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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 the Harlem Renaissance with two Harlem...
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Porgy and Bess
as Peter

Jungle Safari
as Kyba

She Couldn't Say No
as Diaper Delivery Man

The Sun Shines Bright
as Uncle Zack

Jamaica Run
as Mose

Caribbean
as Quashy

The Las Vegas Story
as Train Porter (uncredited)

My Forbidden Past
as Pompey

Apache Drums
as Jehu

Katie Did It
as Mose

County Fair
as Romulus (uncredited)

Riding High
as Whitey

The Great Dan Patch
as Voodoo

An Act of Murder
as Mr. Pope

Silver River
as Servant (uncredited)

Unconquered
as Jason

Joe Palooka in the Knockout
as Smoky

Welcome Stranger
as Clarence, Train Waiter (uncredited)

The Peanut Man
as Dr. George Washington Carver

A Likely Story
as Porter (uncredited)

My Favorite Brunette
as Second Man on Death Row (uncredited)

Two Smart People
as Train Porter

Jungle Terror
as Lightin'

Scarlet Street
as Ben - Bank Janitor (uncredited)

She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Porter (uncredited)

God Is My Co-Pilot
as Frank (uncredited)

Without Love
as Train Porter (uncredited)

Jungle Queen
as Kyba

The Thin Man Goes Home
as Porter on Train (uncredited)

San Diego I Love You
as Porter (uncredited)

In the Meantime, Darling
as Henry

The Soul of a Monster
as Entertainer (uncredited)

Double Indemnity
as Man (uncredited)

Stars on Parade
as Carter (uncredited)

Follow the Boys
as Singer (uncredited)

Jam Session
as Henry

The Racket Man
as George the Butler

Over the Wall
as Sam

Flesh and Fantasy
as Jeff (uncredited)

Johnny Come Lately
as Butler

Watch on the Rhine
as Horace

Heaven Can Wait
as Jasper (uncredited)

Honeymoon Lodge
as Porter

The Sky's the Limit
as Colonial Club Doorman (uncredited)

Sherlock Holmes in Washington
as George

Shadow of a Doubt
as Pullman Porter

The Black Swan
as Margaret's Servant (uncredited)

Strictly in the Groove
as Durham's Valet (uncredited)

The Talk of the Town
as Supreme Court Doorkeeper (uncredited)

Tales of Manhattan
as Grandpa

Tough as They Come
as Eddie

Twin Beds
as George

Among the Living

Belle Starr
as Bootblack in Saloon (uncredited)

Gentleman from Dixie
as Jupe

The Flame of New Orleans
as Samuel, Carriage Driver

Kisses for Breakfast
as Old Jeff

Love Crazy
as Robert - Hat Check Man at Party

Invisible Ghost
as Evans the Butler

Adam Had Four Sons
as Sam (uncredited)

Chad Hanna
as Henry Prince

Murder Over New York
as Party Server

That Gang of Mine
as Ben

Maryland
as Reverend Bitters

Sporting Blood
as Jeff

Broken Strings
as Arthur Williams

Zanzibar
as Bino

Alice in Movieland
as Train Porter

Way Down South
as Uncle Caton

Secrets of a Nurse
as 'Tiger', Lee's Handler

Prison Train
as Train Steward / Sam

The Toy Wife
as Brutus

Spirit of Youth
as Frankie Walburn

Jungle Menace
as Lightning

High Hat
as Congo MacRosenbloom

Deep South

Mysterious Crossing
as Lincoln

Daniel Boone
as Pompey

The Green Pastures
as Angel (uncredited)

Spendthrift
as Restaurant Table Captain

Show Boat
as Sam
The Broken Earth
as The Farmer

Laughing Irish Eyes
as Deacon

Muss 'em Up
as William

So Red the Rose
as Cato
Beautiful Dreamer

East of Java
as First Mate Johnson

Harmony Lane
as Old Joe

O'Shaughnessy's Boy
as Jeff

After the Dance
as Cook

Alias Mary Dow
as 'Rufe'

Red Hot Tires
as Bud's Truck Partner

Broadway Bill
as Whitey

Kid Millions
as Native (uncredited)

Black Moon
as 'Lunch' McClaren

The Personality Kid
as Shamrock

A Very Honorable Guy
as Black Man

Massacre
as Sam

Flying Down to Rio
as Caddy in Haiti (uncredited)

Fury of the Jungle
as Sunrise

The Wrecker
as Chauffeur

Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
as Self

The Life of Jimmy Dolan
as Masseur

The Mind Reader
as Sam

From Hell to Heaven
as Sam

Frisco Jenny
as Voice of Singer (uncredited)

Laughter in Hell
as Abraham Jackson

The Death Kiss
as Shoeshine Man

If I Had a Million
as Death Row Singing Prisoner (uncredited)

Man Against Woman
as Smoke Johnson

Washington Merry-Go-Round
as Clarence

The Cabin in the Cotton
as A Blind Negro

Hell's Highway
as Rascal

Big City Blues
as Nightclub Singer (uncredited)

White Zombie
as Coach Driver

Winner Take All
as Rosebud, the Trainer

Is My Face Red?
as Horatio

Attorney for the Defense
as Jefferson Q. Leffingwell

Night World
as Tim Washington, the Doorman

Lena Rivers
as Curfew

The Wet Parade
as Taylor Tibbs

Prestige
as Nham

The Woman from Monte Carlo
as Tombeau

X Marks the Spot
as Eustace Brown

Safe in Hell
as Newcastle

The Secret Witness
as Jeff - Building Janitor

Secret Service
as Jonas Polk

Huckleberry Finn
as Jim

The Fighting Sheriff
as Curfew

Dirigible
as Clarence

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

Derelict
as Driver (uncredited)

Outside the Law
as Party Guest (uncredited)

Rain or Shine
as Nero

The Thoroughbred
as Stablehand

Swing High
as Singer

Honey
as Black Revivalist

A Royal Romance
as Rusty

Guilty?
as Jefferson