Clarence Muse
Clarence Muse (October 14, 1889 – October 13, 1979) was an actor, screenwriter, director, composer, and lawyer. He was inducted in the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1973. Muse was the first Negro to "star" in a film. He acted for more than sixty years appearing in more than 150 movies.
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- Born:
- Oct 14, 1889 In Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 138
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Hearts in Dixie 1929-01-02
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Black Stallion 1979-10-13
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | The Black Stallion | Snoe | 1979-10-13 |
| Movie | Passing Through | Papa Harris | 1977-08-06 |
| Movie | Car Wash | Snapper | 1976-10-22 |
| Movie | Black Shadows on a Silver Screen | Self (archive footage) | 1975-04-19 |
| Movie | A Dream for Christmas | Donald Freeland | 1973-12-24 |
| Movie | The World's Greatest Athlete | Gazenga's Assistant | 1973-02-14 |
| Movie | Buck and the Preacher | Cudjo | 1972-03-17 |
| Movie | Porgy and Bess | Peter | 1959-06-24 |
| Movie | Jungle Safari | Kyba | 1956-01-01 |
| Movie | She Couldn't Say No | Diaper Delivery Man | 1954-02-15 |
| Movie | Jamaica Run | Mose | 1953-04-21 |
| Movie | The Sun Shines Bright | Uncle Zack | 1953-05-02 |
| Movie | The Las Vegas Story | Train Porter (uncredited) | 1952-01-30 |
| Movie | Caribbean | Quashy | 1952-09-01 |
| Movie | Apache Drums | Jehu | 1951-04-01 |
| Movie | My Forbidden Past | Pompey | 1951-04-25 |
| Movie | Riding High | Whitey | 1950-04-12 |
| Movie | Katie Did It | Mose | 1950-11-26 |
| Movie | The Great Dan Patch | Voodoo | 1949-07-22 |
| Movie | An Act of Murder | Mr. Pope | 1948-12-05 |
| Movie | My Favorite Brunette | Second Man on Death Row (uncredited) | 1947-03-19 |
| Movie | A Likely Story | Porter (uncredited) | 1947-04-18 |
| Movie | Joe Palooka in the Knockout | Smoky | 1947-09-20 |
| Movie | Welcome Stranger | Clarence, Train Waiter (uncredited) | 1947-06-13 |
| Movie | Unconquered | Jason | 1947-10-10 |
| Movie | Jungle Terror | Lightin' | 1946-06-01 |
| Movie | Two Smart People | Train Porter | 1946-06-04 |
| Movie | Jungle Queen | Kyba | 1945-01-22 |
| Movie | Scarlet Street | Ben - Bank Janitor (uncredited) | 1945-12-25 |
| Movie | Without Love | Train Porter | 1945-03-22 |
| Movie | God Is My Co-Pilot | Frank (uncredited) | 1945-04-07 |
| Movie | She Wouldn't Say Yes | Porter | 1945-11-29 |
| Movie | Jam Session | Henry | 1944-04-13 |
| Movie | The Racket Man | George the Butler | 1944-01-18 |
| Movie | Stars on Parade | Carter (uncredited) | 1944-05-25 |
| Movie | In the Meantime, Darling | Henry | 1944-09-22 |
| Movie | San Diego I Love You | Porter (uncredited) | 1944-09-29 |
| Movie | Double Indemnity | Man (uncredited) | 1944-07-06 |
| Movie | The Soul of a Monster | Entertainer (uncredited) | 1944-08-17 |
| Movie | The Sky's the Limit | Colonial Club Doorman (uncredited) | 1943-07-13 |
| Movie | Sherlock Holmes in Washington | George | 1943-03-24 |
| Movie | Shadow of a Doubt | Pullman Porter | 1943-01-15 |
| Movie | Honeymoon Lodge | Porter | 1943-07-23 |
| Movie | Heaven Can Wait | Jasper | 1943-08-05 |
| Movie | Flesh and Fantasy | Jeff (uncredited) | 1943-10-29 |
| Movie | Johnny Come Lately | Butler | 1943-09-03 |
| Movie | Watch on the Rhine | Horace | 1943-08-27 |
| Movie | Tough as They Come | Eddie | 1942-06-05 |
| Movie | Tales of Manhattan | Grandpa (Robeson sequence) | 1942-08-05 |
| Movie | Twin Beds | George | 1942-04-30 |
| Movie | The Talk of the Town | Supreme Court Doorkeeper (uncredited) | 1942-08-20 |
| Movie | The Black Swan | Margaret's Servant (uncredited) | 1942-12-04 |
| Movie | Love Crazy | Robert - Hat Check Man at Party | 1941-05-23 |
| Movie | Adam Had Four Sons | Sam (uncredited) | 1941-03-27 |
| Movie | Kisses for Breakfast | Old Jeff | 1941-07-05 |
| Movie | Invisible Ghost | Evans the Butler | 1941-04-25 |
| Movie | The Flame of New Orleans | Samuel, Carriage Driver | 1941-07-07 |
| Movie | Belle Starr | Bootblack in Saloon (uncredited) | 1941-09-12 |
| Movie | Among the Living | 1941-12-12 | |
| Movie | Gentleman from Dixie | Jupe | 1941-09-02 |
| Movie | Zanzibar | Bino | 1940-03-08 |
| Movie | Alice in Movieland | Train Porter | 1940-03-03 |
