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Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse
  • Name: Clarence Muse
  • Birthday: 1889-10-13
  • Also known as: Clarence Muese
  • Place of birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Popularity: 0.126
Biography: 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... Read More

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Title Release date
The Black Stallion   as  Snoe 1979-10-13
Passing Through   as  Papa Harris 1977-08-06
Car Wash   as  Snapper 1976-10-22
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen   as  Self (archive footage) 1975-04-19
A Dream for Christmas   as  Donald Freeland 1973-12-24
The World's Greatest Athlete   as  Gazenga's Assistant 1973-02-14
Buck and the Preacher   as  Cudjo 1972-03-17
Porgy and Bess   as  Peter 1959-06-24
Jungle Safari   as  Kyba 1956-01-01
She Couldn't Say No   as  Diaper Delivery Man 1954-02-15
The Sun Shines Bright   as  Uncle Zack 1953-05-02
Jamaica Run   as  Mose 1953-04-21
Caribbean   as  Quashy 1952-09-01
The Las Vegas Story   as  Train Porter (uncredited) 1952-01-30
My Forbidden Past   as  Pompey 1951-04-25
Apache Drums   as  Jehu 1951-04-01
Katie Did It   as  Mose 1950-11-26
Riding High   as  Whitey 1950-04-12
The Great Dan Patch   as  Voodoo 1949-07-22
An Act of Murder   as  Mr. Pope 1948-12-05
Unconquered   as  Jason 1947-10-10
Joe Palooka in the Knockout   as  Smoky 1947-09-20
Welcome Stranger   as  Clarence, Train Waiter (uncredited) 1947-06-13
The Peanut Man   as  Dr. George Washington Carver 1947-06-01
A Likely Story   as  Porter (uncredited) 1947-04-18
My Favorite Brunette   as  Second Man on Death Row (uncredited) 1947-03-19
Two Smart People   as  Train Porter 1946-06-04
Jungle Terror   as  Lightin' 1946-06-01
Scarlet Street   as  Ben - Bank Janitor (uncredited) 1945-12-25
She Wouldn't Say Yes   as  Porter 1945-11-29
God Is My Co-Pilot   as  Frank (uncredited) 1945-04-07
Without Love   as  Train Porter 1945-03-22
Jungle Queen   as  Kyba 1945-01-22
San Diego I Love You   as  Porter (uncredited) 1944-09-29
In the Meantime, Darling   as  Henry 1944-09-22
The Soul of a Monster   as  Entertainer (uncredited) 1944-08-17
Double Indemnity   as  Man (uncredited) 1944-07-06
Stars on Parade   as  Carter (uncredited) 1944-05-25
Jam Session   as  Henry 1944-04-13
The Racket Man   as  George the Butler 1944-01-18
Over the Wall   as  Sam 1943-12-25
Flesh and Fantasy   as  Jeff (uncredited) 1943-10-29
Johnny Come Lately   as  Butler 1943-09-03
Watch on the Rhine   as  Horace 1943-08-27
Heaven Can Wait   as  Jasper 1943-08-05
Honeymoon Lodge   as  Porter 1943-07-23
The Sky's the Limit   as  Colonial Club Doorman (uncredited) 1943-07-13
Sherlock Holmes in Washington   as  George 1943-03-24
Shadow of a Doubt   as  Pullman Porter 1943-01-15
The Black Swan   as  Margaret's Servant (uncredited) 1942-12-04
Strictly in the Groove   as  Durham's Valet (uncredited) 1942-11-20
The Talk of the Town   as  Supreme Court Doorkeeper (uncredited) 1942-08-20
Tales of Manhattan   as  Grandpa (Robeson sequence) 1942-08-05
Tough as They Come   as  Eddie 1942-06-05
Twin Beds   as  George 1942-04-30
Among the Living 1941-12-12
Belle Starr   as  Bootblack in Saloon (uncredited) 1941-09-12
Gentleman from Dixie   as  Jupe 1941-09-02
The Flame of New Orleans   as  Samuel, Carriage Driver 1941-07-07
Kisses for Breakfast   as  Old Jeff 1941-07-05
Love Crazy   as  Robert - Hat Check Man at Party 1941-05-23
Invisible Ghost   as  Evans the Butler 1941-04-25
Adam Had Four Sons   as  Sam (uncredited) 1941-03-27
Chad Hanna   as  Henry Prince 1940-12-25
Murder Over New York   as  Party Server 1940-12-13
