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Sam McDaniel

Actor

Born: January 28, 1886 · Wichita, Kansas, USA
Died: September 24, 1962 (age 76)

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.

Known for

Double Indemnity
July 6, 1944
The Public Enemy
April 23, 1931
Grand Hotel
September 11, 1932
Jezebel
March 26, 1938
Captains Courageous
June 25, 1937
Son of Dracula
October 20, 1943
They Died with Their Boots On
November 20, 1941
Footlight Parade
October 21, 1933
Manhattan Melodrama
May 4, 1934
Union Pacific
May 5, 1939
All Through the Night
January 10, 1942
Tall in the Saddle
September 29, 1944

Acting137

1960Ice Palace as George, the train porter
1959A Hole in the Head as Andy
1958Party Girl as Jesse (uncredited)
1957Johnny Trouble as Doorman (uncredited)
1955A Man Called Peter as Henry
1950Blues Busters as Dimitri (uncredited)
1949The File on Thelma Jordon as Porter (uncredited)
1949Flamingo Road as Boatright
1948Race Street as Garage Attendant (uncredited)
1948Heavenly Daze

as Spiffingham

1948Give My Regards to Broadway as Porter

1948Secret Service Investigator as Porter

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1948Heart of Virginia as 'Sunflower' Jones
1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now as Waiter (uncredited)
1947The Egg and I as Waiter on Train (Uncredited)
1947High Barbaree as Bertram (uncredited)
1946Never Say Goodbye as Porter (uncredited)
1946Gentleman Joe Palooka as Smoky - Second
1946Crack-Up as Porter (Uncredited)
1946Joe Palooka, Champ as Smoky
1946Without Reservations as Freddy (uncredited), Train Waiter (uncredited)
1946My Reputation as The Van Ormans' Butler Jonathan (uncredited)
1945She Wouldn't Say Yes as Train Steward (uncredited)
1945Lady on a Train
1945The Naughty Nineties as Matt - Cook-Waiter (uncredited)
1945Dillinger as Train Porter (uncredited)
1944Experiment Perilous as Porter (uncredited)
1944Tall in the Saddle as Servant (uncredited)
1944Marriage Is a Private Affair as Train Station Porter (uncredited)
1944When Strangers Marry as Train Porter (uncredited)
1944Double Indemnity as Charlie (uncredited)
19443 Men in White as Phone Operator (uncredited)
1944Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
1943Gangway for Tomorrow as Hank
1943Son of Dracula as Andy (uncredited)
1943The Ghost and the Guest as Harmony Jones
1943After Midnight with Boston Blackie as Train Porter
1943Dixie Dugan as Night Porter (uncredited)
1942Johnny Doughboy as Cook
1942The Traitor Within as Melrose
1942Silver Queen as Toby
1942In This Our Life as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
1942Grand Central Murder as Night Watchman (uncredited)
1942I Was Framed as Kit Carson
1942Mokey as Uncle Ben
1942All Through the Night as Deacon
1941Louisiana Purchase as Sam
1941They Died with Their Boots On as Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited)
1941New York Town as Henry (uncredited)
1941International Lady as Waiter
1941Bad Men of Missouri as Wash
1941Broadway Limited as Train Porter
1941South of Panama as Rodriguez Lincoln 'Rod' Jones
1941The Great Lie as Jefferson Washington
1941Sleepers West as Porter (uncredited)
1941Golden Hoofs as Henry
1941Virginia as Servant
1940Calling All Husbands as Nappy
1940Am I Guilty? as John D. Jones
1940Brother Orchid as Janitor Tripping Fire Alarms (uncredited)
1940Too Many Husbands as Porter
1940Virginia City as Sam Moore - Black Driver (uncredited)
1939Days of Jesse James as Black Janitor (uncredited)
1939Pride of the Blue Grass as Domino Jones
