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.

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

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
  • The Egg and I

    Waiter on Train (Uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • High Barbaree

    Bertram (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

    Train Waiter (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