Clarence Muse Net Worth
Clarence Muse Net Worth is
$11 Million
Clarence Muse Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Clarence Muse was born on October 14, 1889 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was an actor, known for Shadow of a Doubt (1943), The Black Stallion (1979) and Car Wash (1976). He was married to Irene Ena Kellman, Willabelle Burch West and Ophelia Belle Labertier. He died on October 13, 1979 in Perris, California, USA. | Date Of Birth | October 14, 1889 |
| Died | 1979-10-13 |
| Place Of Birth | Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Height | 5' 6" (1.68 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Soundtrack, Miscellaneous Crew |
| Spouse | Willabelie children |
| Star Sign | Libra |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Was a founder of the Harlem Lafayette Theatre and a member of the Lafayette Players. |
| 2 | Was the first black director of a Broadway show in 1943, "Run Little Chillun", described as a 'negro folk play with music'. |
| 3 | Sunday, May 2nd, 1937: He was a special guest on the Los Angeles-based radio program "Help Thy Neighbor" hosted by Hal Styles. |
| 4 | A member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Omega Chapter. |
| 5 | An outspoken proponent for the positive treatment of black performers, Muse fought demeaning stereotypes for most his career. Ironically, he was a staunch supporter of the controversial black-oriented TV series The Amos 'n Andy Show (1951). He insisted that, despite the standard caricatures of the title players, the series allowed black actors to portray white-collar roles such as doctors, bankers, judges, and professors, generally not done in white-oriented series. |
| 6 | In his salad days, Muse appeared as an opera singer, a minstrel performer and a vaudeville actor. He also composed songs and wrote plays and sketches, and was considered a pioneer in the 'black theatre' movement. |
| 7 | Holding a law degree from Pennsylvania's Dickerson University, Clarence requested that he be addressed as Dr. Muse in later years. |
| 8 | Died four days before the release of his final film, The Black Stallion (1979). |
| 9 | Was the first African-American to "star" in a film. |
| 10 | Inducted into the "Black Filmmakers Hall Of Fame" [1973] |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Among the Living | 1941 | Riverbottom Cafe Waiter (uncredited) | |
| Belle Starr | 1941 | Bootblack in Saloon (uncredited) | |
| Gentleman from Dixie | 1941 | Jupe | |
| Kisses for Breakfast | 1941 | Old Jeff | |
| Love Crazy | 1941 | Robert | |
| Invisible Ghost | 1941 | Evans | |
| The Flame of New Orleans | 1941 | Samuel | |
| Adam Had Four Sons | 1941 | Sam (uncredited) | |
| Chad Hanna | 1940 | Henry Prince (uncredited) | |
| Murder Over New York | 1940 | Butler | |
| That Gang of Mine | 1940 | Ben | |
| Maryland | 1940 | Rev. Bitters (uncredited) | |
| Sporting Blood | 1940 | Jeff | |
| Zanzibar | 1940 | Bino | |
| Alice in Movieland | 1940 | Short | Train Porter |
| Way Down South | 1939 | Uncle Caton | |
| Secrets of a Nurse | 1938 | Tiger | |
| Prison Train | 1938 | Train Steward / Sam | |
| The Toy Wife | 1938 | Brutus | |
| Spirit of Youth | 1938 | Frankie Walburn | |
| Deep South | 1937 | Short | |
| Jungle Menace | 1937 | Lightning - Street Singer | |
| High Hat | 1937 | Congo MacRosenbloom | |
| Mysterious Crossing | 1936 | Lincoln | |
| Fibbing Fibbers | 1936 | Short | Clarence, the Valet |
| Daniel Boone | 1936 | Pompey | |
| Follow Your Heart | 1936 | Choir Leader (uncredited) | |
| Spendthrift | 1936 | Restaurant Table Captain (uncredited) | |
| The Green Pastures | 1936 | Angel (uncredited) | |
| Show Boat | 1936 | Janitor | |
| The Broken Earth | 1936 | Short | The Farmer |
| Laughing Irish Eyes | 1936 | Deacon | |
| Muss 'em Up | 1936 | William | |
| East of Java | 1935 | First Mate Johnson | |
| O'Shaughnessy's Boy | 1935 | Jeff | |
