Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Acting

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

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 degre...Read more

Acting
Love Crazy
7.1

(1941) Love Crazy

as Robert - Hat Check Man at Party

Invisible Ghost
5.2

(1941) Invisible Ghost

as Evans the Butler

Shadow of a Doubt
7.5

(1943) Shadow of a Doubt

as Pullman Porter

The Talk of the Town
7.3

(1942) The Talk of the Town

as Supreme Court Doorkeeper (uncredited)

Secrets of a Nurse
3.0

(1938) Secrets of a Nurse

as 'Tiger', Lee's Handler

Buck and the Preacher
6.2

(1972) Buck and the Preacher

as Cudjo

The Wrecker
1.0

(1933) The Wrecker

as Chauffeur

Man Against Woman
3.5

(1932) Man Against Woman

as Smoke Johnson

Flying Down to Rio
6.2

(1933) Flying Down to Rio

as Caddy in Haiti (uncredited)

Black Moon
5.2

(1934) Black Moon

as 'Lunch' McClaren

The Black Swan
6.4

(1942) The Black Swan

as Margaret's Servant (uncredited)

The Flame of New Orleans
6.0

(1941) The Flame of New Orleans

as Samuel, Carriage Driver

Car Wash
6.0

(1976) Car Wash

as Snapper

Murder Over New York
6.1

(1940) Murder Over New York

as Party Server

The Black Stallion
7.0

(1979) The Black Stallion

as Snoe

Winner Take All
5.3

(1932) Winner Take All

as Rosebud, the Trainer

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
0.0

(1933) Hollywood on Parade No. A-12

as Self

Apache Drums
6.2

(1951) Apache Drums

as Jehu

Laughing Irish Eyes
0.0

(1936) Laughing Irish Eyes

as Deacon

Broadway Bill
6.0

(1934) Broadway Bill

as Whitey

Two Smart People
6.4

(1946) Two Smart People

as Train Porter

Laughter in Hell
1.0

(1933) Laughter in Hell

as Abraham Jackson

She Wouldn't Say Yes
5.9

(1945) She Wouldn't Say Yes

as Porter

God Is My Co-Pilot
7.0

(1945) God Is My Co-Pilot

as Frank (uncredited)

Riding High
5.8

(1950) Riding High

as Whitey

Way Down South
5.4

(1939) Way Down South

as Uncle Caton

X Marks the Spot
6.0

(1931) X Marks the Spot

as Eustace Brown

Lena Rivers
5.5

(1932) Lena Rivers

as Curfew

Among the Living
6.0

(1941) Among the Living

as ---

From Hell to Heaven
7.2

(1933) From Hell to Heaven

as Sam

Caribbean
5.8

(1952) Caribbean

as Quashy

Kisses for Breakfast
5.5

(1941) Kisses for Breakfast

as Old Jeff

Massacre
5.8

(1934) Massacre

as Sam

Secret Service
6.0

(1931) Secret Service

as Jonas Polk

Election Day
7.0

(1929) Election Day

as Farina's father

O'Shaughnessy's Boy
6.0

(1935) O'Shaughnessy's Boy

as Jeff

High Hat
5.0

(1937) High Hat

as Congo MacRosenbloom

Daniel Boone
4.9

(1936) Daniel Boone

as Pompey

Jungle Menace
5.0

(1937) Jungle Menace

as Lightning

Welcome Stranger
6.6

(1947) Welcome Stranger

as Clarence, Train Waiter (uncredited)

So Red the Rose
6.5

(1935) So Red the Rose

as Cato

Jungle Queen
5.0

(1945) Jungle Queen

as Kyba

The Mind Reader
6.3

(1933) The Mind Reader

as Sam

Spirit of Youth
5.5

(1938) Spirit of Youth

as Frankie Walburn

The Toy Wife
4.8

(1938) The Toy Wife

as Brutus

The Sky's the Limit
6.2

(1943) The Sky's the Limit

as Colonial Club Doorman (uncredited)

Is My Face Red?
5.0

(1932) Is My Face Red?

