Sam McDaniel
Acting • Born 1886-01-28 – Died 1962-09-24
Biography
Sam McDaniel was an American screen and television actor, as well as a jazz musician. He was the brother of actresses Hattie and Etta McDaniel.
Filmography
140 credits
Four's a Crowd
Movie • 1938
H. Louis Brown (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
Movie • 1933
Train Porter (uncredited)
Stormy
Movie • 1935
Mack's Hostler (uncredited)
Three Loves Has Nancy
Movie • 1938
Train Waiter (uncredited)
The Vanishing Frontier
Movie • 1933
Whistlin' Zeke
Flamingo Road
Movie • 1949
Boatright
Unwelcome Stranger
Movie • 1935
Pot Roast (as Sam McDaniels)
Lady Killer
Movie • 1933
Porter (uncredited)
Polo Joe
Movie • 1936
Harvey the Waiter (uncredited)
All Through the Night
Movie • 1942
Deacon
Employees' Entrance
Movie • 1933
Janitor at Hotel Balken (uncredited)
The Traitor Within
Movie • 1942
Melrose
Without Reservations
Movie • 1946
Freddy (uncredited)
Johnny Trouble
Movie • 1957
Doorman (uncredited)
Experiment Perilous
Movie • 1944
Porter (uncredited)
Ice Palace
Movie • 1960
George, the train porter
Fashions of 1934
Movie • 1934
Cleaning Man (uncredited)
Bargain with Bullets
Movie • 1937
Police Capt. Holmes
The Ghost and the Guest
Movie • 1943
Harmony Jones
Gangway for Tomorrow
Movie • 1943
Hank
Exclusive Story
Movie • 1936
Man Threatened by Acello (uncredited)
She Wouldn't Say Yes
Movie • 1945
Train Steward (uncredited)
Heavenly Daze
Movie • 1948
Spiffingham
Danger – Love at Work
Movie • 1937
Train porter
Hearts Divided
Movie • 1936
Zachariah
Stablemates
Movie • 1938
Bookie
Lady on a Train
Movie • 1945
Give My Regards to Broadway
Movie • 1948
Porter
A Hole in the Head
Movie • 1959
Andy
Dark Hazard
Movie • 1934
George, the Train Porter (uncredited)
We're in the Money
Movie • 1935
Men's Club Attendant (uncredited)
Manhattan Melodrama
Movie • 1934
Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal
Movie • 1939
Splash (uncredited)
Party Girl
Movie • 1958
Jesse (uncredited)
Double Indemnity
Movie • 1944
Charlie the Garage Attendant (uncredited)
It Happened in Hollywood
Movie • 1937
Black Porter
Whistling in the Dark
Movie • 1933
Porter (uncredited)
Dark Manhattan
Movie • 1937
Jack Jackson
Woman Wanted
Movie • 1935
Oscar - Show Boat Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
36 Hours to Kill
Movie • 1936
Dining Car Waiter
Going Hollywood
Movie • 1933
Rasputin
A Man Called Peter
Movie • 1955
Henry
Calling All Husbands
Movie • 1940
Nappy
Let Us Live
Movie • 1939
Hold-Up Witness - Mose (uncredited)
Union Pacific
Movie • 1939
St. Louis Waiter (uncredited)
Good Girls Go to Paris
Movie • 1939
Sam - Train Porter (uncredited)
Chicken Wagon Family
Movie • 1939
Sam
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
Movie • 1933
Gus - Rocci's Valet
Days of Jesse James
Movie • 1939
Black Janitor (uncredited)
Son of Dracula
Movie • 1943
Andy (uncredited)
Pride of the Blue Grass
Movie • 1939
Domino Jones
Kid Millions
Movie • 1934
Ship's Steward (uncredited)
Race Street
Movie • 1948
Garage Attendant (uncredited)
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
Movie • 1936
Jeff
3 Men in White
Movie • 1944
Phone Operator (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
Movie • 1943
Night Porter (uncredited)
Without Reservations
Movie • 1946
Train Waiter (uncredited)
My Reputation
Movie • 1946
The Van Ormans' Butler Jonathan (uncredited)
The Great Lie
Movie • 1941
Jefferson Washington
Brother Orchid
Movie • 1940
Janitor Tripping Fire Alarms (uncredited)
Everybody's Baby
Movie • 1939
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
Movie • 1937
'Doc'
Rough Necking
Movie • 1934
Anatole
Two Hearts in Wax Time
Movie • 1935
Deck Attendant (uncredited)
Virginia City
Movie • 1940
Sam Moore - Black Driver (uncredited)
I Was Framed
Movie • 1942
Kit Carson
Lady Tubbs
Movie • 1935
Reckless
Guilty Hands
Movie • 1931
Jimmy, a Black Servant (uncredited)
Gambling Ship
Movie • 1938
Speedy
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
Movie • 1944
Pullman Porter (uncredited)
Jezebel
Movie • 1938
Driver (uncredited)
College Coach
Movie • 1933
Lunch Wagon Proprietor (uncredited)
Too Many Husbands
Movie • 1940
Porter
Brown Gravy
Movie • 1929
Rhythm on the Range
Movie • 1936
Train Porter
Sing, Baby, Sing
Movie • 1936
Train Porter
Never Say Goodbye
Movie • 1946
Porter (uncredited)
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
Movie • 1947
Waiter (uncredited)
The Chief
Movie • 1933
Bootblack
Silver Queen
Movie • 1942
Toby
Am I Guilty?