| The Public Menace | 1935 | Janitor (uncredited) | |
| Harmony Lane | 1935 | Old Joe | |
| After the Dance | 1935 | Cook (uncredited) | |
| So Red the Rose | 1935 | Cato | |
| Alias Mary Dow | 1935 | 'Rufe' | |
| Red Hot Tires | 1935 | Bud's Truck Partner | |
| Broadway Bill | 1934 | Whitey | |
| Kid Millions | 1934 | Native (uncredited) | |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | 1934 | Ali | |
| Black Moon | 1934 | 'Lunch' McClaren | |
| Operator 13 | 1934 | Slave at Medicine Show (uncredited) | |
| The Personality Kid | 1934 | Shamrock | |
| A Very Honorable Guy | 1934 | Black Man (uncredited) | |
| Massacre | 1934 | Sam | |
| Flying Down to Rio | 1933 | Caddy in Haiti (uncredited) | |
| Fury of the Jungle | 1933 | Sunrise | |
| The Wrecker | 1933 | Chauffeur | |
| The Life of Jimmy Dolan | 1933 | Masseur (uncredited) | |
| The Mind Reader | 1933 | Sam | |
| From Hell to Heaven | 1933 | Sam - Bellhop | |
| Laughter in Hell | 1933 | Abraham Jackson | |
| Frisco Jenny | 1932 | Voice of Singer (uncredited) | |
| The Death Kiss | 1932 | Shoeshine Man (uncredited) | |
| If I Had a Million | 1932 | Death Row Singing Prisoner (uncredited) | |
| Man Against Woman | 1932 | Smoke Johnson | |
| Washington Merry-Go-Round | 1932 | Clarence | |
| The Cabin in the Cotton | 1932 | A Blind Negro | |
| Hell's Highway | 1932 | Rascal | |
| Blonde Venus | 1932 | Charlie, the Bartender (unconfirmed) | |
| Big City Blues | 1932 | Nightclub Singer (uncredited) | |
| White Zombie | 1932 | Coach Driver (uncredited) | |
| Winner Take All | 1932 | Rosebud -, the Trainer | |
| Is My Face Red? | 1932 | Horatio | |
| Attorney for the Defense | 1932 | Jeff | |
| Night World | 1932 | Tim Washington, the Doorman | |
| Lena Rivers | 1932 | Curfew | |
| The Wet Parade | 1932 | Taylor Tibbs | |
| Prestige | 1932 | Nham | |
| The Woman from Monte Carlo | 1932 | Tombeau | |
| X Marks the Spot | 1931 | Eustace Brown (as Clarence Muese) | |
| Safe in Hell | 1931 | Newcastle - the Porter | |
| The Secret Witness | 1931 | Jeff - Building Janitor | |
| Secret Service | 1931 | Jonas Polk | |
| Huckleberry Finn | 1931 | Jim | |
| The Fighting Sheriff | 1931 | Curfew | |
| Dirigible | 1931 | Clarence | |
| The Last Parade | 1931 | Alabam' / Singing Voice of Condemned Man (uncredited) | |
| Deep South | 1930 | ||
| Derelict | 1930 | Driver (uncredited) | |
| Outside the Law | 1930 | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| The Thoroughbred | 1930 | Stablehand (uncredited) | |
| Rain or Shine | 1930 | Nero | |
| Swing High | 1930 | Singer (uncredited) | |
| Honey | 1930 | Black Revivalist (uncredited) | |
| A Royal Romance | 1930 | Rusty | |
| Guilty? | 1930 | Jefferson | |
| Hearts in Dixie | 1929 | Nappus | |
| Election Day | 1929 | Short | Farina's father (unconfirmed) |
| The Custard Nine | 1921 | Short | |
| The Black Stallion | 1979 | Snoe | |
| Passing Through | 1977 | ||
| Car Wash | 1976 | Snapper | |
| A Dream for Christmas | 1973 | TV Movie | Donald Freeland |
| The World's Greatest Athlete | 1973 | Gazenga's Assistant | |
| Buck and the Preacher | 1972 | Cudjo | |
| Daktari | 1968 | TV Series | Chief Warloo |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1960 | TV Series | Joseph / Old Joseph |
| Porgy and Bess | 1959 | Peter | |
| The 20th Century-Fox Hour | 1956 | TV Series | Cousin Brown |
| Warner Brothers Presents | 1955 | TV Series | Sam |
| Casablanca | 1955 | TV Series | Sam |
| Four Star Playhouse | 1954 | TV Series | Phil |
| She Couldn't Say No | 1954 | Diaper Delivery Man (uncredited) | |
| Lux Video Theatre | 1954 | TV Series | Albert |
| Jamaica Run | 1953 | Mose | |
| The Sun Shines Bright | 1953 | Uncle Zack | |
| Caribbean | 1952 | Quashy | |
| The Las Vegas Story | 1952 | Pullman Porter (uncredited) | |
| My Forbidden Past | 1951 | Pompey | |
| Apache Drums | 1951 | Jehu | |
| Katie Did It | 1951 | Mose (uncredited) | |
| County Fair | 1950 | Romulus (uncredited) | |
