Rex Ingram
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...
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...
Known For
Cast Credits
Journey to Shiloh
as Jacob
Hurry Sundown
as Prof. Thurlow
Your Cheatin' Heart
as Teetot
Desire in the Dust
as Burt Crane
Elmer Gantry
as Preacher of Black Congregation (uncredited)
Watusi
as Umbopa
Escort West
as Nelson Walker
Anna Lucasta
as Joe Lucasta
God's Little Acre
as Uncle Felix
The Ten Commandments
as Bit Part (uncredited)
Congo Crossing
as Dr. Leopold Gorman
Tarzan's Hidden Jungle
as Sukulu Chieftain
Moonrise
as Mose
Shoe Shine Jasper
as (voice)
John Henry and the Inky-Poo
as Narrator / John Henry (voice)
Adventure
as Preacher (unconfirmed)
A Thousand and One Nights
as Giant
Dark Waters
as Pearson Jackson
Jasper's Paradise
as (voice)
Sahara
as Sgt. Maj. Tambul
Fired Wife
as Charles
Cabin in the Sky
as Lucius / Lucifer Jr.
The Talk of the Town
as Tilney
The Gay Knighties
as Narrator (voice)
Hoola Boola
as Narrator (voice)
The Thief of Bagdad
as Djinn
The Green Pastures
as De Lawd / Adam / Hezdrel
Emperor Jones
as Court Crier