Reginald Cliff Ingram, M.D., better known as Rex Ingram, graduated from Northwestern University, where he was an athletic star and earned his Doctor of Medicine

Reginald Cliff Ingram, M.D., better known as Rex Ingram, graduated from Northwestern University, where he was an athletic star and earned his Doctor of Medicine. Ingram graduated with honors and was the first member of the university to cross as Phi Beta Kappa. Soon after, Ingram left for California to practice medicine but soon realized that he would never attain his ambitions as a doctor because "the white man was too thoroughly ensconced in the mantle of science," and he found that they relegated him to clean up after them.

So instead, he decided to pursue an acting career. In July 1936, Ingram said in the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, "For weeks, I hung around the studios of Hollywood waiting for a chance. I had many ambitions, most of which concerned raising my people's intellectual and cultural standards. But a man must eat, so when they offered a job as an extra, I took it. I appeared first as the cannibal chief in 'Tarzan of the Apes in 1918. Elmo Lincoln was the star." After several small roles throughout the silent era, Ingram finally caught his big break in "The Green Pastures."

Rex appeared in "Cabin in the Sky" (1943) and "Anna Lucasta" (1958), giving an outstanding performance for moviegoers. He has an excellent speaking voice and captures the attention of many. Rex was a pioneering actor that has paved ways for many Black performers today.