Jim Beaver, biographer of
George Reeves, star of
Adventures of Superman (1952), which was produced by
Ellsworth, was himself an actor on the television series
Deadwood (2004). He played a character named Ellsworth, and
when it became necessary for that character to have a first name, he
received permission from producer
David Milch for the character
to be named Whitney Ellsworth, in honor of the "Superman" producer.