Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1895-10-20
- Day of Death1969-09-19 (73 years)
- Place of BirthCairo, Illinois, USA
- Also Known As-
Rex Ingram
Biography
Rex Ingram (October 20, 1895 – September 19, 1969) was an American stage, film, and television actor. Ingram graduated from the Northwestern University medical school in 1919 and was the first African-American man to receive a Phi Beta Kappa key from there. He went to Hollywood as a young man where he was literally discovered on a street corner by the casting director for Tarzan of the Apes...Read More
Acting Career
- 1969
The Bill Cosby Show
As: George
- 1968
Journey to Shiloh
As: Jacob
- 1967
Cowboy in Africa
As: Nhinga
- 1967
Cowboy in Africa
As: Dr. Tom Merar
- 1967
Hurry Sundown
As: Prof. Thurlow
- 1966
Daktari
As: Natoma
- 1966
Daktari
As: Chief Makubu
- 1965
Branded
As: Hannibal - Valet
1964Your Cheatin' Heart
As: Teetot
1962Sam Benedict
As: Judge Larkin
1960Desire in the Dust
As: Burt Crane
- 1960
Elmer Gantry
As: Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited)
1959Watusi
As: Umbopa
1959Escort West
As: Nelson Walker
1959Black Saddle
As: Alex Booth
1958Anna Lucasta
As: Joe Lucasta
1958The Rifleman
As: Thaddeus
1958God's Little Acre
As: Uncle Felix
- 1956
The Ten Commandments
As: Bit Part
1956Congo Crossing
As: Dr. Leopold Gorman
1955Gunsmoke
As: Juba
1955Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
As: Sukulu Chieftain
1954Climax!
As: Petraca
1948Moonrise
As: Mose
1947Kraft Television Theatre
As: Lem
1947Shoe Shine Jasper
As: (voice)
1946John Henry and the Inky-Poo
As: Narrator / John Henry (voice)
1945Adventure
As: Preacher (unconfirmed)
1945A Thousand and One Nights
As: Giant
1944Dark Waters
As: Pearson Jackson
- 1943
Sahara
As: Sgt. Maj. Tambul
1943Fired Wife
As: Charles
1943Cabin in the Sky
As: Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
- 1942
The Talk of the Town
As: Tilney
1941The Gay Knighties
As: Narrator (voice)
1941Hoola Boola
As: Narrator (voice)
- 1940
The Thief of Bagdad
As: Djinn
1939Let My People Live
As: Dr. Gordon
1939The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
As: Jim
1936The Green Pastures
As: De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel
1933Emperor Jones
As: Court Crier
1929The Four Feathers
As: Fuzzy Wuzzy Native
1927The King of Kings
As: (uncredited)
1923The Ten Commandments
As: Israelite Slave (uncredited)
1918Tarzan of the Apes
As: (uncredited)