1885-10-20 Cairo, Illinois, USA
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.
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli | Self (archive footage) | 1973-01-01 | |
Journey to Shiloh | Jacob | 1968-05-10 | |
Hurry Sundown | Prof. Thurlow | 1967-02-09 | |
Your Cheatin' Heart | Teetot | 1964-11-04 | |
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino | Self (archive footage) | 1961-05-24 | |
Elmer Gantry | Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited) | 1960-07-07 | |
Desire in the Dust | Burt Crane | 1960-10-10 | |
Watusi | Umbopa | 1959-03-25 | |
Escort West | Nelson Walker | 1959-01-23 | |
God's Little Acre | Uncle Felix | 1958-09-23 | |
Anna Lucasta | Joe Lucasta | 1958-11-01 | |
Congo Crossing | Dr. Leopold Gorman | 1956-07-01 | |
The Ten Commandments | Bit Part (uncredited) | 1956-10-05 | |
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle | Sukulu Chieftain | 1955-02-16 | |
Moonrise | Mose | 1948-10-01 | |
Shoe Shine Jasper | (voice) | 1947-02-28 | |
John Henry and the Inky-Poo | Narrator / John Henry (voice) | 1946-09-06 | |
Adventure | Preacher (unconfirmed) | 1945-12-28 | |
A Thousand and One Nights | Giant | 1945-07-20 | |
Dark Waters | Pearson Jackson | 1944-11-21 | |
Jasper's Paradise | (voice) | 1944-10-13 | |
Sahara | Sgt. Major Tambul | 1943-09-22 | |
Cabin in the Sky | Lucius / Lucifer Jr. | 1943-04-09 | |
Fired Wife | Charles | 1943-09-04 | |
The Talk of the Town | Tilney | 1942-08-20 | |
The Gay Knighties | Narrator (voice) | 1941-08-22 | |
Hoola Boola | Narrator (voice) | 1941-06-27 | |
The Thief of Bagdad | Djinn | 1940-12-25 | |
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Jim | 1939-02-10 | |
Let My People Live | Dr. Gordon | 1939-03-10 | |
The Green Pastures | De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel | 1936-08-01 | |
Harlem After Midnight | 1934-01-01 | ||
The Emperor Jones | Court Crier | 1933-09-29 | |
The Four Feathers | Fuzzy Wuzzy Native | 1929-06-01 | |
The King of Kings | (uncredited) | 1927-04-19 | |
The Ten Commandments | Israelite Slave (uncredited) | 1923-11-23 | |
Tarzan of the Apes | (uncredited) | 1918-01-27 |