| Riding High | 1950 | Whitey | |
| The Great Dan Patch | 1949 | Voodoo | |
| An Act of Murder | 1948 | Mr. Pope | |
| Silver River | 1948 | Servant (uncredited) | |
| King of the Gamblers | 1948 | Tom the Porter (uncredited) | |
| The Peanut Man | 1947 | Dr. George Washington Carver | |
| Unconquered | 1947 | Jason | |
| Joe Palooka in the Knockout | 1947 | Smoky | |
| Welcome Stranger | 1947 | Clarence, Train Waiter (uncredited) | |
| A Likely Story | 1947 | Porter (uncredited) | |
| My Favorite Brunette | 1947 | Second Man on Death Row (uncredited) | |
| Affairs of Geraldine | 1946 | Porter (uncredited) | |
| Night and Day | 1946 | Porter (uncredited) | |
| Two Smart People | 1946 | Porter | |
| The Thin Man Goes Home | 1945 | Porter on Train (uncredited) | |
| Scarlet Street | 1945 | Ben - Bank Janitor (uncredited) | |
| She Wouldn't Say Yes | 1945 | Porter (uncredited) | |
| Boston Blackie's Rendezvous | 1945 | Hotel Porter (uncredited) | |
| Without Love | 1945 | Porter (uncredited) | |
| God Is My Co-Pilot | 1945 | Frank (uncredited) | |
| Jungle Queen | 1945 | Kyba | |
| San Diego I Love You | 1944 | Porter (uncredited) | |
| In the Meantime, Darling | 1944 | Henry - Hotel Porter (uncredited) | |
| The Soul of a Monster | 1944 | Entertainer (uncredited) | |
| Stars on Parade | 1944 | Carter (uncredited) | |
| Follow the Boys | 1944 | Singer (uncredited) | |
| Double Indemnity | 1944 | Man (uncredited) | |
| Jam Session | 1944 | Henry (uncredited) | |
| The Racket Man | 1944 | George (uncredited) | |
| Over the Wall | 1943 | Short | Sam |
| Johnny Come Lately | 1943 | Butler | |
| Watch on the Rhine | 1943 | Horace | |
| Heaven Can Wait | 1943 | Jasper - Strabel's Butler (uncredited) | |
| Honeymoon Lodge | 1943 | Porter (uncredited) | |
| The Sky's the Limit | 1943/I | Colonial Club Doorman (uncredited) | |
| Sherlock Holmes in Washington | 1943 | George - Porter (uncredited) | |
| Flesh and Fantasy | 1943 | Jeff (uncredited) | |
| Shadow of a Doubt | 1943 | Pullman Porter | |
| The Black Swan | 1942 | Margaret's Servant (uncredited) | |
| Strictly in the Groove | 1942 | Durham's Valet (uncredited) | |
| Broken Strings | 1942 | Arthur Williams | |
| Sin Town | 1942 | Train Porter (uncredited) | |
| The Talk of the Town | 1942 | Supreme Court Doorkeeper (uncredited) | |
| Tales of Manhattan | 1942 | Grandpa (Robeson sequence) | |
| Tough As They Come | 1942 | Eddie | |
| Twin Beds | 1942 | George (uncredited) |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Ties | 2013/I | writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" | |
| Casino | 1995 | writer: "Basin Street Blues/When It's Sleepy Time Down South" | |
| Storyville | 1992 | writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" | |
| American Masters | 1989 | TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode | |
| The Lawrence Welk Show | 1967 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Shindig! | 1965 | TV Series writer - 2 episodes | |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1960 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Porgy and Bess | 1959 | performer: "Here Come de Honey Man" | |
| The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show | 1957 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Riding High | 1950 | performer: "Someplace on Anywhere Road" 1950, "Sunshine Cake" 1950, "De Camptown Races" 1850 - uncredited | |
| The Great Dan Patch | 1949 | performer: "Can't Get You Then - Can't Get You Now", "Mixed Team" | |
| The Soul of a Monster | 1944 | performer: "Boogie Woogie Special", "Ain't That Just Like a Man?" | |
| Stormy Weather | 1943 | music: "African Dance" 1939 - uncredited | |
| That Gang of Mine | 1940 | performer: "All God's Chillun Got Wings" | |
| Zanzibar | 1940 | performer: "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel" | |
