Birthday
1889/10/13
Day of death
1979/10/13 (90 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Also know as
Clarence Muese
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 degre...Read more
(1941) Love Crazy
as Robert - Hat Check Man at Party
(1941) Invisible Ghost
as Evans the Butler
(1943) Shadow of a Doubt
as Pullman Porter
(1942) The Talk of the Town
as Supreme Court Doorkeeper (uncredited)
(1938) Secrets of a Nurse
as 'Tiger', Lee's Handler
(1972) Buck and the Preacher
as Cudjo
(1933) The Wrecker
as Chauffeur
(1932) Man Against Woman
as Smoke Johnson
(1933) Flying Down to Rio
as Caddy in Haiti (uncredited)
(1934) Black Moon
as 'Lunch' McClaren
(1942) The Black Swan
as Margaret's Servant (uncredited)
(1941) The Flame of New Orleans
as Samuel, Carriage Driver
(1976) Car Wash
as Snapper
(1940) Murder Over New York
as Party Server
(1979) The Black Stallion
as Snoe
(1932) Winner Take All
as Rosebud, the Trainer
(1933) Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
as Self
(1951) Apache Drums
as Jehu
(1936) Laughing Irish Eyes
as Deacon
(1934) Broadway Bill
as Whitey
(1946) Two Smart People
as Train Porter
(1933) Laughter in Hell
as Abraham Jackson
(1945) She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Porter
(1945) God Is My Co-Pilot
as Frank (uncredited)
(1950) Riding High
as Whitey
(1939) Way Down South
as Uncle Caton
(1931) X Marks the Spot
as Eustace Brown
(1932) Lena Rivers
as Curfew
(1941) Among the Living
as ---
(1933) From Hell to Heaven
as Sam
(1952) Caribbean
as Quashy
(1941) Kisses for Breakfast
as Old Jeff
(1934) Massacre
as Sam
(1931) Secret Service
as Jonas Polk
(1929) Election Day
as Farina's father
(1935) O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Jeff
(1937) High Hat
as Congo MacRosenbloom
(1936) Daniel Boone
as Pompey
(1937) Jungle Menace
as Lightning
(1947) Welcome Stranger
as Clarence, Train Waiter (uncredited)
(1935) So Red the Rose
as Cato
(1945) Jungle Queen
as Kyba
(1933) The Mind Reader
as Sam
(1938) Spirit of Youth
as Frankie Walburn
(1938) The Toy Wife
as Brutus
(1943) The Sky's the Limit
as Colonial Club Doorman (uncredited)
(1932) Is My Face Red?
as Horatio
(1932) The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Tombeau
(1932) Night World
as Tim Washington, the Doorman
(1932) Washington Merry-Go-Round
as Clarence
(1931) Prestige
as Nham
(1933) Fury of the Jungle
as Sunrise
(1929) Hearts in Dixie
as Nappus
(1940) Broken Strings
as Arthur Williams
(1921) The Custard Nine
as ---
(1929) Hallelujah
as Church Member (uncredited)
(1929) New York Nights
as Cabaret Singer (uncredited)
(1930) Guilty?
