Clarence Muse

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Actor (166 credits)

1979 The Black Stallion
Snoe

1977 Passing Through
Papa Harris

1976 Car Wash
Snapper

1973 A Dream for Christmas (TV Movie)
Donald Freeland

1973 The World's Greatest Athlete
Gazenga's Assistant

1972 Buck and the Preacher
Cudjo

1968 Daktari (TV Series)
Chief Warloo

- Toto the Great (1968) ... Chief Warloo

1960 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
Joseph / Old Joseph

- The Swamp Fox: A Case of Treason (1960) ... Joseph

- The Swamp Fox: Redcoat Strategy (1960) ... Old Joseph

- The Swamp Fox: Day of Reckoning (1960) ... Joseph

- The Swamp Fox: Tory Vengeance (1960) ... Joseph

1959 Porgy and Bess
Peter

1956 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series)
Cousin Brown

- Overnight Haul (1956) ... Cousin Brown

1955 Warner Brothers Presents (TV Series)
Sam

- Hand of Fate (1955) ... Sam

- The Return (1955) ... Sam

1955 Casablanca (TV Series)
Sam

- Labor Camp Escape (1955) ... Sam

- Who Holds Tomorrow? (1955) ... Sam

1954 Four Star Playhouse (TV Series)
Phil

- Bourbon Street (1954) ... Phil

1954 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
Albert

- Shall Not Perish (1954) ... Albert

1953 She Couldn't Say No
Diaper Delivery Man (uncredited)

1953 Jamaica Run
Mose

1953 The Sun Shines Bright
Uncle Zack

1952 Caribbean
Quashy

1952 The Las Vegas Story
Pullman Porter (uncredited)

1951 Apache Drums
Jehu

1951 My Forbidden Past
Pompey

1950 Katie Did It
Mose (uncredited)

1950 County Fair
Romulus (uncredited)

1950 Riding High
Whitey

1949 The Great Dan Patch
Voodoo

1948 An Act of Murder
Mr. Pope

1948 Silver River
Servant (uncredited)

1948 King of the Gamblers
Tom the Porter (uncredited)

1947 The Peanut Man
Dr. George Washington Carver

1947 Unconquered
Jason

1947 Joe Palooka in the Knockout
Smoky

1947 Welcome Stranger
Clarence, Train Waiter (uncredited)

1947 A Likely Story
Porter (uncredited)

1947 My Favorite Brunette
Second Man on Death Row (uncredited)

1946 Affairs of Geraldine
Porter (uncredited)

1946 Night and Day
Porter (uncredited)

1946 Two Smart People
Porter

1945 Scarlet Street
Ben - Bank Janitor (uncredited)

1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes
Porter (uncredited)

1945 Boston Blackie's Rendezvous
Hotel Porter (uncredited)

1945 Without Love
Porter (uncredited)

1945 God Is My Co-Pilot
Frank (uncredited)

1945 Jungle Queen
Kyba

1944 The Thin Man Goes Home
Porter on Train (uncredited)

1944 San Diego I Love You
Porter (uncredited)

1944 In the Meantime, Darling
Henry - Hotel Porter (uncredited)

1944 The Soul of a Monster
Entertainer (uncredited)

1944 Stars on Parade
Carter (uncredited)

1944 Follow the Boys
Singer (uncredited)

1944 Double Indemnity
Man (uncredited)

1944 Jam Session
Henry

1944 The Racket Man
George (uncredited)

1943 Over the Wall (Short)
Sam

1943 Flesh and Fantasy
Jeff (uncredited)

1943 Johnny Come Lately
Butler

1943 Watch on the Rhine
Horace

1943 Heaven Can Wait
Jasper - Strabel's Butler (uncredited)

1943 Honeymoon Lodge
Porter (uncredited)

1943/I The Sky's the Limit
Colonial Club Doorman (uncredited)

