Ernie Adams (actor)

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Ernest "Ernie" Adams (born June 18, 1885 in San Francisco , California , † November 26, 1947 in Los Angeles , California) was an American actor .

Life

Adams was a small, gaunt actor and was mostly cast as a crook in the sound film era; he often played the decoy, informer or insidious in crime films and westerns . He began his career in musical comedies such as Toot Toot by Jerome Kern on the stages of Broadway. His first film appearances are recorded for 1919; Until his death he played small and small, but occasionally more important supporting roles. Among other things, he was with the Mascot Pictures under contract, mostly serial brought to market. He also starred regularly for Republic Pictures in the mid-1930s in the B-films with Bob Steele and Johnny Mack Brown . Adams appeared in at least 440 films, including nearly 150 westerns and over thirty serials . One of his best-known roles - played against his image - is that in the serial The Phantom from 1943.

Filmography (selection)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ biography from allemovie
personal data
SURNAME Adams, Ernie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Adams, Ernest
BRIEF DESCRIPTION US-American actor
DATE OF BIRTH June 18, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH San Francisco , California
DATE OF DEATH November 26, 1947
Place of death Los Angeles , California