Jack Ingram (actor)

John Samuel Ingram (November 15, 1902 – February 20, 1969) was an American film and television actor. He appeared in many serials and westerns between 1935 and 1966.

Jack Ingram
Born(1902-11-15)November 15, 1902
Frankfort, Illinois, U.S.
DiedFebruary 20, 1969(1969-02-20) (aged 66)
Canoga Park, California, U.S.
Years active1935–1966
Spouse(s)Eloise Fullerton (1944 - ?)

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 in Westward Ho (1935). His first film credit came in the serial Zorro Rides Again (1937).[1]

In addition to acting, Ingram was a stunt man, 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. Ingram also acquired a movie ranch in 1944 with several Western films shot there.[3]

In 1944, Ingram married Eloise Fullerton.[4]

Selected appearances

Films

Serials

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
  1. Mayer, Geoff (2017). Encyclopedia of American Film Serials. McFarland. p. 157. ISBN 9780786477623. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  2. Freese, Gene Scott (2014). Hollywood Stunt Performers, 1910s–1970s: A Biographical Dictionary, 2d ed. McFarland. ISBN 9781476614700. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. "Jack Ingram Western Movie Ranch". Movie Making Locations. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
  4. 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.
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