1939Chicken Wagon Family as Sam
1939Good Girls Go to Paris as Sam - Train Porter (uncredited)
1939Sweepstakes Winner as Mose (uncredited)
1939Union Pacific as St. Louis Waiter (uncredited)
1939Let Us Live as Hold-Up Witness - Mose (uncredited)
1939Everybody's Baby as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1939They Made Me a Criminal as Splash (uncredited)
1938Gambling Ship as Speedy
1938Stablemates as Bookie
1938Three Loves Has Nancy as Train Waiter (uncredited)
1938Four's a Crowd as H. Louis Brown (uncredited)
1938Jezebel as Driver (uncredited)
1938Walking Down Broadway as Claybourne's Chauffeur
1938Sergeant Murphy as Henry H. Henry
1937Danger – Love at Work as Train porter
1937Bargain with Bullets as Police Capt. Holmes
1937It Happened in Hollywood as Black Porter
1937Captains Courageous as 'Doc'
1937Dark Manhattan as Jack Jackson
1936Polo Joe as Harvey the Waiter (uncredited)
1936Sing, Baby, Sing as Train Porter
193636 Hours to Kill as Dining Car Waiter
1936Rhythm on the Range as Train Porter
1936Hearts Divided as Zachariah
1936Exclusive Story as Man Threatened by Acello (uncredited)
1936The Adventures of Frank Merriwell as Jeff
1935The Calling of Dan Matthews as Sam (uncredited)
1935Stormy as Mack's Hostler (uncredited)
1935We're in the Money as Men's Club Attendant (uncredited)
1935Woman Wanted as Oscar - Show Boat Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
1935Lady Tubbs as Reckless
1935Stranded as Train Porter (uncredited)
1935Unwelcome Stranger as Pot Roast (as Sam McDaniels)
1935Two Hearts in Wax Time as Deck Attendant (uncredited)
1935Gold Diggers of 1935 as Janitor (uncredited)
1934Kid Millions as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
1934Belle of the Nineties as Jasmine's Admirer (uncredited)
1934Wagon Wheels as Coachman
1934The Human Side as Porter (uncredited)
1934The Dragon Murder Case as Steam Room Attendant (uncredited)
1934Contented Calves as Eli - the Porter
1934Here Comes the Navy as Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
1934Charlie Chan's Courage as Porter
1934Operator 13 as Rufus (uncredited)
1934Manhattan Melodrama as Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)
1934Rough Necking as Anatole
1934Fashions of 1934 as Cleaning Man (uncredited)
1934Dark Hazard as George, the Train Porter (uncredited)
1933Going Hollywood as Rasputin
1933Lady Killer as Porter (uncredited)
1933College Coach as Lunch Wagon Proprietor (uncredited)
1933The Chief as Bootblack
1933Broadway Thru a Keyhole as Gus - Rocci's Valet
1933Only Yesterday as Red Cap Porter (Uncredited)
1933Footlight Parade as Hotel Porter in Stage Act (uncredited)
1933Hold Your Man as Porter at Train Station (uncredited)
1933The Vanishing Frontier as Whistlin' Zeke
1933Blondie Johnson as Train Porter (uncredited)
1933Grand Slam as Man Listening To Radio Broadcast
1933Employees' Entrance as Janitor at Hotel Balken (uncredited)
1933Whistling in the Dark as Porter (uncredited)
1932The Golden West as Sam the Coachman
1932The All-American as McCormick's Butler (uncredited)
1932Movie Crazy as Men's Room Valet (Uncredited)
1932Grand Hotel as Bartender (uncredited)
1932The Rich Are Always with Us as Julian's Butler Max (uncredited)
1932Union Depot as Redcap Train Porter (uncredited)
1931Guilty Hands as Jimmy, a Black Servant (uncredited)
1931A Free Soul as Casino Valet (uncredited)
1931The Public Enemy as Headwaiter (uncredited)
1931Dance, Fools, Dance as Luva’s Butler (uncredited)
1929Brown Gravy
1929Hallelujah as Adam (uncredited)