as Horatio

The Woman from Monte Carlo
5.0

(1932) The Woman from Monte Carlo

as Tombeau

Night World
6.7

(1932) Night World

as Tim Washington, the Doorman

Washington Merry-Go-Round
6.7

(1932) Washington Merry-Go-Round

as Clarence

Prestige
5.5

(1931) Prestige

as Nham

Fury of the Jungle
0.0

(1933) Fury of the Jungle

as Sunrise

Hearts in Dixie
3.0

(1929) Hearts in Dixie

as Nappus

Broken Strings
4.5

(1940) Broken Strings

as Arthur Williams

0.0

(1921) The Custard Nine

as ---

Hallelujah
6.6

(1929) Hallelujah

as Church Member (uncredited)

New York Nights
4.8

(1929) New York Nights

as Cabaret Singer (uncredited)

Guilty?
0.0

(1930) Guilty?

as Jefferson

Outside the Law
4.7

(1930) Outside the Law

as Party Guest (uncredited)

Derelict
10.0

(1930) Derelict

as Driver (uncredited)

Deep South
6.0

(1937) Deep South

as ---

The Last Parade
0.0

(1931) The Last Parade

as Alabam' / Singing Voice of Condemned Man (uncredited)

Hell's Highway
6.1

(1932) Hell's Highway

as Rascal

If I Had a Million
6.5

(1932) If I Had a Million

as Death Row Singing Prisoner (uncredited)

Frisco Jenny
6.3

(1933) Frisco Jenny

as Voice of Singer (uncredited)

The World's Greatest Athlete
5.3

(1973) The World's Greatest Athlete

as Gazenga's Assistant

Mysterious Crossing
0.0

(1936) Mysterious Crossing

as Lincoln

Alice in Movieland
6.3

(1940) Alice in Movieland

as Train Porter

Porgy and Bess
6.1

(1959) Porgy and Bess

as Peter

Huckleberry Finn
8.0

(1931) Huckleberry Finn

as Jim

The Life of Jimmy Dolan
6.0

(1933) The Life of Jimmy Dolan

as Masseur

The Thoroughbred
4.6

(1930) The Thoroughbred

as Stablehand

Red Hot Tires
5.8

(1935) Red Hot Tires

as Bud's Truck Partner

Double Indemnity
8.1

(1944) Double Indemnity

as Man (uncredited)

The Great Dan Patch
5.0

(1949) The Great Dan Patch

as Voodoo

A Very Honorable Guy
2.0

(1934) A Very Honorable Guy

as Black Man

After the Dance
6.0

(1935) After the Dance

as Cook

Spendthrift
5.0

(1936) Spendthrift

as Restaurant Table Captain

The Personality Kid
4.2

(1934) The Personality Kid

as Shamrock

Alias Mary Dow
6.2

(1935) Alias Mary Dow

as 'Rufe'

Safe in Hell
6.8

(1931) Safe in Hell

as Newcastle

The Secret Witness
3.0

(1931) The Secret Witness

as Jeff - Building Janitor

Sporting Blood
4.3

(1940) Sporting Blood

as Jeff

Rain or Shine
6.2

(1930) Rain or Shine

as Nero

Dirigible
5.6

(1931) Dirigible

as Clarence

Swing High
6.5

(1930) Swing High

as Singer

Jamaica Run
5.0

(1953) Jamaica Run

as Mose

Jungle Safari
4.0

(1956) Jungle Safari

as Kyba

Kid Millions
6.5

(1934) Kid Millions

as Native

The Sun Shines Bright
6.5

(1953) The Sun Shines Bright

as Uncle Zack

A Likely Story
4.2

(1947) A Likely Story

as Porter (uncredited)

Scarlet Street
7.6

(1945) Scarlet Street

as Ben - Bank Janitor (uncredited)

Stars on Parade
0.0

(1944) Stars on Parade

as Carter (uncredited)

Jungle Terror
0.0

(1946) Jungle Terror

as Lightin'

That Gang of Mine
5.6

(1940) That Gang of Mine

as Ben

In the Meantime, Darling
5.0

(1944) In the Meantime, Darling

as Henry

The Green Pastures
6.3

(1936) The Green Pastures

as Angel (uncredited)

Harmony Lane
3.5

(1935) Harmony Lane

as Old Joe

The Las Vegas Story
5.8

(1952) The Las Vegas Story

as Train Porter (uncredited)

