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Clarence Ahart Brooks (1896–1969) was an American actor. He appeared in numerous films including in starring roles. With Noble Johnson and James Thomas Smith he formed Lincoln Motion Picture Company in 1916. He starred in the 1921 film By Right of Birth.

He is featured in the 1989 documentary film That's Black Entertainment.

Filmography

• The Realization of a Negro's Ambition (1916)
• The Trooper of Company K (1916)
• The Law of Nature (1916)
• A Man's Duty (1919)
• By Right of Birth (1921)
• Absent (1928)
• Georgia Rose (1930)
• Arrowsmith (1931)
• Murder in Harlem (1935), also released as Lem Hawkins' Confession
• Dark Manhattan (1937)
• Two-Gun Man from Harlem (1938)
• Harlem Rides the Range (1939)
• The Bronze Buckaroo (1939)
• Up Jumped the Devil (1941)
• Wild Women (1951)

References

1. "Dr. Pauline e. Brooks and Abye family collection".
2. "Clarence Brooks". September 30, 2014.
3. Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2015). "Brooks, Clarence". Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-4422-4702-4.
4. "Meet the Black Actor Who Changed Hollywood". OZY. July 17, 2018. Archived from the original on October 23, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
5. Wintz, Cary D.; Finkelman, Paul (2004). "Brooks, Clarence". Encyclopedia of the Harlem Renaissance: A-J. Taylor & Francis. p. 182. ISBN 978-1-57958-457-3.

External links

• Clarence Brooks at IMDb 

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