as Jefferson
(1930) Outside the Law
as Party Guest (uncredited)
(1930) Derelict
as Driver (uncredited)
(1937) Deep South
as ---
(1931) The Last Parade
as Alabam' / Singing Voice of Condemned Man (uncredited)
(1932) Hell's Highway
as Rascal
(1932) If I Had a Million
as Death Row Singing Prisoner (uncredited)
(1933) Frisco Jenny
as Voice of Singer (uncredited)
(1973) The World's Greatest Athlete
as Gazenga's Assistant
(1936) Mysterious Crossing
as Lincoln
(1940) Alice in Movieland
as Train Porter
(1959) Porgy and Bess
as Peter
(1931) Huckleberry Finn
as Jim
(1933) The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Masseur
(1930) The Thoroughbred
as Stablehand
(1935) Red Hot Tires
as Bud's Truck Partner
(1944) Double Indemnity
as Man (uncredited)
(1949) The Great Dan Patch
as Voodoo
(1934) A Very Honorable Guy
as Black Man
(1935) After the Dance
as Cook
(1936) Spendthrift
as Restaurant Table Captain
(1934) The Personality Kid
as Shamrock
(1935) Alias Mary Dow
as 'Rufe'
(1931) Safe in Hell
as Newcastle
(1931) The Secret Witness
as Jeff - Building Janitor
(1940) Sporting Blood
as Jeff
(1930) Rain or Shine
as Nero
(1931) Dirigible
as Clarence
(1930) Swing High
as Singer
(1953) Jamaica Run
as Mose
(1956) Jungle Safari
as Kyba
(1934) Kid Millions
as Native
(1953) The Sun Shines Bright
as Uncle Zack
(1947) A Likely Story
as Porter (uncredited)
(1945) Scarlet Street
as Ben - Bank Janitor (uncredited)
(1944) Stars on Parade
as Carter (uncredited)
(1946) Jungle Terror
as Lightin'
(1940) That Gang of Mine
as Ben
(1944) In the Meantime, Darling
as Henry
(1936) The Green Pastures
as Angel (uncredited)
(1935) Harmony Lane
as Old Joe
(1952) The Las Vegas Story
as Train Porter (uncredited)
(1947) My Favorite Brunette
as Second Man on Death Row (uncredited)
(1932) Attorney for the Defense
as Jefferson Q. Leffingwell
(1947) The Peanut Man
as Dr. George Washington Carver
(1943) Watch on the Rhine
as Horace
(1944) San Diego I Love You
as Porter (uncredited)
(1940) Chad Hanna
as Henry Prince
(1940) Maryland
as Reverend Bitters
(1930) Honey
as Black Revivalist
(1948) An Act of Murder
as Mr. Pope
(1941) Adam Had Four Sons
as Sam (uncredited)
(1932) Big City Blues
as Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
(1944) The Soul of a Monster
as Entertainer (uncredited)
(1932) The Wet Parade
as Taylor Tibbs
(1932) The Cabin in the Cotton
as A Blind Negro
(1977) Passing Through
as Papa Harris
(1950) Katie Did It
as Mose
(1942) Tough as They Come
as Eddie
(1944) The Racket Man
as George the Butler
(1931) The Fighting Sheriff
as Curfew
(1941) Belle Starr
as Bootblack in Saloon (uncredited)
(1943) Flesh and Fantasy
as Jeff (uncredited)
(1943) Heaven Can Wait
as Jasper
(1941) Gentleman from Dixie
as Jupe
(1973) A Dream for Christmas
as Donald Freeland
(1945) Without Love
as Train Porter
(1942) Twin Beds
as George
(1936) Muss 'em Up
as William
(1930) A Royal Romance
as Rusty
(1954) She Couldn't Say No
as Diaper Delivery Man
(1932) The Death Kiss
as Shoeshine Man
(1943) Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as George
(1943) Honeymoon Lodge
as Porter
(1943) Over the Wall
as Sam
(1935) East of Java
as First Mate Johnson
(1936) The Broken Earth
as The Farmer
(1951) My Forbidden Past
as Pompey
(1947) Unconquered
as Jason
(1975) Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)
(1936) Show Boat
as Sam
(1940) Zanzibar
as Bino
(1944) Jam Session
as Henry
(1947) Joe Palooka in the Knockout
as Smoky
(1938) Prison Train
as Train Steward / Sam
(1943) Johnny Come Lately
as Butler
(1942) Strictly in the Groove
as Durham's Valet (uncredited)
(1942) Tales of Manhattan
as Grandpa (Robeson sequence)
(1932) White Zombie
as Coach driver
(1950) Lux Video Theatre
as Albert
(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour
as ---
(1955) Casablanca
as ---
(1952) Four Star Playhouse
as Phil