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name: "Ernie Adams"
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born: "17 June 1885"
died: "26 November 1947"
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updated: "2026-09-16T21:19:53.402462+00:00"
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# Ernie Adams

Actor. Born 17 June 1885 in San Francisco, California, USA. Died 26 November 1947.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 17 June 1885, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Died:** 26 November 1947
- **Active:** 1934–1946
- **Also known as:** Ernest S. Adams, Ernie S. Adams, Ernest Adams, Ernest Stephen Dumarais

## Biography

Ernie Adams (1885–1947) was an American character actor who appeared primarily in small, often uncredited parts in more than 400 films from the silent era through the 1940s.

Born Ernest Stephen Dumarais in San Francisco, California, he began his career in vaudeville and musical comedy on Broadway, where he appeared in Toot-Toot! (1918). With his wife Berdonna Gilbert he formed the vaudeville team Gilbert and Adams. He was frequently cast as shady or disreputable types.

Among his credits are roles in It Happened One Night (1934), Freaks (1932), Little Caesar (1931), It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Pride of the Yankees (1942).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *It's a Wonderful Life* (1946), Fi1m 91, as Ed (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/its-a-wonderful-life.md)
- *It Happened One Night* (1934), Fi1m 88, as Bag Thief (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/it-happened-one-night.md)

## Also known for

- *Freaks* (1932), Sideshow Patron (uncredited)
- *All Quiet on the Western Front* (1930), 2nd Medic Orderly (uncredited)
- *The Killers* (1946), Hood with Cane (uncredited)
- *My Man Godfrey* (1936), Forgotten Man (uncredited)
- *Little Caesar* (1931), Cashier (uncredited)
- *Murder, My Sweet* (1944), Bartender at "Florian's" (uncredited)
- *Young Mr. Lincoln* (1939), Man with Lynch Mob (uncredited)
- *The Pride of the Yankees* (1942), Miller Huggins

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