Clarence Muse
Born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA — Oct 13 1889• Died Oct 13 1979
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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 th…
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Clarence Muse's Credits
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Four Star Playhouse
Phil
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Lux Video Theatre
Albert
Shadow of a Doubt
Pullman Porter
Double Indemnity
Man (uncredited)
Car Wash
Snapper
Love Crazy
Robert - Hat Check Man at Party
The Black Swan
Margaret's Servant (uncredited)
Silver River
Servant (uncredited)
Heaven Can Wait
Jasper (uncredited)
The Talk of the Town
Supreme Court Doorkeeper (uncredited)
Flying Down to Rio
Caddy in Haiti (uncredited)
The Sun Shines Bright
Uncle Zack
Unconquered
Jason
Tales of Manhattan
Grandpa
The Black Stallion
Snoe
The Wet Parade
Taylor Tibbs
Jungle Queen
Kyba
If I Had a Million
Death Row Singing Prisoner (uncredited)
White Zombie
Coach Driver
Belle Starr
Bootblack in Saloon (uncredited)
Scarlet Street
Ben - Bank Janitor (uncredited)
God Is My Co-Pilot
Frank (uncredited)
Buck and the Preacher
Cudjo
Safe in Hell
Newcastle
Follow the Boys
Singer (uncredited)
Show Boat
Sam
The Wrecker
Chauffeur
Broadway Bill
Whitey
The Death Kiss
Shoeshine Man
Jamaica Run
Mose
Riding High
Whitey
Among the Living
Porgy and Bess
Peter
Without Love
Train Porter
Chad Hanna
Henry Prince
Sporting Blood
Jeff
Flesh and Fantasy
Jeff (uncredited)
A Likely Story
Porter (uncredited)
Tough as They Come
Eddie
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
George
The Racket Man
George the Butler
Casablanca
Massacre
Sam
Caribbean
Quashy
Way Down South
Uncle Caton
Apache Drums
Jehu
The Sky's the Limit
Colonial Club Doorman (uncredited)
The Las Vegas Story
Train Porter (uncredited)
Attorney for the Defense
Jefferson Q. Leffingwell
Winner Take All
Rosebud, the Trainer
The Flame of New Orleans
Samuel, Carriage Driver
Is My Face Red?
Horatio
Secrets of a Nurse
'Tiger', Lee's Handler
Johnny Come Lately
Butler
Frisco Jenny
Voice of Singer (uncredited)
The World's Greatest Athlete
Gazenga's Assistant
Muss 'em Up
William
Night World
Tim Washington, the Doorman
Rain or Shine
Nero
Derelict
Driver (uncredited)
Spendthrift
Restaurant Table Captain
The Great Dan Patch
Voodoo
That Gang of Mine
Ben
Huckleberry Finn
Jim
Kid Millions
Native (uncredited)
Maryland
Reverend Bitters
Honeymoon Lodge
Porter
Black Moon
'Lunch' McClaren
Swing High
Singer
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Clarence
Hell's Highway
Rascal
The Mind Reader
Sam
New York Nights
Cabaret Singer (uncredited)
An Act of Murder
Mr. Pope
She Couldn't Say No
Diaper Delivery Man
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Jeff
San Diego I Love You
Porter (uncredited)
Big City Blues
Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
Daniel Boone
Pompey
My Favorite Brunette
Second Man on Death Row (uncredited)
So Red the Rose
Cato
Red Hot Tires
Bud's Truck Partner
Watch on the Rhine
Horace
Laughter in Hell
Abraham Jackson
Invisible Ghost
Evans the Butler
Hallelujah
Church Member (uncredited)
Adam Had Four Sons
Sam (uncredited)
The Secret Witness
Jeff - Building Janitor
Outside the Law
Party Guest (uncredited)
Guilty?
Jefferson
Katie Did It
Mose
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Masseur
A Very Honorable Guy
Black Man
Dirigible
Clarence
Prison Train
Train Steward / Sam
The Toy Wife
Brutus
The Cabin in the Cotton
A Blind Negro
Two Smart People
Train Porter
A Dream for Christmas
Donald Freeland
The Woman from Monte Carlo
Tombeau
Twin Beds
George
Zanzibar
Bino
Alice in Movieland
Train Porter
The Soul of a Monster
Entertainer (uncredited)
Honey
Black Revivalist
Kisses for Breakfast
Old Jeff
The Thin Man Goes Home
Porter on Train (uncredited)
Stars on Parade
Carter (uncredited)
Murder Over New York
Party Server
Jungle Menace
Lightning
Harmony Lane
Old Joe
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Smoky
The Green Pastures
Angel (uncredited)
My Forbidden Past
Pompey
Lena Rivers
Curfew
East of Java
First Mate Johnson
Jungle Terror
Lightin'
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
Self (archive footage)
Deep South
After the Dance
Cook
Prestige
Nham
High Hat
Congo MacRosenbloom
Over the Wall
Sam
Secret Service
Jonas Polk
The Last Parade
Alabam' / Singing Voice of Condemned Man (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger
Clarence, Train Waiter (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Porter (uncredited)
Mysterious Crossing
Lincoln
Alias Mary Dow
'Rufe'
Passing Through
Papa Harris
Jam Session
Henry
A Royal Romance
Rusty
Laughing Irish Eyes
Deacon
The Fighting Sheriff
Curfew
The Personality Kid
Shamrock
From Hell to Heaven
Sam
In the Meantime, Darling
Henry
Broken Strings
Arthur Williams
Fury of the Jungle
Sunrise
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
Self
Man Against Woman
Smoke Johnson
The Thoroughbred
Stablehand
Strictly in the Groove
Durham's Valet (uncredited)
Jungle Safari
Kyba
Beautiful Dreamer
The Peanut Man
Dr. George Washington Carver
Gentleman from Dixie
Jupe
Spirit of Youth
Frankie Walburn
Hearts in Dixie
Nappus
Election Day
Farina's father
X Marks the Spot
Eustace Brown
The Broken Earth
The Farmer
The Custard Nine