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