Sam McDaniel

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1886-01-28 (76 years old)

Deathday

1962-09-24

Place of Birth

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Sam McDaniel

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.

Acting

1938

Four's a Crowd

as H. Louis Brown (uncredited)

1933

Blondie Johnson

as Train Porter (uncredited)

1935

Stormy

as Mack's Hostler (uncredited)

1938

Three Loves Has Nancy

as Train Waiter (uncredited)

1933

The Vanishing Frontier

as Whistlin' Zeke

1949

Flamingo Road

as Boatright

1935

Unwelcome Stranger

as Pot Roast (as Sam McDaniels)

1933

Lady Killer

as Porter (uncredited)

1936

Polo Joe

as Harvey the Waiter (uncredited)

1933

Employees' Entrance

as Janitor at Hotel Balken (uncredited)

1942

1946

Without Reservations

as Freddy (uncredited)

1957

Johnny Trouble

as Doorman (uncredited)

1944

Experiment Perilous

as Porter (uncredited)

1960

Ice Palace

as George, the train porter

1934

Fashions of 1934

as Cleaning Man (uncredited)

1937

Bargain with Bullets

as Police Capt. Holmes

1943

The Ghost and the Guest

as Harmony Jones

1936

Exclusive Story

as Man Threatened by Acello (uncredited)

1945

She Wouldn't Say Yes

as Train Steward (uncredited)

1948

Heavenly Daze

as Spiffingham

1937

1936

Hearts Divided

as Zachariah

1938

Stablemates

as Bookie

1935

We're in the Money

as Men's Club Attendant (uncredited)

1934

Dark Hazard

as George, the Train Porter (uncredited)

1934

Manhattan Melodrama

as Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)

1939

They Made Me a Criminal

as Splash (uncredited)

1958

Party Girl

as Jesse (uncredited)

1944

Double Indemnity

as Charlie the Garage Attendant (uncredited)

1937

1933

Whistling in the Dark

as Porter (uncredited)

1937

Dark Manhattan

as Jack Jackson

1935

Woman Wanted

as Oscar - Show Boat Washroom Attendant (uncredited)

1936

36 Hours to Kill

as Dining Car Waiter

1933

Going Hollywood

as Rasputin

1955

1939

Let Us Live

as Hold-Up Witness - Mose (uncredited)

1939

Union Pacific

as St. Louis Waiter (uncredited)

1939

Good Girls Go to Paris

as Sam - Train Porter (uncredited)

1933

Broadway Thru a Keyhole

as Gus - Rocci's Valet

1939

Days of Jesse James

as Black Janitor (uncredited)

1943

Son of Dracula

as Andy (uncredited)

1939

1934

Kid Millions

as Ship's Steward (uncredited)

1948

Race Street

as Garage Attendant (uncredited)

1944

3 Men in White

as Phone Operator (uncredited)

1943

Dixie Dugan

as Night Porter (uncredited)

1946

Without Reservations

as Train Waiter (uncredited)

1946

My Reputation

as The Van Ormans' Butler Jonathan (uncredited)

1941

The Great Lie

as Jefferson Washington

1940

Brother Orchid

as Janitor Tripping Fire Alarms (uncredited)

1939

Everybody's Baby

as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

1934

Rough Necking

as Anatole

1935

Two Hearts in Wax Time

as Deck Attendant (uncredited)

1940

Virginia City

as Sam Moore - Black Driver (uncredited)

1942

I Was Framed

as Kit Carson

1935

Lady Tubbs

as Reckless

1931

Guilty Hands

as Jimmy, a Black Servant (uncredited)

1938

Gambling Ship

as Speedy

1944

Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

as Pullman Porter (uncredited)

1938

Jezebel

as Driver (uncredited)

1933

College Coach

as Lunch Wagon Proprietor (uncredited)

1940

1936

Rhythm on the Range

as Train Porter

1936

Sing, Baby, Sing

as Train Porter

1946

Never Say Goodbye

as Porter (uncredited)

1947

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

as Waiter (uncredited)

1933

The Chief

as Bootblack

1942

1940

Am I Guilty?

as John D. Jones

1941

They Died with Their Boots On

as Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited)

1941

South of Panama

as Rodriguez Lincoln 'Rod' Jones

1938

Walking Down Broadway

as Claybourne's Chauffeur

1941

Golden Hoofs

as Henry

1932

The Rich Are Always with Us

as Julian's Butler Max (uncredited)

1934

Contented Calves

as Eli - the Porter

1942

1942

Mokey

as Uncle Ben

1939

Sweepstakes Winner

as Mose (uncredited)

1932

The All-American

as McCormick's Butler (uncredited)

1935

Stranded

as Train Porter (uncredited)

1935

Gold Diggers of 1935

as Janitor (uncredited)

1947

The Egg and I

as Waiter on Train (Uncredited)

1944

Marriage Is a Private Affair

as Train Station Porter (uncredited)

1931

The Public Enemy

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

1931

A Free Soul

as Casino Valet (uncredited)

1933

Grand Slam

as Man Listening To Radio Broadcast

1941

New York Town

as Henry (uncredited)

1946

1942

Grand Central Murder

as Night Watchman (uncredited)

1934

Wagon Wheels

as Coachman

1934

The Human Side

as Porter (uncredited)

1933

Only Yesterday

as Red Cap Porter (Uncredited)

1934

Operator 13

as Rufus (uncredited)

1935

The Calling of Dan Matthews

as Sam (uncredited)

1945

The Naughty Nineties

as Matt - Cook-Waiter (uncredited)

1941

1941

Broadway Limited

as Train Porter

1949

The File on Thelma Jordon

as Porter (Uncredited)

1933

Footlight Parade

as Hotel Porter in Stage Act (uncredited)

1942

In This Our Life

as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

1941

Sleepers West

as Porter (uncredited)

1946

Gentleman Joe Palooka

as Smoky - Second

1944

When Strangers Marry

as Train Porter (uncredited)

1932

Movie Crazy

as Men's Room Valet (Uncredited)

1932

Union Depot

as Redcap Train Porter (uncredited)

1948

Heart of Virginia

as 'Sunflower' Jones

1938

Sergeant Murphy

as Henry H. Henry

1934

Belle of the Nineties

as Jasmine's Admirer (uncredited)

1934

The Dragon Murder Case

as Steam Room Attendant (uncredited)

1934

Here Comes the Navy

as Washroom Attendant (uncredited)

1946

Crack-Up

as Porter (Uncredited)

1933

Hold Your Man

as Porter at Train Station (uncredited)

1931

Dance, Fools, Dance

as Luva’s Butler (uncredited)

1947

High Barbaree

as Bertram (uncredited)

1941

Virginia

as Servant

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