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.

Career Overview

Sam McDaniel has 136 screen credits in a career dating back to 1929. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Dr. Kildare Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Brown Gravy, Am I Guilty?, Pride of the Blue Grass. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

136

Birth Date

1886-01-28 00:00:00

Birth Place

Wichita, Kansas, USA

Known For

• Brown Gravy
• 

  Am I Guilty?
• 

  Pride of the Blue Grass
• 

  Heavenly Daze
• 

  Heart of Virginia
• 

  The Ghost and the Guest

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• Dr. Kildare Collection (1 titles)
• Andy Hardy Collection (1 titles)
• Dracula (Universal) (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Jules White (3 collaborations)
• Kendall Evans (2 collaborations)
• Vincent Sherman (2 collaborations)
• William Watson (1 collaborations)
• Spencer Williams (1 collaborations)
• Evelyn Preer (1 collaborations)
• Edward Thompson (1 collaborations)
• Sam Newfield (1 collaborations)
• Earle Snell (1 collaborations)
• George Wallace Sayre (1 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (136 credits)

  • Ice Palace

    George, the train porter

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • A Hole in the Head

    Andy

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Party Girl

    Jesse (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Johnny Trouble

    Doorman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • A Man Called Peter

    Henry

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • I Love Lucy

    - The Great Train Robbery (1955) ... Porter actor actors
    1951
  • The File on Thelma Jordon

    Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Flamingo Road

    Boatright

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Race Street

    Garage Attendant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Heavenly Daze

    Spiffingham

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Give My Regards to Broadway

    Porter

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Secret Service Investigator

    Porter

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Heart of Virginia

    'Sunflower' Jones

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now

    Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • High Barbaree

    Bertram (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • The Egg and I

    Waiter on Train (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Never Say Goodbye

    Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Gentleman Joe Palooka

    Smoky - Second

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Crack-Up

    Porter (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Joe Palooka, Champ

    Smoky

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Without Reservations

    Freddy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • My Reputation

    The Van Ormans' Butler Jonathan (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • She Wouldn't Say Yes

    Train Steward (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Lady on a Train

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • The Naughty Nineties

    Matt - Cook-Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Dillinger

    Train Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1945
  • Experiment Perilous

    Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Tall in the Saddle

    Servant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Marriage Is a Private Affair

    Train Station Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • When Strangers Marry

    Train Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Double Indemnity

    Charlie the Garage Attendant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • 3 Men in White

    Phone Operator (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble

    Pullman Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1944
  • Gangway for Tomorrow

    Hank

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Son of Dracula

    Andy (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Ghost and the Guest

    Harmony Jones

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • After Midnight with Boston Blackie

    Train Porter

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Dixie Dugan

    Night Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Johnny Doughboy

    Cook

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Traitor Within

    Melrose

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Silver Queen

    Toby

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • In This Our Life

    Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Grand Central Murder

    Night Watchman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • I Was Framed

    Kit Carson

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Mokey

    Uncle Ben

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • All Through the Night

    Deacon

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Sam

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • They Died with Their Boots On

    Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • New York Town

    Henry (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • International Lady

    Waiter

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Bad Men of Missouri

    Wash

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Broadway Limited

    Train Porter

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • South of Panama

    Rodriguez Lincoln 'Rod' Jones

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • The Great Lie

    Jefferson Washington

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Sleepers West

    Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Golden Hoofs

    Henry

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Virginia

    Servant

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Calling All Husbands

    Nappy

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Am I Guilty?

    John D. Jones

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Brother Orchid

    Janitor Tripping Fire Alarms (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Too Many Husbands

    Porter

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Virginia City

    Sam Moore - Black Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Days of Jesse James

    Black Janitor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Pride of the Blue Grass

    Domino Jones

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Chicken Wagon Family

    Sam

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Good Girls Go to Paris

    Sam - Train Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Sweepstakes Winner

    Mose (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Union Pacific

    St. Louis Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Let Us Live

    Hold-Up Witness - Mose (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Everybody's Baby

    Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • They Made Me a Criminal

    Splash (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Gambling Ship

    Speedy

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Stablemates

    Bookie

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Three Loves Has Nancy

    Train Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Four's a Crowd

    H. Louis Brown (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Jezebel

    Driver (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Walking Down Broadway

    Claybourne's Chauffeur

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Sergeant Murphy

    Henry H. Henry

    actor

    actors
    1938
  • Danger – Love at Work

    Train porter

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Bargain with Bullets

    Police Capt. Holmes

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • It Happened in Hollywood

    Black Porter

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Captains Courageous

    'Doc'

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Dark Manhattan

    Jack Jackson

    actor

    actors
    1937
  • Polo Joe

    Harvey the Waiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Sing, Baby, Sing

    Train Porter

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • 36 Hours to Kill

    Dining Car Waiter

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Rhythm on the Range

    Train Porter

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Hearts Divided

    Zachariah

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • Exclusive Story

    Man Threatened by Acello (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Adventures of Frank Merriwell

    Jeff

    actor

    actors
    1936
  • The Calling of Dan Matthews

    Sam (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Stormy

    Mack's Hostler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • We're in the Money

    Men's Club Attendant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Woman Wanted

    Oscar - Show Boat Washroom Attendant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Lady Tubbs

    Reckless

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Stranded

    Train Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Unwelcome Stranger

    Pot Roast (as Sam McDaniels)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Two Hearts in Wax Time

    Deck Attendant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Gold Diggers of 1935

    Janitor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1935
  • Kid Millions

    Ship's Steward (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Belle of the Nineties

    Jasmine's Admirer (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Wagon Wheels

    Coachman

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Human Side

    Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • The Dragon Murder Case

    Steam Room Attendant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Here Comes the Navy

    Washroom Attendant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Charlie Chan's Courage

    Porter

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Operator 13

    Rufus (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Manhattan Melodrama

    Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Rough Necking

    Anatole

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Fashions of 1934

    Cleaning Man (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Dark Hazard

    George, the Train Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1934
  • Going Hollywood

    Rasputin

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Lady Killer

    Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • College Coach

    Lunch Wagon Proprietor (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Chief

    Bootblack

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Broadway Thru a Keyhole

    Gus - Rocci's Valet

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Only Yesterday

    Red Cap Porter (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Footlight Parade

    Hotel Porter in Stage Act (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Hold Your Man

    Porter at Train Station (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Vanishing Frontier

    Whistlin' Zeke

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Blondie Johnson

    Train Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Grand Slam

    Man Listening To Radio Broadcast

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Employees' Entrance

    Janitor at Hotel Balken (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • Whistling in the Dark

    Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1933
  • The Golden West

    Sam the Coachman

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The All-American

    McCormick's Butler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Movie Crazy

    Men's Room Valet (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Grand Hotel

    Bartender (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • The Rich Are Always with Us

    Julian's Butler Max (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Union Depot

    Redcap Train Porter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1932
  • Guilty Hands

    Jimmy, a Black Servant (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • A Free Soul

    Casino Valet (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • The Public Enemy

    Headwaiter (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Dance, Fools, Dance

    Luva’s Butler (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1931
  • Brown Gravy

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • Hallelujah

    Adam (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1929