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Desire in the Dust

as Burt Crane

1960
Escort West

as Nelson Walker

1959
Watusi

as Umbopa

1959
God's Little Acre

as Uncle Felix

1958
Moonrise

as Mose

1948
John Henry and the Inky-Poo

as Narrator / John Henry (voice)

1946
Dark Waters

as Pearson Jackson

1944
Sahara

as Sgt. Major Tambul

1943
Cabin in the Sky

as Lucius / Lucifer Jr.

1943
The Talk of the Town

as Tilney

1942
The Thief of Bagdad

as Djinn

1940
Rex Ingram Rex Ingram

Birthday

1885-10-20

Place of Birth

Cairo, Illinois, USA

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.
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