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Rex Ingram

Actor | * 10/20/1885 († 83, 09/19/1969) | Cairo, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Rex Ingram (October 20, 1895 – September 19, 1969) was an American stage, film, and television actor. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Adventure | Western

Known for these Movies & Shows

Sergeant Joe Gunn and his tank crew pick up five British soldiers, a Frenchman and a Sudanese man with an Italian prisoner crossing the Libyan Desert to rejoin their command after the fall of Tobruk. ...

Sahara

Certification unknown

1943 | 3.6/5 | 1h 37min
Action, Adventure, Drama, War
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In the 1950s, a poor Georgia cotton farmer and his sons search for the gold presumably buried on the farm by their grandfather but problems related to poverty, marital infidelity, unemployment and boo ...

God's Little Acre

Certification unknown

1958 | 2.9/5 | 1h 58min
Romance / Love, Drama, Comedy
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Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish, plotting father by sailing a raft down the Mississippi River. ...

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

NR

1939 | 3.2/5 | 1h 31min
Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family
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When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess. ...

The Thief of Bagdad

NR

1940 | 3.6/5 | 1h 46min
Action, Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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Movies with Rex Ingram as Actor(34)

as Self (archive footage)1973 The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Jacob1968 Journey to Shiloh
as Prof. Thurlow1967 Hurry Sundown
as Teetot1964 Your Cheatin' Heart
as Self (archive footage)1961 The Legend of Rudolph Valentino
as Preacher of Black Congregation1960 Elmer Gantry
as Burt Crane1960 Desire in the Dust
as Umbopa1959 Watusi
as Nelson Walker1959 Escort West
as Joe Lucasta1958 Anna Lucasta
as Uncle Felix1958 God's Little Acre
as Dr. Leopold Gorman1956 Congo Crossing
as Sukulu Chieftain1955 Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
as Mose1948 Moonrise
as (voice)1947 Shoe Shine Jasper
as Narrator / John Henry (voice)1946 John Henry and the Inky-Poo
as Giant1945 A Thousand and One Nights
as Preacher (unconfirmed)1945 Adventure
as Pearson Jackson1944 Dark Waters
as Lucius / Lucifer Jr.1943 Cabin in the Sky
as Charles1943 Fired Wife
as Sgt. Major Tambul1943 Sahara
as Tilney1942 The Talk of the Town
as Narrator (voice)1941 Hoola Boola
as Djinn1940 The Thief of Bagdad
as Dr. Gordon1939 Let My People Live
as Jim1939 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
as De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel1936 The Green Pastures
1934 Harlem After Midnight
as Court Crier1933 The Emperor Jones
as Fuzzy Wuzzy Native1929 The Four Feathers
as (uncredited)1927 The King of Kings
as Israelite Slave (uncredited)1923 The Ten Commandments
as (uncredited)1918 Tarzan of the Apes

TV Shows/Series with Rex Ingram as Actor(6)

1965 Branded
1962 Sam Benedict
as Alex Booth1959 Black Saddle
1958 The Rifleman
as Juba1955 Gunsmoke
as Petraca1954 Climax!

Full Name: Rex Ingram
Born: Tuesday, 10/20 1885 (October) in Cairo, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 09/19 1969 (September) in Hollywood (aged: 83)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine
Member of: Phi Beta Kappa Society
Spouses (current/former): Lawaune Kennard
Other names for Rex Ingram (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Rex Ingram (Schauspieler)"
Rex Ingram frequently works together with these people:
Gregg Palmer (20x, Actor)
Victor French (19x, Actor)
Morgan Woodward (18x, Actor)
Harry Townes (17x, Actor)
Shug Fisher (17x, Actor)
John Dehner (16x, Actor)
Lane Bradford (16x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (15x, Actor)
Dennis Cross (15x, Cast)
Tom Reese (14x, Actor)
Anthony Caruso (14x, Actor)
John Anderson (14x, Actor)

Other people with this name: Rex Ingram (IE/US)

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