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