Smoki Whitfield

• Born: 1916
• Died: 1967
• Occupation: Actor
• Active: '40s-'50s
• Major Genres: Drama, Adventure
• Career Highlights: The Lion Hunters, Bomba the Jungle Boy, Jungle Goddess
• First Major Screen Credit: Jungle Goddess (1949)

Biography

American actor Robert "Smoki" Whitfield entered films in 1948, at a time when opportunities for black performers were still extremely limited. When he wasn't playing Pullman porters or family servants, Whitfield could usually be found in heavy "African" makeup as a tribal chieftain or medicine man. He was a regular in Monogram's Bomba the Jungle Boy series, playing a friendly native named Eli (in the first Bomba, however, he was called Hadji). Smoki Whitfield made his last film appearance in 1955. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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