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Samuel Rufus McDaniel was an American actor who appeared in over 210 television shows and films between 1929 and 1950. He was the older brother of actresses Hattie McDaniel and Etta McDaniel.
Birth Name
Samuel Rufus McDaniel
Born
Thursday, 28 January 1886
Died
Monday, 24 September 1962
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Servant | 1960 |
| Ice Palace | George, the train porter / Porter | 1960 |
| A Hole in the Head | Andy - Handyman / Andy | 1959 |
| Party Girl | Jesse | 1958 |
| St. Louis Blues | Drunk | 1958 |
| Johnny Trouble | Doorman | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Skipio | 1957 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | President Jackson's Butler | 1956 |
| Good Morning, Miss Dove | Townsman Outside Hospital | 1955 |
| MGM Parade | Doc | 1955 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Servant | 1960 |
| Ice Palace | George, the train porter / Porter | 1960 |
| A Hole in the Head | Andy - Handyman / Andy | 1959 |
| Party Girl | Jesse | 1958 |
| St. Louis Blues | Drunk | 1958 |
| Johnny Trouble | Doorman | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Skipio | 1957 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | President Jackson's Butler | 1956 |
| Good Morning, Miss Dove | Townsman Outside Hospital | 1955 |
| MGM Parade | Doc | 1955 |
| A Man Called Peter | Henry / Henry - Waiter | 1955 |
| Carmen Jones | Waiter | 1954 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Herbert | 1954 |
| December Bride | Porter at train station | 1954 |
| The Gambler from Natchez | Sam | 1954 |
| A Lion Is in the Streets | Moses - Bolduc's Butler | 1953 |
| Affair with a Stranger | Theatre Usher | 1953 |
| Sangaree | Nancy's Coachman | 1953 |
| The President's Lady | Henry | 1953 |
| Something for the Birds | Party Waiter | 1952 |
| Gobs and Gals | Dining Room Porter | 1952 |
| I Love Lucy | Sam the Porter | 1951 |
| The Amos 'n Andy Show | Reverend Carter / Party Guest / Mr. Cunningham / Customer | 1951 |
| Blues Busters | Dimitri - Doorman | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Goldie | 1950 |
| Girls' School | Willie Jackson | 1950 |
| Always Leave Them Laughing | Porter | 1949 |
| The File on Thelma Jordon | Porter / Porter (Uncredited) | 1949 |
| Jackson and Jill | Porter | 1949 |
| Flamingo Road | Boatright | 1949 |
| Ma and Pa Kettle | Dining Car Waiter | 1949 |
| The Babe Ruth Story | Locker Room Janitor | 1948 |
| Heavenly Daze | Spiffingham | 1948 |
| Race Street | Garage Attendant | 1948 |
| Give My Regards to Broadway | Porter | 1948 |
| Secret Service Investigator | Porter | 1948 |
| Heart of Virginia | 'Sunflower' Jones | 1948 |
| The Foxes of Harrow | Josh | 1947 |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Doorman | 1947 |
| I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now | Waiter | 1947 |
| Living in a Big Way | Porter | 1947 |
| Seven Keys to Baldpate | Train Porter | 1947 |
| High Barbaree | Bertram | 1947 |
| The Egg and I | Waiter on Train / Waiter on Train (Uncredited) | 1947 |
| Never Say Goodbye | Porter | 1946 |
| Gentleman Joe Palooka | Smoky - Second | 1946 |
| Crack-Up | The Porter / Porter (Uncredited) | 1946 |
| Centennial Summer | Redcap | 1946 |
| Joe Palooka, Champ | Smoky | 1946 |
| Do You Love Me | Bartender in Special Club Car | 1946 |
| Without Reservations | Freddy | 1946 |
| My Reputation | Jonathan | 1946 |
| One Way to Love | Porter | 1946 |
| She Wouldn't Say Yes | Train Steward | 1945 |
| Lady on a Train | Train Porter | 1945 |
| The Naughty Nineties | Matt - Cook-Waiter | 1945 |
| Dillinger | Train Porter | 1945 |
| A Guy, a Gal and a Pal | Porter | 1945 |
| Music for Millions | George - Pullman Porter | 1944 |
| Experiment Perilous | Porter | 1944 |
| The Very Thought of You | Train Porter | 1944 |
| Tall in the Saddle | Servant | 1944 |
| Sweet and Low-Down | George - Janitor | 1944 |
| Marriage Is a Private Affair | Train Porter | 1944 |
| When Strangers Marry | Train Porter | 1944 |
| Three Little Sisters | Benjy | 1944 |
| The Adventures of Mark Twain | Comet-Watcher | 1944 |
| Home in Indiana | First Swipe | 1944 |
| 3 Men in White | Black Phone Operator | 1944 |
| Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble | Pullman Porter | 1944 |
| Important Business | Porter on Train | 1944 |
| Double Indemnity | Charlie - Garage Attendant | 1944 |
| Gangway for Tomorrow | Hank | 1943 |
| The Iron Major | Pete - Train Porter | 1943 |
| Son of Dracula | Andy, Servant Who Greets Dracula | 1943 |
| The Ghost and the Guest | Harmony Jones | 1943 |
| After Midnight with Boston Blackie | Train Porter | 1943 |
