George Ernest

George Ernest (born George Ruud Hjorth; November 20, 1921 – June 25, 2009) was an American actor and Office of Strategic Services (OSS) combat photographer/cameraman during World War II. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1930 and 1942.

Early life Ernest was born George Ruud Hjorth on November 20, 1921, in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to a Norwegian mother and Danish father. The family moved to California when he was two and a half years old. His father owned a restaurant in Hollywood. and episode 9 of the TV series Brad Meltzer's Lost History.

Partial filmography

Sunny Side Up (1929) - Little Boy (uncredited) Along Came Youth (1930) - Neetsfoot Boy Men on Call (1930) - Little Boy (uncredited) Fly My Kite (1931, Short) - Georgie The Star Witness (1931) - Donny Leeds Shiver My Timbers (1931, Our Gang short) - Georgie The Deadline (1931) - Jimmy Union Depot (1932) - Eight-Year-Old Boy (uncredited) Fireman, Save My Child (1932) - Team Mascot (uncredited) Destry Rides Again (1932) - Willie Love Is a Racket (1932) - Newsboy (uncredited) The Fourth Horseman (1932) - Boy with Firecrackers (uncredited) Speed Demon (1932) - Catfish Jones Handle with Care (1932) - Charlie The Chief (1937) - Boy at Circus (uncredited) Girl Without a Room (1933) - Child (uncredited) Beloved (1934) - Eric, as a Boy The Human Side (1934) - Tom Sheldon Music in the Air (1934) - Boy (uncredited) Little Men (1934) - Emil Diamond Jim (1935) - Sullivan (the Boy) (uncredited) Dinky (1935) - Jojo Racing Luck (1935) - Jimmy Curtis Straight from the Heart (1935) - Neighbor Boy (uncredited) The Glass Key (1935) - Boy (uncredited) The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1935) - Deputy The Perfect Tribute (1935) - Boy, wounded soldier's kid brother (uncredited) Man Hunt (1936) - Jackie The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) - Dave at age 10 (uncredited) Song of the Saddle (1936) - Little Frankie Every Saturday Night (1936) - Roger Evers Too Many Parents (1936) - Phillip Stewart Educating Father (1936) - Roger Jones Back to Nature (1936) - Roger Jones The Plainsman (1936) - A Boy Reunion (1936) - Rusty Off to the Races (1937) - Roger Jones Let's Get Married (1937) - Billy Norris (uncredited) Motor Madness (1937) - 'Pancho', Runaway Kid The Jones Family in Big Business (1937) - Roger Jones Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937) - Red Hot Water (1937) - Roger Jones Borrowing Trouble (1937) - Roger Jones Lady Behave! (1937) - Hank Cormack Paradise for Three (1938) - Office Boy (uncredited) Love on a Budget (1938) - Roger Jones A Trip to Paris (1938) - Roger Jones Safety in Numbers (1938) - Roger Jones Down on the Farm (1938) - Roger Jones Sweethearts (1938) - Bobby - First Call Boy (uncredited) Everybody's Baby (1939) - Roger Jones Boy Friend (1939) - Billy Bradley The Jones Family in Hollywood (1939) - Roger Jones Quick Millions (1939) - Roger Jones 20,000 Men a Year (1939) - Skip Rogers Too Busy to Work (1939) - Roger Jones Young as You Feel (1940) - Roger Jones On Their Own (1940) - Roger Jones Four Sons (1940) - Fritz Golden Gloves (1940) - Joey Parker Meet the Missus (1940) - Sidney Higgins Petticoat Politics (1941) - Sidney Higgins Mountain Moonlight (1941) - Johnny Weaver Remember the Day (1941) - Bill Tower Stardust on the Sage (1942) - Curly