---
name: "Ernie Alexander"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ernie-alexander"
fi1m_id: "ernie-alexander"
imdb_id: "nm0018410"
tmdb_id: 1186116
roles: []
born: "9 February 1890"
died: "12 December 1961"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T02:01:04.203152+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Ernie Alexander

## Identity

Ernie Alexander

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ernie-alexander
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ernie-alexander
- **IMDb ID:** nm0018410
- **TMDB ID:** 1186116
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0018410/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1186116

Actor. Born 9 February 1890 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Died 12 December 1961.

## Details

- **Born:** 9 February 1890, Wichita, Kansas, USA
- **Died:** 12 December 1961
- **Also known as:** Ernest Earl Alexander, Ernest Alexander
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 85 (1), 1940s 71 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0018410/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1186116

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*Sons of the Desert*](https://film.one/film/sons-of-the-desert.md) (85)

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## Biography

Ernie Alexander was an American actor. Born in Wichita, Kansas, he appeared in numerous films, primarily in uncredited supporting roles, from the late silent era through the 1940s.

His credits include the waiter in *Sons of the Desert* (1933), a bootleg customer in *The Roaring Twenties* (1939), a peanut vendor in *Fury* (1936), a bellhop in *The Pride of the Yankees* (1942), a reporter in *Topper* (1937), a newsboy in *Saps at Sea* (1940), and a theatre workman in *For Me and My Gal* (1942). He died in Los Angeles in 1961.

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Pride of the Yankees* (1942), Fi1m 71, as Bellhop with Flowers (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-pride-of-the-yankees.md)
- *Sons of the Desert* (1933), Fi1m 85, as Waiter (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/sons-of-the-desert.md)

