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