Acting

Sam McDaniel

Born 1886-01-28 · Wichita, Kansas, USA

Died 1962-09-24

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.

Credits

Newest first

Ice Palace
as George, the train porter
1960
A Hole in the Head
as Andy
1959
Party Girl
as Jesse (uncredited)
1958
Johnny Trouble
as Doorman (uncredited)
1957
MGM Parade
as Self
1955
MGM Parade
as self
1955
A Man Called Peter
as Henry
1955
I Love Lucy
as Porter
1951
Amos 'n' Andy
as Customer (uncredited)
1951
Blues Busters
as Dimitri (uncredited)
1950
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Porter (uncredited)
1949
Flamingo Road
as Boatright
1949
Race Street
as Garage Attendant (uncredited)
1948
Heavenly Daze
as Spiffingham
1948
Give My Regards to Broadway
as Porter
1948
Secret Service Investigator
as Porter
1948
Heart of Virginia
as 'Sunflower' Jones
1948
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
as Waiter (uncredited)
1947
The Egg and I
as Waiter on Train (Uncredited)
1947
High Barbaree
as Bertram (uncredited)
1947
Never Say Goodbye
as Porter (uncredited)
1946
Gentleman Joe Palooka
as Smoky - Second
1946
Crack-Up
as Porter (Uncredited)
1946
Joe Palooka, Champ
as Smoky
1946
Without Reservations
as Freddy (uncredited)
1946
Without Reservations
as Train Waiter (uncredited)
1946
My Reputation
as The Van Ormans' Butler Jonathan (uncredited)
1946
She Wouldn't Say Yes
as Train Steward (uncredited)
1945
Lady on a Train
1945
The Naughty Nineties
as Matt - Cook-Waiter (uncredited)
1945
Dillinger
as Train Porter (uncredited)
1945
Experiment Perilous
as Porter (uncredited)
1944
Tall in the Saddle
as Servant (uncredited)
1944
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Train Station Porter (uncredited)
1944
When Strangers Marry
as Train Porter (uncredited)
1944
Double Indemnity
as Charlie (uncredited)
1944
3 Men in White
as Phone Operator (uncredited)
1944
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
1944
Gangway for Tomorrow
as Hank
1943
Son of Dracula
as Andy (uncredited)
1943
The Ghost and the Guest
as Harmony Jones
1943
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Train Porter
1943
Dixie Dugan
as Night Porter (uncredited)
1943
Johnny Doughboy
as Cook
1942
The Traitor Within
as Melrose
1942
Silver Queen
as Toby
1942
In This Our Life
as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
1942
Grand Central Murder
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
1942
I Was Framed
as Kit Carson
1942
Mokey
as Uncle Ben
1942
All Through the Night
as Deacon
1942
Louisiana Purchase
as Sam
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited)
1941
New York Town
as Henry (uncredited)
1941
International Lady
as Waiter
1941
Bad Men of Missouri
as Wash
1941
Broadway Limited
as Train Porter
1941
South of Panama
as Rodriguez Lincoln 'Rod' Jones
1941
The Great Lie
as Jefferson Washington
1941
Sleepers West
as Porter (uncredited)
1941
Golden Hoofs
as Henry
1941
Virginia
as Servant
1941
Calling All Husbands
as Nappy
1940
Am I Guilty?
as John D. Jones
1940
Brother Orchid
as Janitor Tripping Fire Alarms (uncredited)
1940
Too Many Husbands
as Porter
1940
Virginia City
as Sam Moore - Black Driver (uncredited)
1940
Days of Jesse James
as Black Janitor (uncredited)
1939
Pride of the Blue Grass
as Domino Jones
1939
Chicken Wagon Family
as Sam
1939
Good Girls Go to Paris
as Sam - Train Porter (uncredited)
1939
Sweepstakes Winner
as Mose (uncredited)
1939
Union Pacific
as St. Louis Waiter (uncredited)
1939
Let Us Live
as Hold-Up Witness - Mose (uncredited)
1939
Everybody's Baby
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1939
They Made Me a Criminal
as Splash (uncredited)
1939
Gambling Ship
as Speedy
1938
Stablemates
as Bookie
1938
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Train Waiter (uncredited)
1938
Four's a Crowd
as H. Louis Brown (uncredited)
1938