‘The Pitt’s Ernest Harden Jr. Dedicates Emmy Win to ‘White Mama’ Co-star Bette Davis

Ernest Harden Jr., Bette Davis
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The Pitt guest star Ernest Harden Jr. dedicated his first Emmy win to his White Mama co-star, Bette Davis, 46 years after the TV movie premiered.

On Sunday, September 6, Harden Jr., 73, accepted the award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series on Night 2 of the 2026 Creative Arts Emmys, held at the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE in Los Angeles. He earned the honor for playing Louie Cloverfield, an alcoholic and unhoused patient in The Pitt.

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