Sam McDaniel
Acting1886Wichita, Kansas, USA
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.
Known For
Double Indemnity
Charlie the Garage Attendant (uncredited)
The Public Enemy
Headwaiter (uncredited)
I Love Lucy
Porter
Jezebel
Driver (uncredited)
Captains Courageous
'Doc'
Son of Dracula
Andy (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited)
Footlight Parade
Hotel Porter in Stage Act (uncredited)
Acting History
1960
Ice Palace
as George, the train porter
1959
A Hole in the Head
as Andy
1958
Party Girl
as Jesse (uncredited)
1955
I Love Lucy
TVas Porter• 1 eps
MGM Parade
TVas Self / self
1951
Amos 'n' Andy
TVas Customer (uncredited)
1949
Flamingo Road
as Boatright
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Porter (uncredited)
1948
Race Street
as Garage Attendant (uncredited)
Give My Regards to Broadway
as Porter
1947
High Barbaree
as Bertram (uncredited)
The Egg and I
as Waiter on Train (Uncredited)
1946
Joe Palooka, Champ
as Smoky
Gentleman Joe Palooka
as Smoky - Second
Never Say Goodbye
as Porter (uncredited)
My Reputation
as The Van Ormans' Butler Jonathan (uncredited)
1945
Dillinger
as Train Porter (uncredited)
The Naughty Nineties
as Matt - Cook-Waiter (uncredited)
1944
3 Men in White
as Phone Operator (uncredited)
Tall in the Saddle
as Servant (uncredited)
Experiment Perilous
as Porter (uncredited)
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
When Strangers Marry
as Train Porter (uncredited)
Double Indemnity
as Charlie the Garage Attendant (uncredited)
1943
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Train Porter
Gangway for Tomorrow
as Hank
Son of Dracula
as Andy (uncredited)
1942
Grand Central Murder
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
Silver Queen
as Toby
Johnny Doughboy
as Cook
In This Our Life
as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
All Through the Night
as Deacon
Mokey
as Uncle Ben
1941
The Great Lie
as Jefferson Washington
Sleepers West
as Porter (uncredited)
Louisiana Purchase
as Sam
They Died with Their Boots On
as Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs
as Henry
New York Town
as Henry (uncredited)
1940
Brother Orchid
as Janitor Tripping Fire Alarms (uncredited)
Virginia City
as Sam Moore - Black Driver (uncredited)
Too Many Husbands
as Porter
1939
Pride of the Blue Grass
as Domino Jones
Chicken Wagon Family
as Sam
Everybody's Baby
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
They Made Me a Criminal
as Splash (uncredited)
Union Pacific
as St. Louis Waiter (uncredited)
Let Us Live
as Hold-Up Witness - Mose (uncredited)
1938
Jezebel
as Driver (uncredited)
Sergeant Murphy
as Henry H. Henry
Stablemates
as Bookie
Four's a Crowd
as H. Louis Brown (uncredited)
1937
Captains Courageous
as 'Doc'
It Happened in Hollywood
as Black Porter
1936
Rhythm on the Range
as Train Porter
Polo Joe
as Harvey the Waiter (uncredited)
1935
Stranded
as Train Porter (uncredited)
Woman Wanted
as Oscar - Show Boat Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
Stormy
as Mack's Hostler (uncredited)
Lady Tubbs
as Reckless
1934
Manhattan Melodrama
as Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)
The Human Side
as Porter (uncredited)
Contented Calves
as Eli - the Porter
Here Comes the Navy
as Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Courage
as Porter
The Dragon Murder Case
as Steam Room Attendant (uncredited)
Rough Necking
as Anatole
Fashions of 1934
as Cleaning Man (uncredited)
1933
The Vanishing Frontier
as Whistlin' Zeke
Hold Your Man
as Porter at Train Station (uncredited)
Blondie Johnson
as Train Porter (uncredited)
Footlight Parade
as Hotel Porter in Stage Act (uncredited)
Only Yesterday
as Red Cap Porter (Uncredited)
Going Hollywood
as Rasputin
Lady Killer
as Porter (uncredited)
Employees' Entrance
as Janitor at Hotel Balken (uncredited)
1932
Union Depot
as Redcap Train Porter (uncredited)
Movie Crazy
as Men's Room Valet (Uncredited)
1931
The Public Enemy
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Guilty Hands
as Jimmy, a Black Servant (uncredited)
A Free Soul
as Casino Valet (uncredited)
1929
Hallelujah!
as Adam (uncredited)