## Complete filmography (91)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6* (2004), as Baby Weems' Father (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited)
- *Swing Fever* (1943), as Concessionaire (uncredited)
- *Swing Shift Maisie* (1943), as Dopey Caller (Uncredited)
- *Du Barry Was a Lady* (1943), as Flowers Delivery Man (uncredited)
- *Trifles That Win Wars* (1943), as Billiard Ball Tester (uncredited)
- *All by Myself* (1943), as Photographer
- *Bataan* (1943), as Wounded Soldier
- *Who's Superstitious?* (1943), as Man Walking Under Ladder
- *For Me and My Gal* (1942), as Theater Workman with Big Die (uncredited)
- *You Can't Escape Forever* (1942), as Roy - Bridegroom (uncredited)
- *The Pride of the Yankees* (1942), as Bellhop with Flowers (uncredited) — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-pride-of-the-yankees.md)
- *Fingers at the Window* (1942), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *Kid Glove Killer* (1942), as Truck Driver Eating at Eddie's (uncredited)
- *Nazi Agent* (1942), as Sailor (uncredited)
- *Joe Smith, American* (1942), as Aircraft Plant Worker (uncredited)
- *Brooklyn Orchid* (1942), as Taxi Driver
- *This Woman Is Mine* (1941), as Clerk
- *Golden Hoofs* (1941), as Harvey
- *Dr. Kildare's Crisis* (1940), as Assistant Bed Salesman
- *Little Nellie Kelly* (1940), as Expectant Father (uncredited)
- *The Villain Still Pursued Her* (1940), as Drunk (uncredited)
- *Third Finger, Left Hand* (1940), as Man at Railroad Station
- *Young People* (1940), as Young Fellow (uncredited)
- *The Golden Fleecing* (1940), as Clerk (uncredited)
- *We Who Are Young* (1940), as Expectant Father (uncredited)
- *Saps at Sea* (1940), as Newsboy
- *The Man Who Wouldn't Talk* (1940), as Soldier
- *Judge Hardy and Son* (1939), as Court Clerk (uncredited)
- *Nick Carter, Master Detective* (1939), as Factory Workman
- *The Roaring Twenties* (1939), as Bootleg Customer (uncredited)
- *The Housekeeper's Daughter* (1939), as Taxicab Driver
- *Fast and Furious* (1939), as Singer at Party (uncredited)
- *These Glamour Girls* (1939), as Parking Attendant (uncredited)
- *News Is Made at Night* (1939), as Drunk
- *Stronger Than Desire* (1939), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *Second Fiddle* (1939), as Photographer
- *Tell No Tales* (1939), as Johnny - Reporter (uncredited)
- *The Girl from Mexico* (1939), as Man Throwing Confetti
- *Mandrake the Magician* (1939), as Cabbie
- *Broadway Serenade* (1939), as Photographer (uncredited)
- *Sergeant Madden* (1939), as Reporter at Hospital
- *Submarine Patrol* (1938), as Warship Sailor
- *How to Watch Football* (1938), as Program vendor
- *Too Hot to Handle* (1938), as Projectionist (uncredited)
- *Crashing Through Danger* (1938), as One of Carl's Friends
- *Hold That Kiss* (1938), as Mickey - Maurice's Chauffeur
- *Walking Down Broadway* (1938), as Drunk
- *Love Is a Headache* (1938), as Reporter Johnson (uncredited)
- *How to Start the Day* (1937), as Experimental Patient (uncredited)
- *Double Wedding* (1937), as Drunk Singing "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" (uncredited)
- *Framing Youth* (1937), as Judge
- *The Boss Didn't Say Good Morning* (1937), as Office Worker
- *The Women Men Marry* (1937), as Man at Bar (uncredited)
- *Topper* (1937), as Reporter (uncredited)
- *Anything for a Thrill* (1937), as Alphonse - Asst. Photographer
- *They Gave Him a Gun* (1937), as Admiring Soldier (uncredited)
- *Find the Witness* (1937), as Jerry
- *Sinner Take All* (1936), as Garage Attendant (uncredited)
- *General Spanky* (1936), as Boat Passenger
- *Sworn Enemy* (1936), as Man Calling Hank to Phone (uncredited)
- *Sins of Man* (1936), as Bit Role
- *Fury* (1936), as Peanut Vendor (uncredited)
- *Speed* (1936), as Waiter Telling of Barn Dance
- *Here Comes Trouble* (1936), as Harry Goodfellow
- *An All American Toothache* (1936), as (uncredited)
- *Two in the Dark* (1936), as Hotel Messenger (uncredited)
- *Music Is Magic* (1935), as Drunk on Streetcar (uncredited)
- *3 Kids and a Queen* (1935), as Newsboy
- *O'Shaughnessy's Boy* (1935), as Acrobat
- *Page Miss Glory* (1935), as Bellhop with Telegram (uncredited)
- *Woman Wanted* (1935), as Steve - Man Bringing Newspapers (uncredited)
- *One New York Night* (1935), as Wise Guy
- *Forsaking All Others* (1934), as Telegram Messenger (Uncredited)
- *Chained* (1934), as Deck Steward with Food Cart (uncredited)
- *Three Chumps Ahead* (1934), as Pool Hall Patron (uncredited)
- *She Learned About Sailors* (1934), as Drunk
- *Soup and Fish* (1934), as Dog Hospital Intern (uncredited)
- *Sons of the Desert* (1933), as Waiter (uncredited) — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/sons-of-the-desert.md)
- *Beauty and the Bus* (1933), as Theatre Patron Behind Patsy (uncredited)
- *The Stranger's Return* (1933), as Farmhand
- *The Fatal Glass of Beer* (1933), as Student Drinker (uncredited)
- *Today We Live* (1933), as Alexander, a Pilot (uncredited)
- *Too Many Highballs* (1933), as Hot Dog Vendor
- *Don't Play Bridge With Your Wife* (1933), as Room Service
- *The Soilers* (1932), as Maintenance Man with Ladder (uncredited)
- *Alum and Eve* (1932), as Intern (uncredited)
- *Jimmy's New Yacht* (1932), as Porter
- *In Conference* (1931), as Bellhop at Mud Bath
- *Ten Cents a Dance* (1931), as Elevator Operator
- *The Widow from Chicago* (1930), as Newsboy (uncredited)
- *Calling Hubby's Bluff* (1929), as Party Guest

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