Biography
Maceo Bruce Sheffield (September 8, 1897 β August 20, 1959) was a police detective and an actor in American films. He worked in Los Angeles as a policeman before acting and assisting in the production of films with African American casts. He was also a stuntman and pilot. He portrayed a swindler in Lucky Ghost as Dr. Brutus Blake in the sequel to Mr. Washington Goes to Town. He was the associate producer of both Lucky Ghost and Mr. Washington Goes to Town.
Filmography
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Movies 10
Police Officer Lee
Look-Out Sister (1947)
Movie
Brutus Blake
Mr. Washington Goes to Town (1942)
Movie
Shylock - the Landlord
Professor Creeps (1942)
Movie
Bad News Johnson - aka Swamee Reever
Up Jumped the Devil (1941)
Movie
Bull Brown
Gang War (1940)
Movie
Murray Howard
Double Deal (1939)
Movie
Mr. Stone
Reform School (1939)
Movie
Wolf Cain
Harlem on the Prairie (1937)
Movie
Chief of Wazini
The Adventures of Tarzan (1921)
Movie
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GenderMale
Birthday1897-09-08
Deathday1959-08-20 (61 years old)
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