Clarence Muse
Acting
Born October 13, 1889 · Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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 degree in 1911. He was acting in New York by the 1920s, during the Harlem Renaissance with two Harlem the…
Known For · 40 titles
Four Star Playhouse
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Lux Video Theatre
Double Indemnity
The Black Stallion
Shadow of a Doubt
Hallelujah
Unconquered
Car Wash
The Black Swan
Casablanca
Scarlet Street
Heaven Can Wait
Buck and the Preacher
White Zombie
Prestige
My Favorite Brunette
The Toy Wife
Belle Starr
Silver River
The Talk of the Town
Watch on the Rhine
My Forbidden Past
God Is My Co-Pilot
If I Had a Million
Tales of Manhattan
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
Way Down South
Flesh and Fantasy
The Sky's the Limit
The Sun Shines Bright
The Thin Man Goes Home
The World's Greatest Athlete
Flying Down to Rio
Dirigible
Without Love
Adam Had Four Sons
Follow the Boys
The Broken Earth
Welcome Stranger