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Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Acting •1889-10-13 •Baltimore, Maryland, USA

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 theatres, Lincoln Players and Lafayette Players. Muse moved to Chicago for a while, and then moved to Hollywood and performed in Hearts in Dixie (1929), the first all-black movie. For the next fifty years, he worked regularly in minor and major roles. While with the Lafayette Players, Muse worked under the management of producer Robert Levy on productions that helped black actors to gain prominence and respect. In regards to the Lafayette Theatre's staging of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Muse said the play was relevant to black actors and audiences "because, in a way, it was every black man's story. Black men too have been split creatures inhabiting one body.". Muse appeared as an opera singer, minstrel show performer, vaudeville and Broadway actor; he also wrote songs, plays, and sketches. In 1943, he became the first African American Broadway director with Run Little Chillun. Muse was also the co-writer of several notable songs. In 1931, with Leon René and Otis René, Muse wrote "When It's Sleepy Time Down South", also known as "Sleepy Time Down South". The song was sung by Nina Mae McKinney in the movie Safe in Hell (1931), and later became a signature song of Louis Armstrong. He was the major star in Broken Earth (1936), which related the story of a black sharecropper whose son miraculously recovers from fever through the father's fervent prayer. Shot on a farm in the South with nonprofessional actors (except for Muse), the film's early scenes focused in a highly realistic manner on the incredible hardship of black farmers, with plowing scenes. In 1938, Muse co-starred with boxer Joe Louis in Spirit of Youth, the fictional story of a champion boxer which featured an all black cast. Muse and Langston Hughes wrote the script for Way Down South (1939). Muse performed in Broken Strings (1940), as a concert violinist who opposes the desire of his son to play "swing". From 1955-56, Muse was a regular on the weekly TV version of Casablanca, playing Sam the pianist (a part he was under consideration for in the original Warner Brothers film), and in 1959, he played Peter, the Honey Man, in Porgy and Bess. He appeared on Disney's TV miniseries The Swamp Fox. Other film credits include Buck and the Preacher (1972), The World's Greatest Athlete (1973) and as Gazenga's Assistant, "Snapper" in Car Wash (1976). His last acting role was in The Black Stallion (1979).

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代表作

Casablanca
Casablanca
1955
Derelict
Derelict
1930 · Driver (uncredited)
双重赔偿
双重赔偿
1944 · Man (uncredited)
血红街道
血红街道
1945 · Ben - Bank Janitor (uncredited)
辣手摧花
辣手摧花
1943 · Pullman Porter
小镇话语
小镇话语
1942 · Supreme Court Doorkeeper (uncredited)
From Hell to Heaven
From Hell to Heaven
1933 · Sam
疑云风波
疑云风波
1944 · Porter on Train (uncredited)
The Racket Man
The Racket Man
1944 · George the Butler
Over the Wall
Over the Wall
1943 · Sam
Election Day
Election Day
1929 · Farina's father
黑神驹
黑神驹
1979 · Snoe
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全部作品

