Clarence Muse

Known For: Acting
Born: October 13, 1889
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Died: October 13, 1979

Clarence Muse

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Clarence Muse (October 14, 1889 – October 13, 1979) was an American 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. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Alexander and Mary Muse, he studied at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and received an international law degree in 1911. He was acting in New York by the 1920s, during the Harlem Renaissance with two Harlem theatres, Lincoln Players and Lafayette Players. Muse moved to Chicago for a while, and then moved to Hollywood and performed in Hearts in Dixie (1929), the first all-black movie. For the next fifty years, he worked regularly in minor and major roles. While with the Lafayette Players, Muse worked unde…

Filmography

The Black Stallion

1979 · Snoe

Passing Through

1977 · Papa Harris

Car Wash

1976 · Snapper

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

1975 · Self (archive footage)

A Dream for Christmas

1973 · Donald Freeland

The World's Greatest Athlete

1973 · Gazenga's Assistant

Buck and the Preacher

1972 · Cudjo

Porgy and Bess

1959 · Peter

Jungle Safari

1956 · Kyba

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955

Casablanca

1955

She Couldn't Say No

1954 · Diaper Delivery Man

The Sun Shines Bright

1953 · Uncle Zack

Jamaica Run

1953 · Mose

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · Phil

Caribbean

1952 · Quashy

The Las Vegas Story

1952 · Train Porter (uncredited)

My Forbidden Past

1951 · Pompey

Apache Drums

1951 · Jehu

Katie Did It

1950 · Mose

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950 · Albert

Riding High

1950 · Whitey

The Great Dan Patch

1949 · Voodoo

An Act of Murder

1948 · Mr. Pope

Silver River

1948 · Servant (uncredited)

Unconquered

1947 · Jason

Joe Palooka in the Knockout

1947 · Smoky

Welcome Stranger

1947 · Clarence, Train Waiter (uncredited)

The Peanut Man

1947 · Dr. George Washington Carver

A Likely Story

1947 · Porter (uncredited)

My Favorite Brunette

1947 · Second Man on Death Row (uncredited)

Two Smart People

1946 · Train Porter

Jungle Terror

1946 · Lightin'

Scarlet Street

1945 · Ben - Bank Janitor (uncredited)

She Wouldn't Say Yes

1945 · Porter (uncredited)

God Is My Co-Pilot

1945 · Frank (uncredited)

Without Love

1945 · Train Porter (uncredited)

Jungle Queen

1945 · Kyba

The Thin Man Goes Home

1944 · Porter on Train (uncredited)

San Diego I Love You

1944 · Porter (uncredited)

In the Meantime, Darling

1944 · Henry

The Soul of a Monster

1944 · Entertainer (uncredited)

Double Indemnity

1944 · Man (uncredited)

Stars on Parade

1944 · Carter (uncredited)

Follow the Boys

1944 · Singer (uncredited)

Jam Session

1944 · Henry

The Racket Man

1944 · George the Butler

Over the Wall

1943 · Sam

Flesh and Fantasy

1943 · Jeff (uncredited)

Johnny Come Lately

1943 · Butler

Watch on the Rhine

1943 · Horace

Heaven Can Wait

1943 · Jasper (uncredited)

Honeymoon Lodge

1943 · Porter

The Sky's the Limit

1943 · Colonial Club Doorman (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes in Washington

1943 · George

Shadow of a Doubt

1943 · Pullman Porter

The Black Swan

1942 · Margaret's Servant (uncredited)

Strictly in the Groove

1942 · Durham's Valet (uncredited)

The Talk of the Town

1942 · Supreme Court Doorkeeper (uncredited)

Tales of Manhattan

1942 · Grandpa

Tough as They Come

1942 · Eddie

Twin Beds

1942 · George

Among the Living

1941

Belle Starr

1941 · Bootblack in Saloon (uncredited)

Gentleman from Dixie

1941 · Jupe

The Flame of New Orleans

1941 · Samuel, Carriage Driver

Kisses for Breakfast

1941 · Old Jeff

Love Crazy

1941 · Robert - Hat Check Man at Party

Invisible Ghost

1941 · Evans the Butler

Adam Had Four Sons

1941 · Sam (uncredited)