1943 Shadow of a Doubt
Pullman Porter

1943 Sherlock Holmes in Washington
George - Porter (uncredited)

1942 The Black Swan
Margaret's Servant (uncredited)

1942 Strictly in the Groove
Durham's Valet (uncredited)

1942 Sin Town
Train Porter (uncredited)

1942 The Talk of the Town
Supreme Court Doorkeeper (uncredited)

1942 Tales of Manhattan
Grandpa (Robeson sequence)

1942 Tough As They Come
Eddie

1942 Twin Beds
George (uncredited)

1941 Among the Living
Riverbottom Cafe Waiter (uncredited)

1941 Belle Starr
Bootblack in Saloon (uncredited)

1941 Gentleman from Dixie
Jupe

1941 Kisses for Breakfast
Old Jeff

1941 Love Crazy
Robert

1941 Invisible Ghost
Evans

1941 The Flame of New Orleans
Samuel

1941 Adam Had Four Sons
Sam

1940 Broken Strings
Arthur Williams

1940 Chad Hanna
Henry Prince (uncredited)

1940 Murder Over New York
Butler

1940 That Gang of Mine
Ben

1940 Maryland
Rev. Bitters (uncredited)

1940 Sporting Blood
Jeff

1940 Zanzibar
Bino

1940 Alice in Movieland (Short)
Train Porter

1939 Way Down South
Uncle Caton

1938 Secrets of a Nurse
Tiger

1938 Prison Train
Train Steward / Sam

1938 The Toy Wife
Brutus

1938 Spirit of Youth
Frankie Walburn

1937 Deep South (Short)

1937 Jungle Menace
Lightning - Street Singer

1937 High Hat
Congo MacRosenbloom

1936 Mysterious Crossing
Lincoln

1936 Fibbing Fibbers (Short)
Clarence, the Valet

1936 Daniel Boone
Pompey

1936 Follow Your Heart
Choir Leader (uncredited)

1936 Spendthrift
Restaurant Table Captain (uncredited)

1936 The Green Pastures
Angel (uncredited)

1936 Show Boat
Janitor

1936 The Broken Earth (Short)
The Farmer

1936 Laughing Irish Eyes
Deacon

1936 Muss 'em Up
William

1935 Beautiful Dreamer (Short)

1935 East of Java
First Mate Johnson

1935 O'Shaughnessy's Boy
Jeff

1935 The Public Menace
Janitor (uncredited)

1935 Harmony Lane
Old Joe

1935 After the Dance
Cook (uncredited)

1935 So Red the Rose
Cato

1935 Alias Mary Dow
'Rufe'

1935 Red Hot Tires
Bud's Truck Partner

1934 Broadway Bill
Whitey

1934 Kid Millions
Native (uncredited)

1934 The Count of Monte Cristo
Ali

1934 Black Moon
'Lunch' McClaren

1934 Operator 13
Slave at Medicine Show (uncredited)

1934 The Personality Kid
Shamrock

1934 A Very Honorable Guy
Black Man (uncredited)

1934 Massacre
Sam

1933 Flying Down to Rio
Caddy in Haiti (uncredited)

1933 Fury of the Jungle
Sunrise

1933 The Wrecker
Chauffeur

1933 Melody Cruise
Dock Worker (uncredited)

1933 The Life of Jimmy Dolan
Masseur (uncredited)

1933 The Mind Reader
Sam

1933 From Hell to Heaven
Sam - Bellhop

1933 Laughter in Hell
Abraham Jackson

1932 Frisco Jenny
Voice of Singer (uncredited)

1932 The Death Kiss
Shoeshine Man (uncredited)

1932 If I Had a Million
Death Row Singing Prisoner (uncredited)

1932 Man Against Woman
Smoke Johnson

1932 Washington Merry-Go-Round
Clarence

1932 The Cabin in the Cotton
A Blind Negro

1932 Hell's Highway
Rascal

1932 Big City Blues
Nightclub Singer (uncredited)

1932 White Zombie
Coach Driver (uncredited)

1932 Winner Take All
Rosebud -, the Trainer

1932 Is My Face Red?
Horatio

1932 Attorney for the Defense
Jeff

1932 Night World
Tim Washington, the Doorman

1932 Lena Rivers
Curfew

1932 The Wet Parade
Taylor Tibbs

1932 The Woman from Monte Carlo
Tombeau

1931 Prestige
Nham

1931 X Marks the Spot
Eustace Brown (as Clarence Muese)

1931 Safe in Hell
Newcastle - the Porter

1931 The Secret Witness
Jeff - Building Janitor

1931 Secret Service
Jonas Polk

1931 Huckleberry Finn
Jim

1931 The Fighting Sheriff
Curfew

1931 Dirigible
Clarence

1931 The Last Parade
Alabam' / Singing Voice of Condemned Man (uncredited)

1930 Deep South

1930 Derelict
Driver (uncredited)

1930 Outside the Law
Party Guest (uncredited)

1930 The Thoroughbred
Stablehand (uncredited)

1930 Rain or Shine
Nero

1930 Swing High
Singer (uncredited)

1930 Honey
Black Revivalist (uncredited)

1930 A Royal Romance
Rusty

1930 Guilty?
Jefferson

1929 New York Nights
Cabaret Singer (uncredited)

1929 Hallelujah
Church Member (uncredited)

1929 Hearts in Dixie
Nappus

1929 Election Day (Short)
Farina's father (unconfirmed)

1921 The Custard Nine (Short)

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Additional Crew (2 credits)

1939 Way Down South (dance director - uncredited) / (technical advisor - uncredited)

1938 Spirit of Youth (supervisor)

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Writer (2 credits)

1940 Broken Strings (additional dialogue)

1939 Way Down South (original story and screenplay)

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Soundtrack (40 credits)

2017 The Hippopotamus (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South")

2013/I Blood Ties (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South")

1995 Casino (writer: "Basin Street Blues/When It's Sleepy Time Down South")

1992 Storyville (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South")

1992 Strictly Propaganda (Documentary) (writer: "Alles geht einmal zu Ende")

1989 American Masters (TV Series documentary) (writer - 1 episode)

- Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1989) ... (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South")

1967 The Lawrence Welk Show (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Songs of the South (1967) ... (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" - uncredited)

