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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.
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 (uncredited) | 1945-11-29 |
Movie | Jam Session | Henry | 1944-04-13 |
Movie | Stars on Parade | Carter (uncredited) | 1944-05-25 |
Movie | The Racket Man | George the Butler | 1944-01-18 |
Movie | The Soul of a Monster | Entertainer (uncredited) | 1944-08-17 |
Movie | Double Indemnity | Man (uncredited) | 1944-07-06 |
Movie | In the Meantime, Darling | Henry | 1944-09-22 |
Movie | San Diego I Love You | Porter (uncredited) | 1944-09-29 |
Movie | The Sky's the Limit | Colonial Club Doorman (uncredited) | 1943-07-13 |
Movie | Sherlock Holmes in Washington | George | 1943-03-24 |
Movie | Honeymoon Lodge | Porter | 1943-07-23 |
Movie | Shadow of a Doubt | Pullman Porter | 1943-01-15 |
Movie | Heaven Can Wait | Jasper (uncredited) | 1943-08-05 |
Movie | Flesh and Fantasy | Jeff (uncredited) | 1943-10-29 |
Movie | Johnny Come Lately | Butler | 1943-09-03 |
Movie | Tough as They Come | Eddie | 1942-06-05 |
Movie | Twin Beds | George | 1942-04-30 |
Movie | Tales of Manhattan | Grandpa (Robeson sequence) | 1942-08-05 |
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 | Invisible Ghost | Evans the Butler | 1941-04-25 |
Movie | Adam Had Four Sons | Sam (uncredited) | 1941-03-27 |
Movie | Kisses for Breakfast | Old Jeff | 1941-07-05 |
Movie | Belle Starr | Bootblack in Saloon (uncredited) | 1941-09-12 |
Movie | The Flame of New Orleans | Samuel, Carriage Driver | 1941-07-07 |
Movie | Among the Living | 1941-12-12 | |
Movie | Gentleman from Dixie | Jupe | 1941-09-02 |
Movie | Zanzibar | Bino | 1940-03-08 |
Movie | Broken Strings | Arthur Williams | 1940-01-01 |
Movie | Sporting Blood | Jeff | 1940-07-11 |
Movie | Alice in Movieland | Train Porter | 1940-03-03 |
Movie | Maryland | Reverend Bitters | 1940-07-19 |
Movie | That Gang of Mine | Ben | 1940-09-23 |
Movie | Chad Hanna | Henry Prince | 1940-12-25 |
Movie | Murder Over New York | Party Server | 1940-12-13 |
Movie | Way Down South | Uncle Caton | 1939-07-21 |
Movie | Spirit of Youth | Frankie Walburn | 1938-04-01 |
Movie | The Toy Wife | Brutus | 1938-06-10 |
Movie | Secrets of a Nurse | 'Tiger', Lee's Handler | 1938-12-02 |
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 | Laughing Irish Eyes | Deacon | 1936-03-04 |
Movie | Spendthrift | Restaurant Table Captain | 1936-07-22 |
Movie | Muss 'em Up | William | 1936-02-13 |
Movie | The Green Pastures | Angel (uncredited) | 1936-08-01 |
Movie | Mysterious Crossing | Lincoln | 1936-12-27 |
Movie | Daniel Boone | Pompey | 1936-10-16 |
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 | Black Moon | 'Lunch' McClaren | 1934-06-15 |
Movie | Operator 13 | Slave at Medicine Show (uncredited) | 1934-06-08 |
Movie | Kid Millions | Native (uncredited) | 1934-11-10 |
Movie | Broadway Bill | Whitey | 1934-11-30 |
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 | The Woman from Monte Carlo | Tombeau | 1932-01-09 |
Movie | White Zombie | Coach driver | 1932-07-28 |
Movie | Lena Rivers | Curfew | 1932-03-27 |
Movie | If I Had a Million | Death Row Singing Prisoner (uncredited) | 1932-11-18 |
Movie | The Death Kiss | Shoeshine Man | 1932-12-05 |
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 |