A. B. DeComathiere explained

A. B. DeComathiere (19 November 1877 - 18 May 1940) was an actor in the United States. He had a leading role in The Brute (1920). He also starred in the race film The Black King (1932), a satire of Marcus Garvey and his followers.^[1]

He was born in New York. He was Connie in the Vaudeville team Sloe and Connie.^[2]

Filmography

• The Brute (1920) as "Bull" Magee^[3]
• The Hypocrite (1922)^[2]
• Deceit (1923 film) (1923) as Reverend Bently
• The Midnight Ace (1928)^[4]
• The Exile (1931)
• The Black King (1932)
• Ten Minutes to Live (1932) as Anthony^[5]

Theater

• An African Prince (1920)
• Dumb Luck (1922)
• Goat Alley (1927)^[2]
• Porgy (play) as Simon Frazier, a lawyer
• The Second Coming (1931)
• Ol' Man Satan (1932) as Satan^[2]
• Ragtime (1933)^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Black King, the . 15 July 2013 .
2. Book: Peterson, Bernard L.. Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960. July 10, 2001. Greenwood Publishing Group. 9780313295348. Google Books.
3. Web site: The Brute (1920) - Overview - TCM.com. Turner Classic Movies.
4. News: Midnight Ace, the (1928). The Pittsburgh Courier. 24 March 1928. 15.
5. Web site: A.B. DeComathiere | BFI. https://web.archive.org/web/20210922060224/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/50c30c80b5711. dead. September 22, 2021. www.bfi.org.uk.