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name: "Clarence Muse"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/clarence-muse"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "13 October 1889"
died: "13 October 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 90
updated: "2026-09-16T21:20:37.966510+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Clarence Muse

Actor. Born 13 October 1889 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Died 13 October 1979.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 13 October 1889, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- **Died:** 13 October 1979
- **Active:** 1943–1944
- **Also known as:** Clarence Muese

## Biography

Clarence Muse was an American actor, screenwriter, director, singer and composer. He appeared in more than 150 films over a career spanning five decades.

Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Muse studied at Dickinson College and received a degree in international law in 1911. He began performing in New York during the Harlem Renaissance with the Lincoln Players and Lafayette Players before moving to Hollywood. He made his screen debut in *Hearts in Dixie* (1929), the first all-Black feature film from a major studio, in which he starred.

Muse is known for roles including the Pullman Porter in *Shadow of a Doubt* (1943), Ben in *Scarlet Street* (1945), Snoe in *The Black Stallion* (1979) and appearances in *Double Indemnity* (1944) and *Car Wash* (1976). He was inducted into the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame in 1973 and was the first African American to direct a Broadway production, *Run Little Chillun* (1943).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Double Indemnity* (1944), Fi1m 92, as Man (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/double-indemnity.md)
- *Shadow of a Doubt* (1943), Fi1m 88, as Pullman Porter — [page](https://film.one/film/shadow-of-a-doubt.md)

## Also known for

- *Scarlet Street* (1945), Ben - Bank Janitor (uncredited)
- *The Black Stallion* (1979), Snoe
- *White Zombie* (1932), Coach Driver
- *Heaven Can Wait* (1943), Jasper (uncredited)
- *Car Wash* (1976), Snapper
- *The Talk of the Town* (1942), Supreme Court Doorkeeper (uncredited)
- *The Thin Man Goes Home* (1944), Porter on Train (uncredited)
- *The Black Swan* (1942), Margaret's Servant (uncredited)

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