1965 Shindig! (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)

- Louis Armstrong (1965) ... (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South")

- Episode #2.15 (1965) ... (writer: "Sleepy Time Down South")

1960 Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Juliet Prowse, Steve Lawrence, Milt Kamen, The Kingston Trio (1960) ... (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" - uncredited)

1959 Porgy and Bess (performer: "Here Come de Honey Man")

1957-1958 The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show (TV Series) (writer - 2 episodes)

- Teresa Brewer (1958) ... (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South")

- Steve Allen (1957) ... (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" - uncredited)

1958 The Subject Is Jazz (TV Series) (writer - 1 episode)

- Performance (1958) ... (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" - uncredited)

1950 Riding High (performer: "Someplace on Anywhere Road" (1950), "Sunshine Cake" (1950), "De Camptown Races" (1850) - uncredited)

1949 The Great Dan Patch (performer: "Can't Get You Then - Can't Get You Now", "Mixed Team")

1944 The Soul of a Monster (performer: "Boogie Woogie Special", "Ain't That Just Like a Man?" - uncredited)

1943 Melody Parade (writer: "When it's Sleepy Time Down South")

1943 Stormy Weather (music: "African Dance" (1939) - uncredited)

1940 That Gang of Mine (performer: "All God's Chillun Got Wings")

1940 Zanzibar (performer: "Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel")

1939 Way Down South (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)

1938 Spirit of Youth (performer: "Little Things You Do" - uncredited) / (writer: "No More Sleepy Time", "Blue, What For?", "Magic Lover", "Spirit of Youth", "Little Things You Do" - uncredited)

1937 High Hat (performer: "I Go Congo" - uncredited) / (writer: "I Go Congo" - uncredited)

1936 Daniel Boone (performer: "ROLL ON, WHEEL" (uncredited), "MAKE WAY") / (writer: "ROLL ON, WHEEL" - uncredited)

1936 The Broken Earth (Short) (performer: "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen", "A City Called Heaven" - uncredited)

1936 Red Nichols & His World Famous Pennies (Short) (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (1931) - uncredited)

1935 East of Java (lyrics: "I Go Congo", "I'm a Spiritual" - uncredited) / (music: "I Go Congo", "I'm a Spiritual" - uncredited) / (performer: "I Go Congo", "I'm a Spiritual" - uncredited)

1935 Vitaphone Varieties (Short) (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" - uncredited)

1935 After the Dance (performer: "I Heard a Blind Man Singing in the Street" - uncredited) / (writer: "I Heard a Blind Man Singing in the Street" - uncredited)

1935 Red Hot Tires (performer: "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" (1932) - uncredited)

1934 Broadway Bill (performer: "The Last Round-Up (Git Along, Little Dogie, Git Along)" (1933) - uncredited)

1934 The Count of Monte Cristo (performer: "The World is Mine")

1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (Short) (performer: "I Go Congo") / (writer: "I Go Congo")

1932 If I Had a Million (performer: "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" - uncredited)

1932 Sleepy Time Down South (Short) (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South")

1932 Big City Blues (performer: "Ev'ry Day Can't Be a Sunday", "Whistle and Blow Your Blues Away" - uncredited)

1932 Lena Rivers (performer: "Stephen Foster Songs" - uncredited)

1931 Safe in Hell (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" (1931) - uncredited)

1931 Heaven on Earth (performer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" - uncredited) / (writer: "When It's Sleepy Time Down South" - uncredited)

1931 Dirigible (performer: "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" - uncredited)

1930 Swing High (performer: "Shoo the Hoodoo Away" - uncredited)

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Composer (2 credits)

1938 Spirit of Youth

1932 Hell's Highway (uncredited)

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Producer (1 credit)

1921 The Custard Nine (Short) (producer)

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Self (4 credits)

1977 Hurray for Hollywood (TV Series documentary)
Self

- Black Cinema (1977) ... Self

1946 Hits and Bits (TV Series)
Self - singer

- Episode dated 28 May 1946 (1946) ... Self - singer

1935 Screen Snapshots Series 14, No. 13 (Documentary short)
Self

1933 Hollywood on Parade No. A-12 (Short)
Self

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Archive footage (9 credits)

2021 Tonight's Moving Picture... Cold Cash (Short)
The Janitor

2020/I The Last Man on Earth (Short)
Clarence from Haiti

1990 That's Black Entertainment (Documentary)
Self

1985 Musical Comedy Tonight III (TV Special)
Sam (Trocadero janitor) (uncredited)

1983 The Magical World of Disney (TV Series)
Gazenga's Assistant

- The World's Greatest Athlete: Part 2 (1983) ... Gazenga's Assistant

- The World's Greatest Athlete: Part 1 (1983) ... Gazenga's Assistant

1975 Black Shadows on the Silver Screen (TV Movie documentary)
Self (uncredited)

1956 Jungle Safari
Kyba

1946 Jungle Terror
Lightin'

1933 The Circus Queen Murder
Roustabout - edited from 'Rain or Shine' (uncredited)

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