| Way Down South | 1939 | lyrics: "Good Ground" 1939, "Louisiana" 1939 / music: "Good Ground" 1939, "Louisiana" 1939 / performer: "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers!" 1879, "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel?" - uncredited | |
| Spirit of Youth | 1938 | performer: "Little Things You Do" - uncredited / writer: "No More Sleepy Time", "Blue, What For?", "Magic Lover", "Spirit of Youth", "Little Things You Do" - uncredited | |
| High Hat | 1937 | performer: "I Go Congo" / writer: "I Go Congo" | |
| Daniel Boone | 1936 | performer: "MAKE WAY", "ROLL ON, WHEEL" uncredited / writer: "ROLL ON, WHEEL" - uncredited | |
| The Broken Earth | 1936 | Short performer: "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", "A City Called Heaven" - uncredited | |
| Red Nichols & His World Famous Pennies | 1936 | Short writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" 1931 - uncredited | |
| East of Java | 1935 | lyrics: "I Go Congo", "I'm a Spiritual" / music: "I Go Congo", "I'm a Spiritual" / performer: "I Go Congo", "I'm a Spiritual" | |
| Vitaphone Varieties | 1935 | Short writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" - uncredited | |
| After the Dance | 1935 | performer: "I Heard a Blind Man Singing in the Street" - uncredited / writer: "I Heard a Blind Man Singing in the Street" - uncredited | |
| Red Hot Tires | 1935 | performer: "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" 1932 - uncredited | |
| Broadway Bill | 1934 | performer: "The Last Round-Up Git Along, Little Dogie, Git Along" 1933 - uncredited | |
| The Count of Monte Cristo | 1934 | performer: "The World is Mine" | |
| Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 | 1933 | Short performer: "I Go Congo" / writer: "I Go Congo" | |
| If I Had a Million | 1932 | performer: "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" - uncredited | |
| Sleepy Time Down South | 1932 | Short writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" | |
| Big City Blues | 1932 | performer: "Ev'ry Day Can't Be a Sunday", "Whistle and Blow Your Blues Away" - uncredited | |
| Lena Rivers | 1932 | performer: "nm0288062 Songs" | |
| Safe in Hell | 1931 | writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" 1931 - uncredited | |
| Heaven on Earth | 1931 | performer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" - uncredited / writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" - uncredited | |
| Dirigible | 1931 | performer: "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" - uncredited | |
| Swing High | 1930 | performer: "Shoo the Hoodoo Away |
Miscellaneous
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Way Down South | 1939 | dance director - uncredited / technical advisor - uncredited | |
| Spirit of Youth | 1938 | supervisor |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Strings | 1942 | additional dialogue | |
| Way Down South | 1939 | original story and screenplay |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spirit of Youth | 1938 | ||
| Hell's Highway | 1932 | uncredited |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Custard Nine | 1921 | Short producer |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 13 | 1935 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 | 1933 | Short | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| That's Black Entertainment | 1990 | Documentary | Himself |
| Musical Comedy Tonight III | 1985 | TV Movie | Sam (Trocadero janitor) (uncredited) |
| Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1983 | TV Series | Gazenga's Assistant |
| Black Shadows on the Silver Screen | 1975 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Jungle Safari | 1956 | Kyba | |
| Jungle Terror | 1946 | Lightin' | |
| The Circus Queen Murder | 1933 | Roustabout - edited from 'Rain or Shine' (uncredited) |
Known for movies
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
as Pullman Porter
The Black Stallion (1979)
as Snoe
Car Wash (1976)
as Snapper
Casino (1995)
as Soundtrack