Jack Ingram (actor)

Jack Ingram
Jack Ingram
	Ingram in Arizona Roundup (1942)
Born	John Samuel Ingram; November 15, 1902; Frankfort, Illinois, U.S.
Died	February 20, 1969 (aged 66); Canoga Park, California, U.S.
Resting place	Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1935–1966
Spouse	Eloise Fullerton (m. 1944)

John Samuel Ingram^{[citation needed]} (November 15, 1902 – February 20, 1969) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in many serials and Westerns between 1935 and 1966.

Biography

Ingram served in the U.S. Army in France. After leaving the military, he gave up plans to study law and instead joined a traveling minstrel show. He acted in stock theater with several companies before going into film. Ingram first appeared on screen in a bit part of Westward Ho (1935). His first film credit came in the serial Zorro Rides Again (1937).^[1]

In addition to acting, Ingram was a stuntman, working with horses and cars in films in the early 1930s.^[2]

He was born in Frankfort, Illinois, and died in Canoga Park, California, of a heart attack. He was interred in the Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth, California.^[3] Ingram also acquired a movie ranch in 1944; several Western films were shot there.^[4]

In 1944, Ingram married Eloise Fullerton.^[5]

Selected appearances

Film

Westward Ho (1935) – Vigilante (uncredited)
The Singing Vagabond (1935) – Plainsman (uncredited)
The Lonely Trail (1936)
Winds of the Wasteland (1936)
Hearts in Bondage (1936)
Rebellion (1936)
Headline Crasher (1936)
Wild Horse Rodeo (1937)
Valley of Terror (1937)
Whistling Bullets (1937)
Outlaws of Sonora (1938)
Frontier Scout (1938)
Phantom Gold (1938)
Riders of the Black Hills (1938)
Frontiers of '49 (1939)
The Night Riders (1939)
New Frontier (1939)
Wyoming Outlaw (1939)
Melody Ranch (1940)
Ridin' the Trail (1940)
Under Texas Skies (1940)
The Lone Rider Ambushed (1941)
Prairie Pioneers (1941)
The Gang's All Here (1941)
The Lone Rider and the Bandit (1941)
The Lone Rider in Cheyenne (1941)
Man from Cheyenne (1942)
Arizona Stage Coach (1942)
The Mysterious Rider (1942)
Santa Fe Scouts (1943)
Riders of the Rio Grande (1943)
Wolves of the Range (1943)
Arizona Trail (1943)
Fugitive of the Plains (1943)
Range Law (1944)
Frontier Outlaws (1944)
Valley of Vengeance (1944)
The Drifter (1944)
Oath of Vengeance (1944)
Flame of the West (1945)
West of the Alamo (1946)
Blazing Across the Pecos (1948)
Law of the West (1949)
Sierra (1950)
Short Grass (1950)
Fort Dodge Stampede (1951)
Fargo (1952)
Thief of Damascus (1952) – Gate Guard at beheading
Abbott and Costello Lost in Alaska (1952)
Cow Country (1952–55)
Ticket to Mexico (1952–55)
Bad Men of Marysville (1952–55)
Siren of Bagdad (1953) – Kazah's Man
Five Guns West (1955) – Stephan Jethro
Man Without a Star (1955) – Jessup (uncredited)
A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)

Serials

Undersea Kingdom (1936)
The Vigilantes Are Coming (1936)
Dick Tracy (1937)
S.O.S. Coast Guard (1937)
Zorro Rides Again (1937)
The Lone Ranger (1937)
Zorro Rides Again (1937)
The Fighting Devil Dogs (1938)
Dick Tracy Returns (1938)
Terry and the Pirates (1940)
Deadwood Dick (1940)
The Green Archer (1940)
White Eagle (1941)
King of the Texas Rangers (1941)
Perils of the Royal Mounted (1942)
The Valley of Vanishing Men (1942)
Billy the Kid Trapped (1942)
Batman (1943)
Devil Riders (1943)
Manhunt of Mystery Island (1945)
Brenda Starr, Reporter (1945)
The Monster and the Ape (1945)
Jungle Raiders (1945)
The Scarlet Horseman (1946)
Hop Harrigan (1946)
Chick Carter, Detective (1946)
The Mysterious Mr. M (1946)
Jack Armstrong (1947)
The Vigilante: Fighting Hero of the West (1947)
The Sea Hound (1947)
Brick Bradford (1947)
Superman (1948)
Tex Granger, Midnight Rider of the Plains (1948)
Congo Bill (1948)
Bruce Gentry (1949)
Cody of the Pony Express (1950)
Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)
Don Daredevil Rides Again (1951)
Roar of the Iron Horse, Rail-Blazer of the Apache Trail (1951)
Captain Video: Master of the Stratosphere (1951)
King of the Congo (1952)
Riding with Buffalo Bill (1954)

TV shows

The Gene Autry Show (1950–1951) – Joe / Deputy Sam / Judd Parker / The Sheriff
The Lone Ranger (1950–1953) – Sheriff Enright / Sheriff Collins
The Cisco Kid (1950–1954) – Sheriff / Stableman / Homer Appleby / Henchman / Jeff's Older Henchman / Rocky, Blake Henchman / Jim Hardy / Henry P. Murdock
The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1953) – Henchman / Parker / Deputy Callahan
Hopalong Cassidy (1954) – Henchman
Buffalo Bill, Jr. (1955) – Frank Snyder / Henchman Tulsa
The Gabby Hayes Show (1956) – Henchman / Vance Sharp / Steve Martin
Highway Patrol (1958) – Cliff Reynolds

References

^ Mayer, Geoff (2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. p. 157. ISBN 9780786477623. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
^ Freese, Gene Scott (2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s–1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476614700. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 25047-25048). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition.
^ "Jack Ingram Western Movie Ranch". Movie Making Locations. Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
^ Ayres, Betty (September 12, 1954). "Former Lansingite Helps Build 'Old West' Town in California". Lansing State Journal. Michigan, Lansing. p. 45. Retrieved May 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.