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