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.

Acting
Wichita, Kansas, USA
Born · Died
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· 1960
George, the train porter

A Hole in the Head· 1959
Andy

Party Girl· 1958
Jesse (uncredited)

Johnny Trouble· 1957
Doorman (uncredited)

A Man Called Peter· 1955
Henry

Flamingo Road· 1949
Boatright

Give My Regards to Broadway· 1948
Porter

Heavenly Daze· 1948
Spiffingham

Race Street· 1948
Garage Attendant (uncredited)

My Reputation· 1946
The Van Ormans' Butler Jonathan (uncredited)

Without Reservations· 1946
Freddy (uncredited)

Lady on a Train· 1945

She Wouldn't Say Yes· 1945
Train Steward (uncredited)

3 Men in White· 1944
Phone Operator (uncredited)

Double Indemnity· 1944
Charlie the Garage Attendant (uncredited)

Experiment Perilous· 1944
Porter (uncredited)

Dixie Dugan· 1943
Night Porter (uncredited)

Gangway for Tomorrow· 1943
Hank

Son of Dracula· 1943
Andy (uncredited)

The Ghost and the Guest· 1943
Harmony Jones

All Through the Night· 1942
Deacon

The Traitor Within· 1942
Melrose

The Great Lie· 1941
Jefferson Washington

Brother Orchid· 1940
Janitor Tripping Fire Alarms (uncredited)

Calling All Husbands· 1940
Nappy

Chicken Wagon Family· 1939
Sam

Days of Jesse James· 1939
Black Janitor (uncredited)

Everybody's Baby· 1939
Master of Ceremonies (uncredited)

Good Girls Go to Paris· 1939
Sam - Train Porter (uncredited)

Let Us Live· 1939
Hold-Up Witness - Mose (uncredited)

Pride of the Blue Grass· 1939
Domino Jones

They Made Me a Criminal· 1939
Splash (uncredited)

Union Pacific· 1939
St. Louis Waiter (uncredited)

Four's a Crowd· 1938
H. Louis Brown (uncredited)

Stablemates· 1938
Bookie

Three Loves Has Nancy· 1938
Train Waiter (uncredited)

Bargain with Bullets· 1937
Police Capt. Holmes

Danger – Love at Work· 1937
Train porter

Dark Manhattan· 1937
Jack Jackson

It Happened in Hollywood· 1937
Black Porter

36 Hours to Kill· 1936
Dining Car Waiter

Exclusive Story· 1936
Man Threatened by Acello (uncredited)

Hearts Divided· 1936
Zachariah

Polo Joe· 1936
Harvey the Waiter (uncredited)

The Adventures of Frank Merriwell· 1936
Jeff

Stormy· 1935
Mack's Hostler (uncredited)

Unwelcome Stranger· 1935
Pot Roast (as Sam McDaniels)

We're in the Money· 1935
Men's Club Attendant (uncredited)