Movie • 1940
John D. Jones
Bad Men of Missouri
Movie • 1941
Wash
They Died with Their Boots On
Movie • 1941
Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited)
South of Panama
Movie • 1941
Rodriguez Lincoln 'Rod' Jones
Walking Down Broadway
Movie • 1938
Claybourne's Chauffeur
Golden Hoofs
Movie • 1941
Henry
The Rich Are Always with Us
Movie • 1932
Julian's Butler Max (uncredited)
Contented Calves
Movie • 1934
Eli - the Porter
Johnny Doughboy
Movie • 1942
Cook
Mokey
Movie • 1942
Uncle Ben
Sweepstakes Winner
Movie • 1939
Mose (uncredited)
The All-American
Movie • 1932
McCormick's Butler (uncredited)
Stranded
Movie • 1935
Train Porter (uncredited)
Gold Diggers of 1935
Movie • 1935
Janitor (uncredited)
The Egg and I
Movie • 1947
Waiter on Train (Uncredited)
Marriage Is a Private Affair
Movie • 1944
Train Station Porter (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
Movie • 1931
Headwaiter (uncredited)
A Free Soul
Movie • 1931
Casino Valet (uncredited)
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
Movie • 1943
Train Porter
Grand Slam
Movie • 1933
Man Listening To Radio Broadcast
New York Town
Movie • 1941
Henry (uncredited)
Joe Palooka, Champ
Movie • 1946
Smoky
Grand Central Murder
Movie • 1942
Night Watchman (uncredited)
Wagon Wheels
Movie • 1934
Coachman
The Human Side
Movie • 1934
Porter (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
Movie • 1933
Red Cap Porter (Uncredited)
Operator 13
Movie • 1934
Rufus (uncredited)
The Calling of Dan Matthews
Movie • 1935
Sam (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
Movie • 1945
Matt - Cook-Waiter (uncredited)
International Lady
Movie • 1941
Waiter
Broadway Limited
Movie • 1941
Train Porter
The File on Thelma Jordon
Movie • 1949
Porter (uncredited)
Footlight Parade
Movie • 1933
Hotel Porter in Stage Act (uncredited)
In This Our Life
Movie • 1942
Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase
Movie • 1941
Sam
Sleepers West
Movie • 1941
Porter (uncredited)
Gentleman Joe Palooka
Movie • 1946
Smoky - Second
When Strangers Marry
Movie • 1944
Train Porter (uncredited)
Movie Crazy
Movie • 1932
Men's Room Valet (Uncredited)
Union Depot
Movie • 1932
Redcap Train Porter (uncredited)
Heart of Virginia
Movie • 1948
'Sunflower' Jones
Sergeant Murphy
Movie • 1938
Henry H. Henry
Belle of the Nineties
Movie • 1934
Jasmine's Admirer (uncredited)
The Dragon Murder Case
Movie • 1934
Steam Room Attendant (uncredited)
Secret Service Investigator
Movie • 1948
Porter
Charlie Chan's Courage
Movie • 1934
Porter
Here Comes the Navy
Movie • 1934
Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
Crack-Up
Movie • 1946
Porter (Uncredited)
Hold Your Man
Movie • 1933
Porter at Train Station (uncredited)
Dance, Fools, Dance
Movie • 1931
Luva’s Butler (uncredited)
High Barbaree
Movie • 1947
Bertram (uncredited)
Virginia
Movie • 1941
Servant
Tall in the Saddle
Movie • 1944
Servant (uncredited)
Dillinger
Movie • 1945
Train Porter (uncredited)
Hallelujah
Movie • 1929
Adam (uncredited)
Grand Hotel
Movie • 1932
Bartender (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
TV • 1951
Porter
Amos 'n' Andy
TV • 1951
Customer (uncredited)
MGM Parade
TV • 1955
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MGM Parade
TV • 1955
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