Ernest Anderson
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 4.425 |
Birthday | 1915-08-25 |
Place of Birth | Lynn, Massachusetts, USA |
Also Known As |
1951
The Well
7/15
In a racially mixed American town, a five-year-old black girl falls unnoticed into a hidden, forgotten well on her way to school. Having nothing bette...
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The Well
1942
In This Our Life
6.7/46
An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.
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In This Our Life
1946
Without Reservations
6.3/17
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train, she encounters Marines Rusty and Dink, who don't...
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Without Reservations
1947
Sport of Kings
0/0
Two brothers from the North try to gain favor in the South after they inherit a horse farm in Kentucky.
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Sport of Kings
1945
Lady on a Train
6.5/47
While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one t...
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Lady on a Train
1949
East Side, West Side
7/20
A vain businessman puts strains on his happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing himself to be seduced by a former girlfriend.
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East Side, West Side
1952
Three for Bedroom C
0/0
After beginning their train trip to California, a famous film actress and her daughter discover their compartment has also been assigned to a handsome...
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Three for Bedroom C
1959
North by Northwest
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Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
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North by Northwest
1950
Backfire
5.8/28
When he's discharged from a military hospital, ex-GI Bob Corey goes on a search for his army buddy Steve Connolly. A reformed crook, Connolly is on th...
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Backfire
1947
The Peanut Man
0/0
At the offices of Consolidated Producers Corporation, producer Tony Paton is determined to make a film about the great African American chemist, Georg...
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The Peanut Man
1911
Lost in the Jungle
5/1
Jan Kruga and his daughter Meta live on a farm in the Transvaal. The nearest neighbor, Sir John Morgan, lives 20 miles away, and it is only on rare in...
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Lost in the Jungle
1970
Tick... Tick... Tick...
6.5/24
Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the Deep South.
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Tick... Tick... Tick...
1950
Buccaneer's Girl
5.6/13
A New Orleans performer loves a pirate who robs only from the shipowner who ruined his father.
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Buccaneer's Girl
1962
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
7.9/1024
A former child star torments her paraplegic sister in their decaying Hollywood mansion.
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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
1943
Princess O'Rourke
6.4/19
A down-to-earth pilot charms a European princess on vacation in the United States.
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Princess O'Rourke
1952
The Iron Mistress
4.5/10
In this biopic, Jim Bowie goes to New Orleans, where he falls for Judalon and befriends her brother, Narcisse. Soon, Jim is forced to avenge Narcisse'...
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The Iron Mistress
1978
Last of the Good Guys
0/0
Comedy-drama about a bunch of police rookies who conspire to convince their hard-nosed sergeant that a seriously ill fellow officer, two weeks away fr...
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Last of the Good Guys
1950
No Way Out
6.9/91
Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder.
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No Way Out
1947
Riff-Raff
6.1/20
A private detective foils the plans of villains attempting to take over Panamanian oilfields when he hides a valuable map in plain sight.
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