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
(1956) Bit Part (uncredited)Gunsmoke
(1955) JubaClimax!
(1954) PetracaBlack Saddle
(1959) Alex BoothSahara
(1943) Sgt. Major TambulThe Thief of Bagdad
(1940) DjinnThe Ten Commandments
(1923) Israelite Slave (uncredited)Journey to Shiloh
(1968) JacobActing
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 |