黑神驹
1979 •Snoe
Passing Through
1977 •Papa Harris
洗车场
1976 •Snapper
Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
1975 •Self (archive footage)
The World's Greatest Athlete
1973 •Gazenga's Assistant
A Dream for Christmas
1973 •Donald Freeland
布克与传教士
1972 •Cudjo
波基与贝斯
1959 •Peter
Jungle Safari
1956 •Kyba
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
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Casablanca
1955
She Couldn't Say No
1954 •Diaper Delivery Man
Jamaica Run
1953 •Mose
阳光普照
1953 •Uncle Zack
Caribbean
1952 •Quashy
The Las Vegas Story
1952 •Train Porter (uncredited)
Four Star Playhouse
1952 •Phil
战鼓动天
1951 •Jehu
热恋
1951 •Pompey
香城艳史
1950 •Whitey
Katie Did It
1950 •Mose
Lux Video Theatre
1950 •Albert
The Great Dan Patch
1949 •Voodoo
杀妻记
1948 •Mr. Pope
银城大亨
1948 •Servant (uncredited)
Welcome Stranger
1947 •Clarence, Train Waiter (uncredited)
A Likely Story
1947 •Porter (uncredited)
美艳亲王
1947 •Second Man on Death Row (uncredited)
The Peanut Man
1947 •Dr. George Washington Carver
血战保山河
1947 •Jason
Joe Palooka in the Knockout
1947 •Smoky
Two Smart People
1946 •Train Porter
Jungle Terror
1946 •Lightin'
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945 •Porter (uncredited)
上帝是我的副驾驶
1945 •Frank (uncredited)
丛林女王
1945 •Kyba
血红街道
1945 •Ben - Bank Janitor (uncredited)
没有爱
1945 •Train Porter
双重赔偿
1944 •Man (uncredited)
Stars on Parade
1944 •Carter (uncredited)
In the Meantime, Darling
1944 •Henry
San Diego I Love You
1944 •Porter (uncredited)
怨灵
1944 •Entertainer (uncredited)
The Racket Man
1944 •George the Butler
Jam Session
1944 •Henry
疑云风波
1944 •Porter on Train (uncredited)
追男记
1944 •Singer (uncredited)
辣手摧花
1943 •Pullman Porter
天空的极限
1943 •Colonial Club Doorman (uncredited)
守卫莱茵河
1943 •Horace
灵与肉
1943 •Jeff (uncredited)
天堂可以等待
1943 •Jasper (uncredited)
福尔摩斯在华盛顿
1943 •George
Honeymoon Lodge
1943 •Porter
Over the Wall
1943 •Sam
新闻战争
1943 •Butler
小镇话语
1942 •Supreme Court Doorkeeper (uncredited)
黑天鹅
1942 •Margaret's Servant (uncredited)
Tough as They Come
1942 •Eddie
Twin Beds
1942 •George
Strictly in the Groove
1942 •Durham's Valet (uncredited)
曼哈顿故事
1942 •Grandpa
Love Crazy
1941 •Robert - Hat Check Man at Party
无形幽灵
1941 •Evans the Butler
新奥尔良之光
1941 •Samuel, Carriage Driver
活在其中
1941
Kisses for Breakfast
1941 •Old Jeff
亚当有四子
1941 •Sam (uncredited)
女罗宾汉
1941 •Bootblack in Saloon (uncredited)
Gentleman from Dixie
1941 •Jupe
陈查理之纽约谋杀案
1940 •Party Server
Broken Strings
1940 •Arthur Williams
Alice in Movieland
1940 •Train Porter
Sporting Blood
1940 •Jeff
That Gang of Mine
1940 •Ben
马戏大王
1940 •Henry Prince
Maryland
1940 •Reverend Bitters
Zanzibar
1940 •Bino
Broken Strings
1940 •Additional Dialogue
Way Down South
1939 •Uncle Caton
Way Down South
1939 •Writer
Secrets of a Nurse
1938 •'Tiger', Lee's Handler
Spirit of Youth
1938 •Frankie Walburn
The Toy Wife
1938 •Brutus
Prison Train
1938 •Train Steward / Sam
Spirit of Youth
1938 •Original Music Composer
High Hat
1937 •Congo MacRosenbloom
Jungle Menace
1937 •Lightning
Deep South
1937
Laughing Irish Eyes
1936 •Deacon
Daniel Boone
1936 •Pompey
Mysterious Crossing
1936 •Lincoln
Spendthrift
1936 •Restaurant Table Captain
青草地上
1936 •Angel (uncredited)
Muss 'em Up
1936 •William
The Broken Earth
1936 •The Farmer
画舫璇宫
1936 •Sam
O'Shaughnessy's Boy
1935 •Jeff
So Red the Rose
1935 •Cato
Red Hot Tires
1935 •Bud's Truck Partner
After the Dance
1935 •Cook
Alias Mary Dow
1935 •'Rufe'
Harmony Lane
1935 •Old Joe
East of Java
1935 •First Mate Johnson
Beautiful Dreamer
1935
黑月
1934 •'Lunch' McClaren
Broadway Bill
1934 •Whitey
Massacre
1934 •Sam
A Very Honorable Guy
1934 •Black Man
The Personality Kid
1934 •Shamrock
恭喜发财
1934 •Native (uncredited)
The Wrecker
1933 •Chauffeur
飞到里约
1933 •Caddy in Haiti (uncredited)
Hollywood on Parade No. A-12
1933 •Self
Laughter in Hell
1933 •Abraham Jackson
From Hell to Heaven
1933 •Sam
The Mind Reader
1933 •Sam
Fury of the Jungle
1933 •Sunrise
弗斯科·珍妮
1933 •Voice of Singer (uncredited)
The Life of Jimmy Dolan
1933 •Masseur
Man Against Woman
1932 •Smoke Johnson
Winner Take All
1932 •Rosebud, the Trainer
Lena Rivers
1932 •Curfew
Is My Face Red?
1932 •Horatio
The Woman from Monte Carlo
1932 •Tombeau
Night World
1932 •Tim Washington, the Doorman
Washington Merry-Go-Round
1932 •Clarence
Prestige
1932 •Nham
Hell's Highway
1932 •Rascal
如果我有一百万
1932 •Death Row Singing Prisoner (uncredited)
Attorney for the Defense
1932 •Jefferson Q. Leffingwell
Big City Blues
1932 •Nightclub Singer (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
1932 •Taylor Tibbs
The Cabin in the Cotton
1932 •A Blind Negro
死亡之吻
1932 •Shoeshine Man
白魔鬼
1932 •Coach Driver
Hell's Highway
1932 •Original Music Composer
X Marks the Spot
1931 •Eustace Brown
Secret Service
1931 •Jonas Polk
The Last Parade
1931 •Alabam' / Singing Voice of Condemned Man (uncredited)
Huckleberry Finn
1931 •Jim
地狱安全
1931 •Newcastle
The Secret Witness
1931 •Jeff - Building Janitor
飞艇
1931 •Clarence
The Fighting Sheriff
1931 •Curfew
Guilty?
1930 •Jefferson
Outside the Law
1930 •Party Guest (uncredited)
Derelict
1930 •Driver (uncredited)
The Thoroughbred
1930 •Stablehand
马戏团风云
1930 •Nero
Swing High
1930 •Singer
Honey
1930 •Black Revivalist
A Royal Romance
1930 •Rusty
Election Day
1929 •Farina's father
狄克西之民风
1929 •Nappus
哈利路亚
1929 •Church Member (uncredited)
New York Nights
1929 •Cabaret Singer (uncredited)
The Custard Nine
1921
The Custard Nine
1921 •Producer