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.

Filmography

• 1960Ice Palace — George, the train porter
• 1959A Hole in the Head — Andy
• 1958Party Girl — Jesse (uncredited)
• 1957Johnny Trouble — Doorman (uncredited)
• 1955A Man Called Peter — Henry
• Amos 'n' Andy — Customer (uncredited)
• I Love Lucy — Porter
• 1950Blues Busters — Dimitri (uncredited)
• 1949Flamingo Road — Boatright
• 1949The File on Thelma Jordon — Porter (uncredited)
• 1948Give My Regards to Broadway — Porter
• 1948Heart of Virginia — 'Sunflower' Jones
• 1948Heavenly Daze — Spiffingham
• 1948Race Street — Garage Attendant (uncredited)
• 1948Secret Service Investigator — Porter
• 1947High Barbaree — Bertram (uncredited)
• 1947I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now — Waiter (uncredited)
• 1947The Egg and I — Waiter on Train (Uncredited)
• 1946Crack-Up — Porter (Uncredited)
• 1946Gentleman Joe Palooka — Smoky - Second
• 1946Joe Palooka, Champ — Smoky
• 1946My Reputation — The Van Ormans' Butler Jonathan (uncredited)
• 1946Never Say Goodbye — Porter (uncredited)
• 1946Without Reservations — Freddy (uncredited), Train Waiter (uncredited)
• 1945Dillinger — Train Porter (uncredited)
• 1945Lady on a Train
• 1945She Wouldn't Say Yes — Train Steward (uncredited)
• 1945The Naughty Nineties — Matt - Cook-Waiter (uncredited)
• 19443 Men in White — Phone Operator (uncredited)
• 1944Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble — Pullman Porter (uncredited)
• 1944Double Indemnity — Charlie (uncredited)
• 1944Experiment Perilous — Porter (uncredited)
• 1944Marriage Is a Private Affair — Train Station Porter (uncredited)
• 1944Tall in the Saddle — Servant (uncredited)
• 1944When Strangers Marry — Train Porter (uncredited)
• 1943After Midnight with Boston Blackie — Train Porter
• 1943Dixie Dugan — Night Porter (uncredited)
• 1943Gangway for Tomorrow — Hank
• 1943Son of Dracula — Andy (uncredited)
• 1943The Ghost and the Guest — Harmony Jones
• 1942All Through the Night — Deacon
• 1942Grand Central Murder — Night Watchman (uncredited)
• 1942I Was Framed — Kit Carson
• 1942In This Our Life — Black Man in Jail (uncredited)
• 1942Johnny Doughboy — Cook
• 1942Mokey — Uncle Ben
• 1942Silver Queen — Toby
• 1942The Traitor Within — Melrose
• 1941Bad Men of Missouri — Wash
• 1941Broadway Limited — Train Porter
• 1941Golden Hoofs — Henry
• 1941International Lady — Waiter
• 1941Louisiana Purchase — Sam
• 1941New York Town — Henry (uncredited)
• 1941Sleepers West — Porter (uncredited)
• 1941South of Panama — Rodriguez Lincoln 'Rod' Jones
• 1941The Great Lie — Jefferson Washington
• 1941They Died with Their Boots On — Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited)
• 1941Virginia — Servant
• 1940Am I Guilty? — John D. Jones
• 1940Brother Orchid — Janitor Tripping Fire Alarms (uncredited)
• 1940Calling All Husbands — Nappy
• 1940Too Many Husbands — Porter
• 1940Virginia City — Sam Moore - Black Driver (uncredited)
• 1939Chicken Wagon Family — Sam
• 1939Days of Jesse James — Black Janitor (uncredited)
• 1939Everybody's Baby — Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)
• 1939Good Girls Go to Paris — Sam - Train Porter (uncredited)
• 1939Let Us Live — Hold-Up Witness - Mose (uncredited)
• 1939Pride of the Blue Grass — Domino Jones
• 1939Sweepstakes Winner — Mose (uncredited)
