cars Reporter (uncredited)
She Done Him Wrong Man in Audience (uncredited)
Leaping Love George - The Drunk (uncredited)
Land of Fighting Men Slim
The Officer and the Lady Car Thief (uncredited)
The Law of the Wild Henchman Raymond
Prescott Kid Red Larsen
Along Came Jones Townsman (uncredited)
Little Miss Marker Bettor (uncredited)
Stars Over Arizona Jimmy the Weasel
The Power of the Whistler Bit Part
Song of the Buckaroo Cashier
Men of Daring Ace
The Man from Sundown Shorty Bates
The Perfect Clue Butch Carter
The Suspect Cabbie (uncredited)
The Gay Defender Bart Hamby
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine Frank Gary, Henchman
The Fargo Kid Bush Cleveland
The Hurricane Express Barney
Bad Man of Deadwood Medicine Show Spectator
The Beloved Brute Swink Tuckson
The Best People Taxi Driver
A Woman's Way Pedro
Rollin' Plains Cain Moody
Swamp Woman Spratt
The Unwritten Law Ed Riley
Midnight Mary Court Photographer (uncredited)
Return of the Ape Man Tramp, Willie the Weasel
Overland with Kit Carson Thor - Black Raiders Blacksmith
Hop Harrigan: America's Ace of the Airways Retner
Brenda Starr, Reporter Charlie (uncredited)
Exclusive Story Bartender (uncredited)
The Phantom Rusty Fenton (uncredited)
I Love a Mystery Gimpy (Uncredited)
Nevada Cash Burridge
The Sea Wolf
The Tip-Off Slug McGee
The Galloping Ghost Brady
The Last Round-up Taxicab Driver (uncredited)
The Black Widow Blinky
Isle of Missing Men Captain of the S. S. Mariposa
Cactus Makes Perfect Stumpy - Smaller Prospector (uncredited)
Phony Express The Banker (uncredited)
The Miracle Rider John Stelter
The Pride of the Legion Shorty
Found Alive C.S. King
The Red Shadow
The Gun Ranger Wally Smeed
Desperate Villager (uncredited)
The Man in the Barn Rowdy Man Outside Theatre (uncredited)
For the Defense Eddie Withers
The Devil Commands Elam
Jungle Raiders Charley
The Purple Vigilantes Blake
Bar-Z Bad Men Henchman Pete
Law of the Ranger Zeke
Gun Lords of Stirrup Basin Red
Where the Buffalo Roam Henchman Bert / Stage Passenger
Thunder in the Desert Tramp
Arizona Gunfighter Grizzly Barr
Danger Valley Soapy
Exposed Bum
Mandrake the Magician Brown
Sea Raiders Zeke
The Man from Tumbleweeds Shifty Sheldon
King of the Forest Rangers Hiram Bailey
West of Singapore Watson
Here Comes the Groom 1st Gunman
Gun Packer Jim Lee - Stage Driver
Numbered Men Trustee with List (uncredited)
Arizona Whirlwind Warren, the Jewel Cutter
The Fighting Legion Jack Bowie
Weary River Ex-Con in Alley (uncredited)
The Pride of the Yankees Miller Huggins
Invisible Ghost Jules Mason, caretaker
Woman Unafraid Henchman
The Main Event Slug-nutty fighter
Beyond the Rockies Blinky
The Man with Nine Lives Pete Daggett
Murder, My Sweet Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
Girls of the Road Roadhouse Proprietor (Uncredited)
The Mexicali Kid Carl--Gorson's Bookkeeper
Three Chumps Ahead Pool Hall Attendant (uncredited)
Radio Patrol Hobo
In Old Cheyenne Henchman
Wells Fargo Miner
Men Of America Wheels - Smokey's Gas Pumper
A Very Honorable Guy Gambler
The Lone Ranger Rides Again Doc Grover
Mystery Broadcast Radio Writer in Cafe (uncredited)
Hopalong Rides Again Keno
Dangerous Business Morgue Attendant (uncredited)
King for a Night Pool Hall Crony
Trigger Pals Henchman Pete
Curlytop Sproggs
The Man Who Returned to Life
Doomed at Sundown Deputy
Two-Fisted Sheriff Sheriff Rankin
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man Eddie - Circus Attendant (uncredited)
Frontier Pony Express Man at Deer Lodge Station
Union Pacific Gen. Philip Sheridan (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
Tower of London Thirsty Prisoner (uncredited)
Down the Wyoming Trail Ernie Adams
The Invisible Killer Squint, the Croupier
Ranger's Code Nat the Bat
There Goes My Heart Cafe Counterman (uncredited)
Shadow Ranch Henchman Joe
The Ghost Rider Practical Joker
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum Man Thrown out of Apartment Building
Riders from Nowhere Manny
It Happened One Night Bag Thief (uncredited)
Night Beat Hymie Weissenkorn
One Thrilling Night Pete Mooney
The Phantom Stage Henchman Runt (Stage Guard in Credits)
Riding the Wind Jones
