Person Details

Birthday: 1885-10-20 02:09:45

Death: 1969-09-19 02:09:45

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Cairo, Illinois, USA

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Movie Involvements: 29

TV Involvements: 3


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

The Ten Commandments
Average
8

The Ten Commandments

(1956) Bit Part (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
Average
7

Gunsmoke

(1955) Juba
Climax!
Average
3

Climax!

(1954) Petraca
Black Saddle
Average
6

Black Saddle

(1959) Alex Booth
Sahara
Average
7

Sahara

(1943) Sgt. Major Tambul
The Thief of Bagdad
Average
7

The Thief of Bagdad

(1940) Djinn
The Ten Commandments
Average
7

The Ten Commandments

(1923) Israelite Slave (uncredited)
Journey to Shiloh
Average
6

Journey to Shiloh

(1968) Jacob

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1973 Self (archive footage)
1968 Jacob
1967 Prof. Thurlow
1965 N/A
1964 Teetot
1962 N/A
1961 Self (archive footage)
1960 Burt Crane
Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited)
1959 Umbopa
Nelson Walker
Alex Booth
1958 Joe Lucasta
N/A
Uncle Felix
1956 Bit Part (uncredited)
Dr. Leopold Gorman
1955 Juba
Sukulu Chieftain
1954 Petraca
1948 Mose
1947 (voice)
1946 Narrator / John Henry (voice)
1945 Preacher (unconfirmed)
Giant
1944 Pearson Jackson
1943 Sgt. Major Tambul
Charles
Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
1942 Tilney
1941 Narrator (voice)
1940 Djinn
1939 Dr. Gordon
Jim
1936 De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel
1934 N/A
1933 Court Crier
1929 Fuzzy Wuzzy Native
1927 (uncredited)
1923 Israelite Slave (uncredited)
1918 (uncredited)
Year Character Movie/Tv

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