Ernest P. Worrell — Ernest Goes to Africa Character Profile

Ernest P. Worrell — Character Profile

Quick Facts about Ernest P. Worrell

Occupation

janitor

Ernest P. Worrell appears in 9 titles

• Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) — character page
• Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) — character page
• Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) — character page
• Ernest Scared Stupid (1991) — character page
• Ernest Rides Again (1993) — character page
• Ernest Goes to School (1994) — character page
• Slam Dunk Ernest (1995) — character page
• Ernest Goes to Africa (1997)
• Ernest in the Army (1998) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Jim Varney

Appears in

Ernest Goes to Africa (1997)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Ernest P. Worrell — Romantic Crush — Rene Loomis (Linda Kash)

  Ernest harbors a persistent romantic interest in Rene, driving his initial motivations throughout the film.

• Ernest P. Worrell — Conflict Indirect Enemy — Prince Kazim (Robert Whitehead)

  Ernest becomes an unwitting adversary due to possessing the artifacts Kazim desperately seeks.

• Ernest P. Worrell — Conflict Initial Threat — Sinkatutu Chief (Washington Xisolo)

  The Chief represents a lethal obstacle that Ernest must overcome to survive in Africa.

Explore the full interactive character relationship map of Ernest Goes to Africa

More characters from Ernest Goes to Africa

• Rene Loomis (Linda Kash)
• Mr. Thompson (Jamie Bartlett)
• Dobbs (Frank Opperman)
• Bazoo (Thompson's Thug) (Sello Sebotsane)
• Prince Kazim (Robert Whitehead)
• Betty, Rene's Serving Mate (as Claire Marshall) (Clare Marshall)
• Ol' Man At Flea Market (Ian Yule)
• Kareem (Charles Pillai)
• Sinkatutu Chief (Washington Xisolo)
• Jameen (Zane Meas)
• Uptight Lady (Nicola Seaton-Clark)
• Lead Hunter (Hector Rabotabi)