Colorado Kid Bibben Tucker
Yukon Flight Henry
Night Waitress Diner Who Gets Indigestion
Robbers of the Range Greeley
It's a Wonderful Life Ed (uncredited)
Deadline at Dawn Waiter (uncredited)
The Tuttles of Tahiti Paki
The Pony Express Henchman
Man With Two Lives Gimpy
Headin' for God's Country Chuck
Killer Dill Little Joe's Driver (uncredited)
Young Tom Edison Passenger Buying Maple Sugar
Out West with the Peppers Oscar - Telegraph Operator
Speedy Baseball Concessionaire (uncredited)
Hopalong Cassidy Returns Assayer Benson
The Invisible Man Returns Minor Role (uncredited)
Three on the Trail Idaho
Riders of Death Valley Cactus Pete, Prospector [Ch.14]
The Killers Hood with Cane (uncredited)
Ridin' the Lone Trail Peters
Sagebrush Law Landers
Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie Mustang
The Blackbird Bertie's No. 2 Man
Dark Command Townsman
Code of the Streets Henchman
A Lady's Profession One of the Colonel's Henchmen (uncredited)
San Quentin Fink
The Son of Monte Cristo Informer
Before I Hang Sam - Hospital Prison Orderly
It's in the Air Counterman (uncredited)
Castle on the Hudson Kelner - the Fink (uncredited)
Primrose Path Man in Bluebell (uncredited)
He Stayed for Breakfast Workman
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (uncredited)
The Storm Johnny Behind the 8-Ball
The Mighty Hood
Panama Flo Jake - Speakeasy Doorman
Road Gang Jeff - Convict with Bad Leg (uncredited)
Anything for a Thrill The Runt - Henchman
Traffic in Crime Counter Man
A Guy Could Change Newsboy
Tim Tyler's Luck Henchman Becker
Alias Boston Blackie Pop - Stage Doorman (uncredited)
Honolulu Lu Pierre
The Shadow of the Eagle Pat Kelly
One Splendid Hour Solly
Son of Zorro Judge Hyde
The Lone Wolf Takes a Chance Newsstand Clerk
The Pinto Kid Ed Slade
Mug Town Thief
Beyond the Last Frontier 'Sarge' Kincaid
Keep 'Em Slugging Dugan
Westward Ho-Hum
Hail to the Rangers Latham
The Lone Prairie Judge Barstow
Raiders of Ghost City Hans Plattner, alias Bill Jasper
Ghost Guns Doc Edwards
Raiders of the Border Whiskey Wiley
Robin Hood of Monterey Pablo
Trailing Danger Pennypacker
Carnival Barker
The Law Comes to Gunsight Bert Simpson
Breed of the Border Joe
Sundown on the Prairie Henchman Blackie
Bandit Ranger Kenyon's Clerk (uncredited)
Up Goes Maisie Fireman (Uncredited)
Sabotage Squad Smoke Shop Customer
The Good Bad Girl One of Tyler's Thugs
Lightnin' Crandall Texas May
I Stole a Million Mooch (uncredited)
Men of the Night Sandy (uncredited)
The Undie-World T.N.T. Room Checkroom Attendant
Life Begins with Love Radical (uncredited)
Million Dollar Legs Klopstokian Athlete (uncredited)
The Amateur Gentleman Dandy (uncredited)
Pals in Paradise Butterfly Kid
What a Night! Snarky
Dodge City Trail Dillon
Fair Warning Jordan
Down on the Farm Pony Concessioner
Mission to Moscow Heckler (uncredited)
A Man About Town Cohort
Dance, Fools, Dance Luva’s Henchman #1 (uncredited)
The Jury's Secret Sidewalk Heckler
Outlaw Express Express Rider
Ex-Champ Street Cleaner
Crash Donovan Mechanic (uncredited)
The Glass Key Bettor (uncredited)
So This Is Love Flash Tracy
The Chaser Injured Man
Badge of Honor 'Tip' Crane
All Quiet on the Western Front 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
Goin' to Town Zeke
Little Caesar Cashier (uncredited)
Buck Privates Come Home Tie Demo Bystander (uncredited)
Murder in Times Square Horsetooth
Frisco Sal McKinney
The Man in Half Moon Street Porter
The Jungle Captive Jim
Freaks Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
The Man Who Came to Dinner Michaelson (uncredited)
Marshal of Gunsmoke Nuggett Newcomb
My Man Godfrey Forgotten Man (uncredited)
Ten Dollars or Ten Days The Cashier's Father (uncredited)
The Climax Man in Audience Next to Franz (Uncredited)
Merrily We Go to Hell Reporter (uncredited)
The Show Magician / Audience Member (uncredited)
California Frontier Barclay
One Man Law Stubb
The Lost Jungle Pete
Where the Worst Begins
Galloping Romeo Andy Kent
The Kiss Before the Mirror Man Seeking a Light (uncredited)
Road Agent Jake
Stool Pigeon Dropper
Dick Tracy Meets Gruesome Waiter at Hangman's Knot (uncredited)
Stagecoach Buckaroo
The Secret of the Whistler
On Ze Boulevard Valet
