Rex Ingram
Born: 1885-10-20 Cairo, Illinois, USA
Died: 1969-09-19
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 ...
Acting (in our collection)
Hurry Sundown
(1967)
Elmer Gantry
(1960)
God's Little Acre
(1958)
Cabin in the Sky
(1943)
Sahara
(1943)
The Talk of the Town
(1942)
The Green Pastures
(1936)
The Emperor Jones
(1933)