• 1939They Made Me a Criminal — Splash (uncredited)
• 1939Union Pacific — St. Louis Waiter (uncredited)
• 1938Four's a Crowd — H. Louis Brown (uncredited)
• 1938Gambling Ship — Speedy
• 1938Jezebel — Driver (uncredited)
• 1938Sergeant Murphy — Henry H. Henry
• 1938Stablemates — Bookie
• 1938Three Loves Has Nancy — Train Waiter (uncredited)
• 1938Walking Down Broadway — Claybourne's Chauffeur
• 1937Bargain with Bullets — Police Capt. Holmes
• 1937Captains Courageous — 'Doc'
• 1937Danger – Love at Work — Train porter
• 1937Dark Manhattan — Jack Jackson
• 1937It Happened in Hollywood — Black Porter
• 193636 Hours to Kill — Dining Car Waiter
• 1936Exclusive Story — Man Threatened by Acello (uncredited)
• 1936Hearts Divided — Zachariah
• 1936Polo Joe — Harvey the Waiter (uncredited)
• 1936Rhythm on the Range — Train Porter
• 1936Sing, Baby, Sing — Train Porter
• 1936The Adventures of Frank Merriwell — Jeff
• 1935Gold Diggers of 1935 — Janitor (uncredited)
• 1935Lady Tubbs — Reckless
• 1935Stormy — Mack's Hostler (uncredited)
• 1935Stranded — Train Porter (uncredited)
• 1935The Calling of Dan Matthews — Sam (uncredited)
• 1935Two Hearts in Wax Time — Deck Attendant (uncredited)
• 1935Unwelcome Stranger — Pot Roast (as Sam McDaniels)
• 1935We're in the Money — Men's Club Attendant (uncredited)
• 1935Woman Wanted — Oscar - Show Boat Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
• 1934Belle of the Nineties — Jasmine's Admirer (uncredited)
• 1934Charlie Chan's Courage — Porter
• 1934Contented Calves — Eli - the Porter
• 1934Dark Hazard — George, the Train Porter (uncredited)
• 1934Fashions of 1934 — Cleaning Man (uncredited)
• 1934Here Comes the Navy — Washroom Attendant (uncredited)
• 1934Kid Millions — Ship's Steward (uncredited)
• 1934Manhattan Melodrama — Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)
• 1934Operator 13 — Rufus (uncredited)
• 1934Rough Necking — Anatole
• 1934The Dragon Murder Case — Steam Room Attendant (uncredited)
• 1934The Human Side — Porter (uncredited)
• 1934Wagon Wheels — Coachman
• 1933Blondie Johnson — Train Porter (uncredited)
• 1933Broadway Thru a Keyhole — Gus - Rocci's Valet
• 1933College Coach — Lunch Wagon Proprietor (uncredited)
• 1933Employees' Entrance — Janitor at Hotel Balken (uncredited)
• 1933Footlight Parade — Hotel Porter in Stage Act (uncredited)
• 1933Going Hollywood — Rasputin
• 1933Grand Slam — Man Listening To Radio Broadcast
• 1933Hold Your Man — Porter at Train Station (uncredited)
• 1933Lady Killer — Porter (uncredited)
• 1933Only Yesterday — Red Cap Porter (Uncredited)
• 1933The Chief — Bootblack
• 1933The Vanishing Frontier — Whistlin' Zeke
• 1933Whistling in the Dark — Porter (uncredited)
• 1932Grand Hotel — Bartender (uncredited)
• 1932Movie Crazy — Men's Room Valet (Uncredited)
• 1932The All-American — McCormick's Butler (uncredited)
• 1932The Golden West — Sam the Coachman
• 1932The Rich Are Always with Us — Julian's Butler Max (uncredited)
• 1932Union Depot — Redcap Train Porter (uncredited)
• 1931A Free Soul — Casino Valet (uncredited)
• 1931Dance, Fools, Dance — Luva’s Butler (uncredited)
• 1931Guilty Hands — Jimmy, a Black Servant (uncredited)
• 1931The Public Enemy — Headwaiter (uncredited)
• 1929Brown Gravy
• 1929Hallelujah — Adam (uncredited)

Appearances as themselves (1)

• MGM Parade — Self, self