Maceo Bruce Sheffield (September 8, 1897 – August 20, 1959)[1] was a police detective and an actor in American films.
He worked in Los Angeles as a policeman[2] before acting and assisting in the production of films with African American casts.
[4] He was notorious for his work as a police officer with the Black press describing him as someone who beat people up and he and his partner producing a large number of arrests of African Americans.
[6][7] He was critical of the opportunities for African Americans in the film industry and referred to the exploited actors as "stooges".
He was involved with the production company behind Harlem on the Prairie, a groundbreaking Western themed musical film featuring Black actors.