| Movie | Sporting Blood | Jeff | 1940-07-11 |
| Movie | Broken Strings | Arthur Williams | 1940-01-01 |
| Movie | Murder Over New York | Party Server | 1940-12-13 |
| Movie | Chad Hanna | Henry Prince | 1940-12-25 |
| Movie | That Gang of Mine | Ben | 1940-09-23 |
| Movie | Maryland | Reverend Bitters | 1940-07-19 |
| Movie | Way Down South | Uncle Caton | 1939-07-21 |
| Movie | Secrets of a Nurse | 'Tiger', Lee's Handler | 1938-12-02 |
| Movie | Spirit of Youth | Frankie Walburn | 1938-04-01 |
| Movie | The Toy Wife | Brutus | 1938-06-10 |
| Movie | Prison Train | Train Steward / Sam | 1938-10-17 |
| Movie | High Hat | Congo MacRosenbloom | 1937-01-01 |
| Movie | Jungle Menace | Lightning | 1937-09-01 |
| Movie | Show Boat | Sam | 1936-05-17 |
| Movie | Muss 'em Up | William | 1936-02-13 |
| Movie | Spendthrift | Restaurant Table Captain | 1936-07-22 |
| Movie | Laughing Irish Eyes | Deacon | 1936-03-04 |
| Movie | The Green Pastures | Angel (uncredited) | 1936-08-01 |
| Movie | Daniel Boone | Pompey | 1936-10-16 |
| Movie | Mysterious Crossing | Lincoln | 1936-12-27 |
| Movie | After the Dance | Cook | 1935-06-25 |
| Movie | Red Hot Tires | Bud's Truck Partner | 1935-02-02 |
| Movie | Alias Mary Dow | 'Rufe' | 1935-05-01 |
| Movie | O'Shaughnessy's Boy | Jeff | 1935-09-27 |
| Movie | Harmony Lane | Old Joe | 1935-10-22 |
| Movie | So Red the Rose | Cato | 1935-12-20 |
| Movie | East of Java | First Mate Johnson | 1935-12-01 |
| Movie | A Very Honorable Guy | Black Man | 1934-04-18 |
| Movie | The Personality Kid | Shamrock | 1934-06-06 |
| Movie | Massacre | Sam | 1934-01-20 |
| Movie | Broadway Bill | Whitey | 1934-11-30 |
| Movie | Operator 13 | Slave at Medicine Show (uncredited) | 1934-06-08 |
| Movie | Kid Millions | Native | 1934-11-10 |
| Movie | Black Moon | 'Lunch' McClaren | 1934-06-15 |
| Movie | From Hell to Heaven | Sam | 1933-02-24 |
| Movie | Laughter in Hell | Abraham Jackson | 1933-01-12 |
| Movie | The Mind Reader | Sam | 1933-04-01 |
| Movie | Frisco Jenny | Voice of Singer (uncredited) | 1933-01-14 |
| Movie | Flying Down to Rio | Caddy in Haiti (uncredited) | 1933-12-22 |
| Movie | The Wrecker | Chauffeur | 1933-07-10 |
| Movie | The Life of Jimmy Dolan | Masseur | 1933-06-03 |
| Movie | Attorney for the Defense | Jefferson Q. Leffingwell | 1932-05-21 |
| Movie | Winner Take All | Rosebud, the Trainer | 1932-07-16 |
| Movie | Night World | Tim Washington, the Doorman | 1932-05-04 |
| Movie | Is My Face Red? | Horatio | 1932-06-17 |
| Movie | The Wet Parade | Taylor Tibbs | 1932-03-26 |
| Movie | White Zombie | Coach driver | 1932-07-28 |
| Movie | The Woman from Monte Carlo | Tombeau | 1932-01-09 |
| Movie | Lena Rivers | Curfew | 1932-03-27 |
| Movie | The Death Kiss | Shoeshine Man | 1932-12-05 |
| Movie | If I Had a Million | Death Row Singing Prisoner (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
| Movie | Big City Blues | Nightclub Singer (uncredited) | 1932-09-18 |
| Movie | Man Against Woman | Smoke Johnson | 1932-11-15 |
| Movie | Washington Merry-Go-Round | Clarence | 1932-10-15 |
| Movie | Blonde Venus | Charlie, the Bartender (unconfirmed) | 1932-09-23 |
| Movie | Hell's Highway | Rascal | 1932-09-23 |
| Movie | The Cabin in the Cotton | A Blind Negro | 1932-09-26 |
| Movie | The Fighting Sheriff | Curfew | 1931-05-15 |
| Movie | Dirigible | Clarence | 1931-02-01 |
| Movie | Secret Service | Jonas Polk | 1931-11-14 |
| Movie | Huckleberry Finn | Jim | 1931-08-07 |
| Movie | Safe in Hell | Newcastle | 1931-12-12 |
| Movie | X Marks the Spot | Eustace Brown | 1931-12-13 |
| Movie | Prestige | Nham | 1931-12-30 |
| Movie | The Secret Witness | Jeff - Building Janitor | 1931-12-12 |
| Movie | Swing High | Singer | 1930-05-18 |
| Movie | A Royal Romance | Rusty | 1930-03-17 |
| Movie | Honey | Black Revivalist | 1930-03-29 |
| Movie | The Thoroughbred | Stablehand | 1930-08-09 |
| Movie | Rain or Shine | Nero | 1930-08-15 |
| Movie | Derelict | Driver (uncredited) | 1930-11-22 |
| Movie | Outside the Law | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1930-09-18 |
| Movie | Hearts in Dixie | Nappus | 1929-01-02 |
| Movie | Election Day | Farina's father | 1929-01-12 |
| Movie | New York Nights | Cabaret Singer (uncredited) | 1929-12-28 |
| Movie | Hallelujah | Church Member (uncredited) | 1929-08-20 |