Rex Ingram
Actor

Birthdate: October 20, 1895
Location: Cairo, Illinois

Date of Death: September 19, 1969
Location: Hollywood, California

 
Rex Ingram Biography

Rex Ingram had a longstanding stage and film career that spanned over 50 years.  Known for his powerful voice, Rex Ingram achieved fame for his performance as “De Lawd” in the 1936 movie, The Green Pastures.  He became increasingly famous for playing Djinni in the 1940 film, The Thief of Bagdad.

Rex Ingram is credited with helping to enhance the Black male image on stage and screen.

He has starred in three Top 100 BlackClassicMovies.com films: The Green Pastures, Cabin in the Sky and Anna Lucasta.

 
Rex Ingram Movies (Filmography)
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1968

Journey to Shiloh

     

1967

Hurry Sundown

     

1964

Your Cheatin’ Heart

     

1960

Desire in the Dust

     

1959

Anna Lucasta

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1959

Watusi

     

1958

God’s Little Acre

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1958

Escort West

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1957

Hell on Devil’s Island

     

1956

Congo Crossing

     

1948

Moonrise

     

1945

A Thousand and One Nights

     

1944

Dark Waters

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1943

Cabin in the Sky

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1943

Fired Wife

     

1943

Sahara

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1942

The Talk of the Town

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1940

The Thief of Bagdad

     

1939

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

     

1936

The Green Pastures

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1934

Harlem After Midnight

     
 
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