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Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

Birthday: 1885-10-20 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1960
Desire in the Dust

as    Burt Crane

1959
Escort West

as    Nelson Walker

1959
Watusi

as    Umbopa

1958
God's Little Acre

as    Uncle Felix

1948
Moonrise

as    Mose

1946
John Henry and the Inky-Poo

as    Narrator / John Henry (voice)

1945
A Thousand and One Nights

as    Giant

1944
Dark Waters

as    Pearson Jackson

1943
Cabin in the Sky

as    Lucius / Lucifer Jr.

1943
Sahara

as    Sgt. Major Tambul

1942
The Talk of the Town

as    Tilney

1940
The Thief of Bagdad

as    Djinn