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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, 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.
The roles that explain the career.
80 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Black Stallion | Snoe | Film |
| 1977 | Passing Through | Papa Harris | Film |
| 1976 | Car Wash | Snapper | Film |
| 1973 | The World's Greatest Athlete | Gazenga's Assistant | Film |
| 1972 | Buck and the Preacher | Cudjo | Film |
| 1959 | Porgy and Bess | Peter | Film |
| 1954 | She Couldn't Say No | Diaper Delivery Man | Film |
| 1953 | Jamaica Run | Mose | Film |
| 1953 | The Sun Shines Bright | Uncle Zack | Film |
| 1952 | Caribbean | Quashy | Film |
| 1951 | My Forbidden Past | Pompey | Film |
| 1951 | Apache Drums | Jehu | Film |
| 1950 | Katie Did It | Mose | Film |
| 1950 | Riding High | Whitey | Film |
| 1950 | County Fair | Romulus (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | An Act of Murder | Mr. Pope | Film |
| 1947 | Welcome Stranger | Clarence, Train Waiter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Two Smart People | Train Porter | Film |
| 1945 | Without Love | Train Porter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | God Is My Co-Pilot | Frank (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | She Wouldn't Say Yes | Porter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | In the Meantime, Darling | Henry | Film |
| 1944 | The Thin Man Goes Home | Porter on Train (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | San Diego I Love You | Porter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Double Indemnity | Man (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | The Soul of a Monster | Entertainer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Jam Session | Henry | Film |
| 1943 | Johnny Come Lately | Butler | Film |
| 1943 | The Sky's the Limit | Colonial Club Doorman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Watch on the Rhine | Horace | Film |
| 1943 | Sherlock Holmes in Washington | George | Film |
| 1943 | Flesh and Fantasy | Jeff (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Shadow of a Doubt | Pullman Porter | Film |
| 1942 | The Talk of the Town | Supreme Court Doorkeeper (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | Twin Beds | George | Film |
| 1941 | Love Crazy | Robert - Hat Check Man at Party | Film |
| 1941 | The Flame of New Orleans | Samuel, Carriage Driver | Film |
| 1941 | Invisible Ghost | Evans the Butler | Film |
| 1941 | Adam Had Four Sons | Sam (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Kisses for Breakfast | Old Jeff | Film |
| 1940 | That Gang of Mine | Ben | Film |
| 1940 | Murder Over New York | Party Server | Film |
| 1939 | Way Down South | Uncle Caton | Film |
| 1938 | Prison Train | Train Steward / Sam | Film |
| 1938 | Secrets of a Nurse | 'Tiger', Lee's Handler | Film |
| 1938 | The Toy Wife | Brutus | Film |
| 1937 | High Hat | Congo MacRosenbloom | Film |
| 1936 | Muss 'em Up | William | Film |
| 1936 | Show Boat | Sam | Film |
| 1936 | Daniel Boone | Pompey | Film |
| 1936 | The Green Pastures | Angel (uncredited) | Film |
| 1935 | Harmony Lane | Old Joe | Film |
| 1935 | O'Shaughnessy's Boy | Jeff | Film |
| 1934 | Black Moon | 'Lunch' McClaren | Film |
| 1934 | Broadway Bill | Whitey | Film |
| 1934 | The Personality Kid | Shamrock | Film |
| 1934 | Massacre | Sam | Film |
| 1934 | A Very Honorable Guy | Black Man | Film |
| 1933 | Frisco Jenny | Voice of Singer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1933 | The Mind Reader | Sam | Film |
| 1933 | Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 | Self | Film |
| 1933 | Flying Down to Rio | Caddy in Haiti (uncredited) | Film |
| 1933 | Laughter in Hell | Abraham Jackson | Film |
| 1933 | From Hell to Heaven | Sam | Film |
| 1933 | The Life of Jimmy Dolan | Masseur | Film |
| 1932 | Winner Take All | Rosebud, the Trainer | Film |
| 1932 | White Zombie | Coach Driver | Film |
| 1932 | The Woman from Monte Carlo | Tombeau | Film |
| 1932 | Is My Face Red? | Horatio | Film |
| 1932 | Washington Merry-Go-Round | Clarence | Film |
| 1932 | If I Had a Million | Death Row Singing Prisoner (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | The Cabin in the Cotton | A Blind Negro | Film |
| 1932 | The Wet Parade | Taylor Tibbs | Film |
| 1932 | The Death Kiss | Shoeshine Man | Film |
| 1932 | Lena Rivers | Curfew | Film |
| 1932 | Hell's Highway | Rascal | Film |
| 1932 | Big City Blues | Nightclub Singer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1932 | Prestige | Nham | Film |
| 1931 | Safe in Hell | Newcastle | Film |
| 1931 | X Marks the Spot | Eustace Brown | Film |
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