My Favorite Brunette
6.7

(1947) My Favorite Brunette

as Second Man on Death Row (uncredited)

Attorney for the Defense
6.0

(1932) Attorney for the Defense

as Jefferson Q. Leffingwell

The Peanut Man
0.0

(1947) The Peanut Man

as Dr. George Washington Carver

Watch on the Rhine
6.7

(1943) Watch on the Rhine

as Horace

San Diego I Love You
6.3

(1944) San Diego I Love You

as Porter (uncredited)

Chad Hanna
6.0

(1940) Chad Hanna

as Henry Prince

Maryland
6.2

(1940) Maryland

as Reverend Bitters

Honey
5.0

(1930) Honey

as Black Revivalist

An Act of Murder
6.8

(1948) An Act of Murder

as Mr. Pope

Adam Had Four Sons
6.0

(1941) Adam Had Four Sons

as Sam (uncredited)

Big City Blues
5.3

(1932) Big City Blues

as Nightclub Singer (uncredited)

The Soul of a Monster
4.8

(1944) The Soul of a Monster

as Entertainer (uncredited)

The Wet Parade
5.8

(1932) The Wet Parade

as Taylor Tibbs

The Cabin in the Cotton
6.3

(1932) The Cabin in the Cotton

as A Blind Negro

Passing Through
5.0

(1977) Passing Through

as Papa Harris

Katie Did It
6.0

(1950) Katie Did It

as Mose

Tough as They Come
0.0

(1942) Tough as They Come

as Eddie

The Racket Man
7.0

(1944) The Racket Man

as George the Butler

The Fighting Sheriff
0.0

(1931) The Fighting Sheriff

as Curfew

Belle Starr
5.6

(1941) Belle Starr

as Bootblack in Saloon (uncredited)

Flesh and Fantasy
6.7

(1943) Flesh and Fantasy

as Jeff (uncredited)

Heaven Can Wait
6.9

(1943) Heaven Can Wait

as Jasper

Gentleman from Dixie
6.0

(1941) Gentleman from Dixie

as Jupe

A Dream for Christmas
6.0

(1973) A Dream for Christmas

as Donald Freeland

Without Love
6.8

(1945) Without Love

as Train Porter

Twin Beds
2.7

(1942) Twin Beds

as George

Muss 'em Up
5.5

(1936) Muss 'em Up

as William

A Royal Romance
0.0

(1930) A Royal Romance

as Rusty

She Couldn't Say No
5.6

(1954) She Couldn't Say No

as Diaper Delivery Man

The Death Kiss
5.3

(1932) The Death Kiss

as Shoeshine Man

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
6.7

(1943) Sherlock Holmes in Washington

as George

Honeymoon Lodge
0.0

(1943) Honeymoon Lodge

as Porter

Over the Wall
0.0

(1943) Over the Wall

as Sam

East of Java
6.0

(1935) East of Java

as First Mate Johnson

1.0

(1936) The Broken Earth

as The Farmer

My Forbidden Past
5.7

(1951) My Forbidden Past

as Pompey

Unconquered
6.2

(1947) Unconquered

as Jason

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
0.0

(1975) Black Shadows on a Silver Screen

as Self (archive footage)

Show Boat
6.7

(1936) Show Boat

as Sam

Zanzibar
0.0

(1940) Zanzibar

as Bino

Jam Session
6.0

(1944) Jam Session

as Henry

Joe Palooka in the Knockout
6.0

(1947) Joe Palooka in the Knockout

as Smoky

Prison Train
6.0

(1938) Prison Train

as Train Steward / Sam

Johnny Come Lately
6.7

(1943) Johnny Come Lately

as Butler

Strictly in the Groove
0.0

(1942) Strictly in the Groove

as Durham's Valet (uncredited)

Tales of Manhattan
6.3

(1942) Tales of Manhattan

as Grandpa (Robeson sequence)

White Zombie
5.9

(1932) White Zombie

as Coach driver

6.0

(1950) Lux Video Theatre

as Albert

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as ---

Casablanca
10.0

(1955) Casablanca

as ---

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Phil