Sam McDaniel

Career timeline

1. 1886 · Born

   Born in Wichita, Kansas, USA

2. 1929 · Screen debut

   Hallelujah (Movie)

3. 1932 · Breakthrough

   Grand Hotel (Movie)

4. 1960 · Latest release

   Ice Palace (Movie)

5. 1962 · Died

   September 24, 1962

Career in numbers

1 1920s

37 1930s

35 1940s

5 1950s

1 1960s

• Drama40
• Romance30
• Comedy29
• Crime20
• Thriller10
• Mystery9

Highest-rated title Double Indemnity 1944 8.1 Most popular title Double Indemnity 1944 8.1

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Sam McDaniel in our catalogue.

Nat Pendleton

4 titles together

Fred MacMurray

3 titles together

John Wayne

2 titles together

Gloria Stuart

2 titles together

Stuart Erwin

2 titles together

Guy Kibbee

2 titles together

William Bakewell

2 titles together

E. E. Clive

2 titles together

Busby Berkeley

2 titles together

Mickey Rooney

2 titles together

1. 1960 Ice Palace as George, the train porter Movie
2. 1959 A Hole in the Head as Andy 6.2 Movie
3. 1958 Party Girl as Jesse (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
4. 1955 A Man Called Peter as Henry Movie
5. 1951 I Love Lucy as Porter 7.9 TV
6. 1951 Amos 'n' Andy as Customer (uncredited) TV
7. 1949 The File on Thelma Jordon as Porter (uncredited) 6.5 Movie
8. 1949 Flamingo Road as Boatright 7.0 Movie
9. 1948 Race Street as Garage Attendant (uncredited) 6.0 Movie
10. 1947 I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now as Waiter (uncredited) Movie
11. 1947 The Egg and I as Waiter on Train (Uncredited) 7.0 Movie
12. 1946 Never Say Goodbye as Porter (uncredited) Movie
13. 1946 Crack-Up as Porter (Uncredited) 5.8 Movie
14. 1946 Without Reservations as Train Waiter (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
15. 1946 My Reputation as The Van Ormans' Butler Jonathan (uncredited) 7.3 Movie
16. 1945 She Wouldn't Say Yes as Train Steward (uncredited) Movie
17. 1945 Lady on a Train 6.6 Movie
18. 1945 The Naughty Nineties as Matt - Cook-Waiter (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
19. 1945 Dillinger as Train Porter (uncredited) 5.9 Movie
20. 1944 Experiment Perilous as Porter (uncredited) 5.8 Movie
21. 1944 Tall in the Saddle as Servant (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
22. 1944 Marriage Is a Private Affair as Train Station Porter (uncredited) Movie
23. 1944 When Strangers Marry as Train Porter (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
24. 1944 Double Indemnity as Charlie (uncredited) 8.1 Movie
25. 1944 3 Men in White as Phone Operator (uncredited) Movie
26. 1944 Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble as Pullman Porter (uncredited) Movie
27. 1943 Son of Dracula as Andy (uncredited) 5.8 Movie
28. 1943 The Ghost and the Guest as Harmony Jones Movie
29. 1943 After Midnight with Boston Blackie as Train Porter Movie
30. 1942 Silver Queen as Toby Movie
31. 1942 In This Our Life as Black Man in Jail (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
32. 1942 Grand Central Murder as Night Watchman (uncredited) 5.7 Movie
33. 1942 All Through the Night as Deacon 6.7 Movie
34. 1941 They Died with Their Boots On as Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
35. 1941 International Lady as Waiter Movie
36. 1941 Bad Men of Missouri as Wash Movie
37. 1941 The Great Lie as Jefferson Washington 7.0 Movie
38. 1941 Sleepers West as Porter (uncredited) Movie
39. 1940 Brother Orchid as Janitor Tripping Fire Alarms (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
40. 1940 Too Many Husbands as Porter 6.4 Movie
41. 1940 Virginia City as Sam Moore - Black Driver (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
42. 1939 Days of Jesse James as Black Janitor (uncredited) Movie
43. 1939 Union Pacific as St. Louis Waiter (uncredited) 6.7 Movie
44. 1939 Let Us Live as Hold-Up Witness - Mose (uncredited) Movie
45. 1939 They Made Me a Criminal as Splash (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
46. 1938 Three Loves Has Nancy as Train Waiter (uncredited) Movie
47. 1938 Four's a Crowd as H. Louis Brown (uncredited) Movie
48. 1938 Jezebel as Driver (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
49. 1937 It Happened in Hollywood as Black Porter Movie
50. 1937 Captains Courageous as 'Doc' 7.4 Movie
51. 1936 Rhythm on the Range as Train Porter Movie
52. 1936 The Adventures of Frank Merriwell as Jeff Movie
53. 1935 We're in the Money as Men's Club Attendant (uncredited) Movie
54. 1935 Stranded as Train Porter (uncredited) Movie
55. 1935 Gold Diggers of 1935 as Janitor (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
56. 1934 Belle of the Nineties as Jasmine's Admirer (uncredited) Movie
57. 1934 The Dragon Murder Case as Steam Room Attendant (uncredited) Movie
58. 1934 Here Comes the Navy as Washroom Attendant (uncredited) 6.0 Movie
59. 1934 Operator 13 as Rufus (uncredited) Movie
60. 1934 Manhattan Melodrama as Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
61. 1934 Fashions of 1934 as Cleaning Man (uncredited) 6.6 Movie
62. 1934 Dark Hazard as George, the Train Porter (uncredited) Movie
63. 1933 Going Hollywood as Rasputin Movie
64. 1933 Lady Killer as Porter (uncredited) 6.9 Movie
65. 1933 College Coach as Lunch Wagon Proprietor (uncredited) Movie
66. 1933 The Chief as Bootblack Movie
67. 1933 Footlight Parade as Hotel Porter in Stage Act (uncredited) 6.8 Movie
68. 1933 Hold Your Man as Porter at Train Station (uncredited) 6.3 Movie
69. 1933 Blondie Johnson as Train Porter (uncredited) 6.0 Movie
70. 1933 Employees' Entrance as Janitor at Hotel Balken (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
71. 1933 Whistling in the Dark as Porter (uncredited) Movie
72. 1932 Movie Crazy as Men's Room Valet (Uncredited) 6.5 Movie
73. 1932 Grand Hotel as Bartender (uncredited) 7.0 Movie
74. 1932 The Rich Are Always with Us as Julian's Butler Max (uncredited) Movie
75. 1931 Guilty Hands as Jimmy, a Black Servant (uncredited) Movie
76. 1931 A Free Soul as Casino Valet (uncredited) 6.2 Movie
77. 1931 The Public Enemy as Headwaiter (uncredited) 7.2 Movie
78. 1931 Dance, Fools, Dance as Luva’s Butler (uncredited) 6.4 Movie
79. 1929 Hallelujah as Adam (uncredited) 6.6 Movie

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