
Acting
Maceo Bruce Sheffield
EN cinema · 7 credits
Born
8 September 1897
Died
20 August 1959 (aged 61)
Maceo Bruce Sheffield (September 8, 1897 – 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.
Known for
Filmography

Mr. Washington Goes to Town
as Brutus Blake, Producer

Professor Creeps
as Shylock the Landlord, Associate Producer

Lucky Ghost
as Blake

Up Jumped the Devil
as Bad News Johnson

Gang War
as Bull Brown

Double Deal
as Murray Howard

Harlem on the Prairie
as Wolf Cain

