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

I Love Lucy
1955
MGM Parade
1956
Double Indemnity
1944
Amos 'n' Andy
1951
Grand Hotel
1932
Party Girl
1958
Footlight Parade
1933
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Tall in the Saddle
1944
Captains Courageous
1937
All Through the Night
1942
The Public Enemy
1931

FILMOGRAPHY

All
Movies
TV
Acting
142
1960
Ice Palace
as George, the train porter
1959
A Hole in the Head
as Andy
1958
Party Girl
as Jesse (uncredited)
1957
Johnny Trouble
as Doorman (uncredited)
1956
MGM Parade
as Self
1956
MGM Parade
as self
1955
A Man Called Peter
as Henry
1955
I Love Lucy
as Porter
1951
Amos 'n' Andy
as Customer (uncredited)
1950
Blues Busters
as Dimitri (uncredited)
1949
Flamingo Road
as Boatright
1949
The File on Thelma Jordon
as Porter (uncredited)
1948
Heavenly Daze
as Spiffingham
1948
Give My Regards to Broadway
as Porter
1948
Race Street
as Garage Attendant (uncredited)
1948
Heart of Virginia
as 'Sunflower' Jones
1948
Secret Service Investigator
as Porter
1947
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)
1946
Without Reservations
as Freddy (uncredited)
1946
Without Reservations
as Train Waiter (uncredited)
1946
My Reputation
as The Van Ormans' Butler Jonathan (uncredited)
1946
Never Say Goodbye
as Porter (uncredited)
1946
Joe Palooka, Champ
as Smoky
1946
Gentleman Joe Palooka
as Smoky - Second
1946
Crack-Up
as Porter (Uncredited)
1945
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)
1944
Experiment Perilous
as 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
Marriage Is a Private Affair
as Train Station Porter (uncredited)
1944
When Strangers Marry
as Train Porter (uncredited)
1944
Tall in the Saddle
as Servant (uncredited)
1943
The Ghost and the Guest
as Harmony Jones
1943
Gangway for Tomorrow
as Hank
1943
Son of Dracula
as Andy (uncredited)
1943
Dixie Dugan
as Night Porter (uncredited)
1943
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
as Train Porter
1942
All Through the Night
as Deacon
1942
The Traitor Within
as Melrose
1942
I Was Framed
as Kit Carson
1942
Silver Queen
as Toby
1942
Johnny Doughboy
as Cook
1942
Mokey
as Uncle Ben
1942
Grand Central Murder
as Night Watchman (uncredited)
1942
In This Our Life
as Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
1941
The Great Lie
as Jefferson Washington
1941
Bad Men of Missouri
as Wash
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited)
1941
South of Panama
as Rodriguez Lincoln 'Rod' Jones
1941
Golden Hoofs
as Henry
1941
New York Town
as Henry (uncredited)
1941
International Lady
as Waiter
1941
Broadway Limited
as Train Porter
1941
Louisiana Purchase
as Sam
1941
Sleepers West
as Porter (uncredited)
1941
Virginia
as Servant
1940
Calling All Husbands
as Nappy
1940
Brother Orchid
as Janitor Tripping Fire Alarms (uncredited)
1940
Virginia City
as Sam Moore - Black Driver (uncredited)
1940
Too Many Husbands
as Porter
1940
Am I Guilty?
as John D. Jones
1939
They Made Me a Criminal
as Splash (uncredited)
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)
1939
Chicken Wagon Family
as Sam
1939
Days of Jesse James
as Black Janitor (uncredited)
1939
Pride of the Blue Grass
as Domino Jones
1939
Everybody's Baby
as Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
1939
Sweepstakes Winner
as Mose (uncredited)
1938
Four's a Crowd
as H. Louis Brown (uncredited)
1938
Three Loves Has Nancy
as Train Waiter (uncredited)
1938
Stablemates
as Bookie
1938
Gambling Ship
as Speedy
1938
Jezebel
as Driver (uncredited)
1938
Walking Down Broadway
as Claybourne's Chauffeur
1938
Sergeant Murphy
as Henry H. Henry
1937
Bargain with Bullets
as Police Capt. Holmes
1937
Danger – Love at Work
as Train porter
1937
It Happened in Hollywood
as Black Porter
1937
Dark Manhattan
as Jack Jackson
1937
Captains Courageous
as 'Doc'
1936
Polo Joe
as Harvey the Waiter (uncredited)
1936
Exclusive Story
as Man Threatened by Acello (uncredited)
1936
Hearts Divided
as Zachariah
1936
36 Hours to Kill
as Dining Car Waiter
1936
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
as Jeff
1936
Rhythm on the Range
as Train Porter
1936
Sing, Baby, Sing
as Train Porter
1935
Stormy
as Mack's Hostler (uncredited)
1935
Unwelcome Stranger
as Pot Roast (as Sam McDaniels)
1935
We're in the Money
as Men's Club Attendant (uncredited)
1935
Woman Wanted
as Oscar - Show Boat Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
1935
Two Hearts in Wax Time
as Deck Attendant (uncredited)
1935
Lady Tubbs
as Reckless
1935
Stranded
as Train Porter (uncredited)
1935
Gold Diggers of 1935
as Janitor (uncredited)
1935
The Calling of Dan Matthews
as Sam (uncredited)
1934
Fashions of 1934
as Cleaning Man (uncredited)
1934
Dark Hazard
as George, the Train Porter (uncredited)
1934
Manhattan Melodrama
as Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)
1934
Kid Millions
as Ship's Steward (uncredited)
1934
Rough Necking
as Anatole
1934
Contented Calves
as Eli - the Porter
1934
Wagon Wheels
as Coachman
1934
The Human Side
as Porter (uncredited)
1934
Operator 13
as Rufus (uncredited)
1934
Belle of the Nineties
as Jasmine's Admirer (uncredited)
1934
The Dragon Murder Case
as Steam Room Attendant (uncredited)
1934
Charlie Chan's Courage
as Porter
1934
Here Comes the Navy
as Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
1933
Blondie Johnson
as Train Porter (uncredited)
1933
The Vanishing Frontier
as Whistlin' Zeke
1933
Lady Killer
as Porter (uncredited)
1933
Employees' Entrance
as Janitor at Hotel Balken (uncredited)
1933
Whistling in the Dark
as Porter (uncredited)
1933
Going Hollywood
as Rasputin
1933
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
as Gus - Rocci's Valet
1933
College Coach
as Lunch Wagon Proprietor (uncredited)
1933
The Chief
as Bootblack
1933
Grand Slam
as Man Listening To Radio Broadcast
1933
Only Yesterday
as Red Cap Porter (Uncredited)
1933
Footlight Parade
as Hotel Porter in Stage Act (uncredited)
1933
Hold Your Man
as Porter at Train Station (uncredited)
1932
The Rich Are Always with Us
as Julian's Butler Max (uncredited)
1932
The All-American
as McCormick's Butler (uncredited)
1932
Movie Crazy
as Men's Room Valet (Uncredited)
1932
Union Depot
as Redcap Train Porter (uncredited)
1932
Grand Hotel
as Bartender (uncredited)
1932
The Golden West
as Sam the Coachman
1931
Guilty Hands
as Jimmy, a Black Servant (uncredited)
1931
The Public Enemy
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
1931
A Free Soul
as Casino Valet (uncredited)
1931
Dance, Fools, Dance
as Luva’s Butler (uncredited)
1929
Brown Gravy
1929
Hallelujah
as Adam (uncredited)