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Rex Ingram

Rex Ingram

Actor Oct 20 (died age 73) Cairo, Illinois, USA 1918–2008 (90 year career)
6.1 avg rating

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 (1918), starring Elmo Lincoln. He made his (uncredited) screen debut in that film and had many other smal…

Known For

The Ten Commandments
Film

The Ten Commandments

Bit Part (uncredited)
The Thief of Bagdad
Film

The Thief of Bagdad

Djinn
Elmer Gantry
Film

Elmer Gantry

Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited)
Sahara
Film

Sahara

Sgt. Maj. Tambul
The Talk of the Town
Film

The Talk of the Town

Tilney
The Ten Commandments
Film

The Ten Commandments

Israelite Slave (uncredited)
Moonrise
Film

Moonrise

Mose
The King of Kings
Film

The King of Kings

(uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (48)

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Movies (38)

Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

Visual Effects: The Thief of Bagdad

2008

as Djinn (archival footage)

7.0
The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli

1973

as Self (archive footage)

Journey to Shiloh

Journey to Shiloh

1968

as Jacob

5.3
Hurry Sundown

Hurry Sundown

1967

as Prof. Thurlow

6.4
Your Cheatin' Heart

Your Cheatin' Heart

1964

as Teetot

6.3
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

The Legend of Rudolph Valentino

1961

as Self (archive footage)

Elmer Gantry

Elmer Gantry

1960

as Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited)

7.3
Desire in the Dust

Desire in the Dust

1960

as Burt Crane

3.3
Watusi

Watusi

1959

as Umbopa

5.6
Escort West

Escort West

1959

as Nelson Walker

5.6
God's Little Acre

God's Little Acre

1958

as Uncle Felix

6.1
Anna Lucasta

Anna Lucasta

1958

as Joe Lucasta

5.8
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956

as Bit Part (uncredited)

7.8
Congo Crossing

Congo Crossing

1956

as Dr. Leopold Gorman

5.2
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle

1955

as Sukulu Chieftain

4.9
Moonrise

Moonrise

1948

as Mose

6.2
Shoe Shine Jasper

Shoe Shine Jasper

1947

as (voice)

John Henry and the Inky-Poo

John Henry and the Inky-Poo

1946

as Narrator / John Henry (voice)

5.9
A Thousand and One Nights

A Thousand and One Nights

1945

as Giant

5.8
Adventure

Adventure

1945

as Preacher (unconfirmed)

6.2
Jasper's Paradise

Jasper's Paradise

1944

as (voice)

Dark Waters

Dark Waters

1944

as Pearson Jackson

5.8
Sahara

Sahara

1943

as Sgt. Maj. Tambul

7.2
Cabin in the Sky

Cabin in the Sky

1943

as Lucius / Lucifer Jr.

6.5
Fired Wife

Fired Wife

1943

as Charles

4.2
The Talk of the Town

The Talk of the Town

1942

as Tilney

7.3
Hoola Boola

Hoola Boola

1941

as Narrator (voice)

8.0
The Gay Knighties

The Gay Knighties

1941

as Narrator (voice)

The Thief of Bagdad

The Thief of Bagdad

1940

as Djinn

7.1
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

1939

as Jim

6.6
Let My People Live

Let My People Live

1939

as Dr. Gordon

The Green Pastures

The Green Pastures

1936

as De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel

6.3
Harlem After Midnight

Harlem After Midnight

1934
Emperor Jones

Emperor Jones

1933

as Court Crier

5.5
The Four Feathers

The Four Feathers

1929

as Fuzzy Wuzzy Native

4.4
The King of Kings

The King of Kings

1927

as (uncredited)

6.4
The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1923

as Israelite Slave (uncredited)

6.5
Tarzan of the Apes

Tarzan of the Apes

1918

as (uncredited)

5.3