Chad Hanna

1940 · Henry Prince

Murder Over New York

1940 · Party Server

That Gang of Mine

1940 · Ben

Maryland

1940 · Reverend Bitters

Sporting Blood

1940 · Jeff

Broken Strings

1940 · Arthur Williams, Additional Dialogue

Zanzibar

1940 · Bino

Alice in Movieland

1940 · Train Porter

Way Down South

1939 · Uncle Caton, Writer

Secrets of a Nurse

1938 · 'Tiger', Lee's Handler

Prison Train

1938 · Train Steward / Sam

The Toy Wife

1938 · Brutus

Spirit of Youth

1938 · Frankie Walburn, Original Music Composer

Jungle Menace

1937 · Lightning

High Hat

1937 · Congo MacRosenbloom

Deep South

1937

Mysterious Crossing

1936 · Lincoln

Daniel Boone

1936 · Pompey

The Green Pastures

1936 · Angel (uncredited)

Spendthrift

1936 · Restaurant Table Captain

Show Boat

1936 · Sam

The Broken Earth

The Broken Earth

1936 · The Farmer

Laughing Irish Eyes

1936 · Deacon

Muss 'em Up

1936 · William

So Red the Rose

1935 · Cato

Beautiful Dreamer

Beautiful Dreamer

1935

East of Java

1935 · First Mate Johnson

Harmony Lane

1935 · Old Joe

O'Shaughnessy's Boy

1935 · Jeff

After the Dance

1935 · Cook

Alias Mary Dow

1935 · 'Rufe'

Red Hot Tires

1935 · Bud's Truck Partner

Broadway Bill

1934 · Whitey

Kid Millions

1934 · Native (uncredited)

Black Moon

1934 · 'Lunch' McClaren

The Personality Kid

1934 · Shamrock

A Very Honorable Guy

1934 · Black Man

Massacre

1934 · Sam

Flying Down to Rio

1933 · Caddy in Haiti (uncredited)

Fury of the Jungle

1933 · Sunrise

The Wrecker

1933 · Chauffeur

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

1933 · Self

The Life of Jimmy Dolan

1933 · Masseur

The Mind Reader

1933 · Sam

From Hell to Heaven

1933 · Sam

Frisco Jenny

1933 · Voice of Singer (uncredited)

Laughter in Hell

1933 · Abraham Jackson

The Death Kiss

1932 · Shoeshine Man

If I Had a Million

1932 · Death Row Singing Prisoner (uncredited)

Man Against Woman

1932 · Smoke Johnson

Washington Merry-Go-Round

1932 · Clarence

The Cabin in the Cotton

1932 · A Blind Negro

Hell's Highway

1932 · Rascal, Original Music Composer

Big City Blues

1932 · Nightclub Singer (uncredited)

White Zombie

1932 · Coach Driver

Winner Take All

1932 · Rosebud, the Trainer

Is My Face Red?

1932 · Horatio

Attorney for the Defense

1932 · Jefferson Q. Leffingwell

Night World

1932 · Tim Washington, the Doorman

Lena Rivers

1932 · Curfew

The Wet Parade

1932 · Taylor Tibbs

Prestige

1932 · Nham

The Woman from Monte Carlo

1932 · Tombeau

X Marks the Spot

1931 · Eustace Brown

Safe in Hell

1931 · Newcastle

The Secret Witness

1931 · Jeff - Building Janitor

Secret Service

1931 · Jonas Polk

Huckleberry Finn

1931 · Jim

The Fighting Sheriff

1931 · Curfew

Dirigible

1931 · Clarence

The Last Parade

1931 · Alabam' / Singing Voice of Condemned Man (uncredited)

Derelict

1930 · Driver (uncredited)

Outside the Law

1930 · Party Guest (uncredited)

Rain or Shine

1930 · Nero

The Thoroughbred

1930 · Stablehand

Swing High

1930 · Singer

Honey

1930 · Black Revivalist

A Royal Romance

1930 · Rusty

Guilty?

1930 · Jefferson

New York Nights

1929 · Cabaret Singer (uncredited)

Hallelujah

1929 · Church Member (uncredited)

Election Day

1929 · Farina's father

Hearts in Dixie

1929 · Nappus

The Custard Nine

The Custard Nine

1921 · , Producer

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