Rex Ingram
A Corsicana native, Rex (Clifford) Ingram was the son of Mack and Mamie Ingram. He graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in medicine before launching a brilliant acting career which spanned 50 years. Ingram made his screen debut during the silent era in Tarzan of the Apes (1918) . He won widespread acclaim for his portrayal of De Lawd in The Green Pastures (1936) , Ingram also appeared on the Broadway stage and in television productions, bringing skill and dignity to every performance. Actor probably best remembered for his portrayal of Jim, the fugitive slave, opposite Mickey Rooney in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1939). He died September 19, 1969 and was buried in California.
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- Born:
- Oct 20, 1885 In Cairo, Illinois, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 35
- First Appeared:
- In the movie The Evil Men Do 1915-01-19
- Latest Project:
- Movie Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed 1968-08-31
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Black History: Lost, Stolen or Strayed | 1968-08-31 | |
| Movie | Journey to Shiloh | Jacob | 1968-05-10 |
| Movie | Hurry Sundown | Prof. Thurlow | 1967-02-09 |
| Movie | Your Cheatin' Heart | Teetot | 1964-11-04 |
| Series | Sam Benedict | Unknown | 1962-09-15 |
| Movie | Elmer Gantry | Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited) | 1960-07-07 |
| Movie | Desire in the Dust | Burt Crane | 1960-10-10 |
| Movie | Watusi | Umbopa | 1959-03-25 |
| Series | The Rifleman | Unknown | 1958-09-30 |
| Movie | Anna Lucasta | Joe Lucasta | 1958-11-01 |
| Movie | Congo Crossing | Dr. Leopold Gorman | 1956-07-01 |
| Movie | The Ten Commandments | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1956-10-05 |
| Movie | Tarzan's Hidden Jungle | Sukulu Chieftain | 1955-02-16 |
| Series | Gunsmoke | Unknown | 1955-09-10 |
| Movie | Moonrise | Mose | 1948-10-01 |
| Movie | Shoe Shine Jasper | (voice) | 1947-02-28 |
| Movie | A Thousand and One Nights | Giant | 1945-07-20 |
| Movie | Adventure | Preacher (unconfirmed) | 1945-12-28 |
| Movie | Dark Waters | Pearson Jackson | 1944-11-21 |
| Movie | Cabin in the Sky | Lucius / Lucifer Jr. | 1943-03-24 |
| Movie | Fired Wife | Charles | 1943-09-04 |
| Movie | Sahara | Sgt. Maj. Tambul | 1943-09-22 |
| Movie | The Talk of the Town | Tilney | 1942-08-20 |
| Movie | The Thief of Bagdad | Djinn | 1940-02-19 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Jim | 1939-02-10 |
| Movie | Let My People Live | Dr. Gordon | 1939-03-10 |
| Movie | The Green Pastures | De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel | 1936-08-01 |
| Movie | The Emperor Jones | Court Crier | 1933-09-29 |
| Movie | Baroud | André Duval | 1932-09-28 |
| Movie | The Four Feathers | Fuzzy Wuzzy Native | 1929-06-01 |
| Movie | The King of Kings | (uncredited) | 1927-04-19 |
| Movie | Camille: The Fate of a Coquette | Charles Stewart Parnell | 1926-01-01 |
| Movie | The Ten Commandments | Israelite Slave (uncredited) | 1923-11-23 |
| Movie | Tarzan of the Apes | (uncredited) | 1918-01-27 |
| Movie | The Evil Men Do | Margaret's Companion | 1915-01-19 |