That Gang of Mine   as  Ben 1940-09-23
Maryland   as  Reverend Bitters 1940-07-19
Sporting Blood   as  Jeff 1940-07-11
Zanzibar   as  Bino 1940-03-08
Alice in Movieland   as  Train Porter 1940-03-03
Broken Strings   as  Arthur Williams 1940-01-01
Way Down South   as  Uncle Caton 1939-07-21
Secrets of a Nurse   as  'Tiger', Lee's Handler 1938-12-02
Prison Train   as  Train Steward / Sam 1938-10-17
The Toy Wife   as  Brutus 1938-06-10
Spirit of Youth   as  Frankie Walburn 1938-04-01
Jungle Menace   as  Lightning 1937-09-01
High Hat   as  Congo MacRosenbloom 1937-01-01
Deep South 1937-01-01
Mysterious Crossing   as  Lincoln 1936-12-27
Daniel Boone   as  Pompey 1936-10-16
The Green Pastures   as  Angel (uncredited) 1936-08-01
Spendthrift   as  Restaurant Table Captain 1936-07-22
Show Boat   as  Sam 1936-05-17
The Broken Earth   as  The Farmer 1936-04-16
Laughing Irish Eyes   as  Deacon 1936-03-04
Muss 'em Up   as  William 1936-02-13
So Red the Rose   as  Cato 1935-12-20
East of Java   as  First Mate Johnson 1935-12-01
Harmony Lane   as  Old Joe 1935-10-22
O'Shaughnessy's Boy   as  Jeff 1935-09-27
After the Dance   as  Cook 1935-06-25
Alias Mary Dow   as  'Rufe' 1935-05-01
Red Hot Tires   as  Bud's Truck Partner 1935-02-02
Broadway Bill   as  Whitey 1934-11-30
Kid Millions   as  Native 1934-11-10
Black Moon   as  'Lunch' McClaren 1934-06-15
The Personality Kid   as  Shamrock 1934-06-06
A Very Honorable Guy   as  Black Man 1934-04-18
Massacre   as  Sam 1934-01-20
Flying Down to Rio   as  Caddy in Haiti (uncredited) 1933-12-22
Fury of the Jungle   as  Sunrise 1933-10-23
The Wrecker   as  Chauffeur 1933-07-10
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12   as  Self 1933-06-29
The Life of Jimmy Dolan   as  Masseur 1933-06-03
The Mind Reader   as  Sam 1933-04-01
From Hell to Heaven   as  Sam 1933-02-24
Frisco Jenny   as  Voice of Singer (uncredited) 1933-01-14
Laughter in Hell   as  Abraham Jackson 1933-01-12
The Death Kiss   as  Shoeshine Man 1932-12-05
If I Had a Million   as  Death Row Singing Prisoner (uncredited) 1932-11-18
Man Against Woman   as  Smoke Johnson 1932-11-15
Washington Merry-Go-Round   as  Clarence 1932-10-15
The Cabin in the Cotton   as  A Blind Negro 1932-09-26
Hell's Highway   as  Rascal 1932-09-23
Big City Blues   as  Nightclub Singer (uncredited) 1932-09-18
White Zombie   as  Coach driver 1932-07-28
Winner Take All   as  Rosebud, the Trainer 1932-07-16
Is My Face Red?   as  Horatio 1932-06-17
Attorney for the Defense   as  Jefferson Q. Leffingwell 1932-05-21
Night World   as  Tim Washington, the Doorman 1932-05-04
Lena Rivers   as  Curfew 1932-03-27
The Wet Parade   as  Taylor Tibbs 1932-03-26
The Woman from Monte Carlo   as  Tombeau 1932-01-09
Prestige   as  Nham 1931-12-30
X Marks the Spot   as  Eustace Brown 1931-12-13
The Secret Witness   as  Jeff - Building Janitor 1931-12-12
Safe in Hell   as  Newcastle 1931-12-12
Secret Service   as  Jonas Polk 1931-11-14
Huckleberry Finn   as  Jim 1931-08-07
The Fighting Sheriff   as  Curfew 1931-05-15
Dirigible   as  Clarence 1931-02-01
The Last Parade   as  Alabam' / Singing Voice of Condemned Man (uncredited) 1931-01-31
Derelict   as  Driver (uncredited) 1930-11-22
Outside the Law   as  Party Guest (uncredited) 1930-09-18
Rain or Shine   as  Nero 1930-08-15
The Thoroughbred   as  Stablehand 1930-08-09
Swing High   as  Singer 1930-05-18
Honey   as  Black Revivalist 1930-03-29
A Royal Romance   as  Rusty 1930-03-17
Guilty?   as  Jefferson 1930-03-03
New York Nights   as  Cabaret Singer (uncredited) 1929-12-28
Hallelujah   as  Church Member (uncredited) 1929-08-20
Election Day   as  Farina's father 1929-01-12
Hearts in Dixie   as  Nappus 1929-01-02
The Custard Nine 1921-11-06