| Dixie Dugan | Night Porter | 1943 |
| Silent Witness | Deacon | 1943 |
| Johnny Doughboy | Cook | 1942 |
| The Traitor Within | Melrose | 1942 |
| Silver Queen | Toby | 1942 |
| You Can't Escape Forever | Villa Gloria Doorman | 1942 |
| The Daring Young Man | George | 1942 |
| Men of Texas | Jeff | 1942 |
| In This Our Life | Black Man in Jail | 1942 |
| Grand Central Murder | Night Watchman | 1942 |
| I Was Framed | Kit Carson | 1942 |
| Mokey | Uncle Ben | 1942 |
| Mr. and Mrs. North | Elevator Operator | 1942 |
| All Through the Night | Deacon | 1942 |
| Louisiana Purchase | Sam | 1941 |
| They Died with Their Boots On | Waiter Serving Custer | 1941 |
| Birth of the Blues | Black Clarinet Player | 1941 |
| Birth of the Oases | Black Clarinet Player | 1941 |
| New York Town | Henry | 1941 |
| You Belong to Me | Pierre | 1941 |
| International Lady | Java / Waiter | 1941 |
| Kiss the Boys Goodbye | Porter | 1941 |
| Bad Men of Missouri | Wash | 1941 |
| Broadway Limited | Bartender / Train Porter | 1941 |
| The Great American Broadcast | Railroad Station Porter | 1941 |
| South of Panama | Rodriguez Lincoln 'Rod' Jones | 1941 |
| The Great Lie | Jefferson / Jefferson Washington | 1941 |
| Sleepers West | Porter | 1941 |
| Golden Hoofs | Henry | 1941 |
| Virginia | Servant | 1941 |
| I'm Still Alive | William | 1940 |
| Calling All Husbands | Nappy | 1940 |
| The Man Who Talked Too Much | William Lovelace Jackson - Porter | 1940 |
| Am I Guilty? | John D. Jones | 1940 |
| Brother Orchid | Janitor Tripping Fire Alarms | 1940 |
| Virginia City | Sam Moore - Kentucky Wagon Driver | 1940 |
| Too Many Husbands | Porter | 1940 |
| Days of Jesse James | Black Janitor | 1939 |
| Pride of the Blue Grass | Domino Jones | 1939 |
| Chicken Wagon Family | Sam | 1939 |
| The Forgotten Woman | Porter | 1939 |
| Career | Henry | 1939 |
| Good Girls Go to Paris | Sam - Train Porter | 1939 |
| Sweepstakes Winner | Mose | 1939 |
| Union Pacific | St. Louis Waiter | 1939 |
| Let Us Live | Mose - Hold-Up Witness | 1939 |
| Everybody's Baby | Master of Ceremonies | 1939 |
| They Made Me a Criminal | Splash | 1939 |
| Gambling Ship | Speedy | 1938 |
| Up the River | Train Porter | 1938 |
| Stablemates | Bookie / Snowball, the Black Bookie | 1938 |
| Three Loves Has Nancy | Train Waiter | 1938 |
| Four's a Crowd | Jeff | 1938 |
| Jezebel | Driver | 1938 |
| Walking Down Broadway | Claybourne's Chauffeur | 1938 |
| Sergeant Murphy | Henry H. Henry (as Sam McDaniels) / Henry H. Henry | 1938 |
| Danger - Love at Work | Train porter | 1937 |
| Gangsters on the Loose | Police Capt. Holmes | 1937 |
| It Happened in Hollywood | Black Porter | 1937 |
| Reported Missing! | Black Man | 1937 |
| The Singing Marine | Black Man | 1937 |
| Born Reckless | Train Porter | 1937 |
| Captains Courageous | 'Doc' | 1937 |
| Git Along Little Dogies | Sam Brown | 1937 |
| A Family Affair | Whitey - Chauffeur | 1937 |
| Dark Manhattan | Jack Jackson | 1937 |
| Nancy Steele Is Missing! | Convict | 1937 |
| Love Letters of a Star | Garage Attendant | 1936 |
| Polo Joe | Harvey the Waiter | 1936 |
| The Gorgeous Hussy | Eaton's Butler | 1936 |
| Sing, Baby, Sing | Train Porter | 1936 |
| 36 Hours to Kill | Dining Car Waiter | 1936 |
| Poor Little Rich Girl | Rufus Washington Jackson Lee | 1936 |
| Rhythm on the Range | Train Porter | 1936 |
| Hearts Divided | Zachariah | 1936 |
| Exclusive Story | Man Threatened by Acello | 1936 |
| The Adventures of Frank Merriwell | Jeff [Chs. 2, 10-12] / Jeff | 1936 |
| Riffraff | Train Porter | 1936 |
| The Calling of Dan Matthews | Sam | 1935 |
| Rendezvous | Porter | 1935 |
| Stormy | Mack's Hostler | 1935 |
| King Solomon of Broadway | Attendant | 1935 |
| The Virginia Judge | Zeke | 1935 |
| We're in the Money | Men's Club Attendant | 1935 |
| Woman Wanted | Oscar | 1935 |
| Lady Tubbs | Reckless | 1935 |
| Stranded | Train Porter | 1935 |
| The Unwelcome Stranger | Pot Roast (as Sam McDaniels) / Pot Roast | 1935 |
| George White's 1935 Scandals | Train Porter | 1935 |
| Two Hearts in Wax Time | Deck Attendant | 1935 |
| It Happened in New York | Porter | 1935 |
| Gold Diggers of 1935 | Janitor | 1935 |
| The Perfect Clue | Train Porter | 1935 |
| Babbitt | Howard - Janitor | 1934 |
| Kid Millions | Ship's Steward | 1934 |
| Evelyn Prentice | Porter | 1934 |
| Belle of the Nineties | Jasmine's Admirer | 1934 |
| Wagon Wheels | Negro Coachman / Coachman | 1934 |
| The Dragon Murder Case | Steam Room Attendant | 1934 |
| Contented Calves | Eli - the Porter | 1934 |
| The Girl from Missouri | Porter on Train | 1934 |
| Here Comes the Navy | Washroom Attendant | 1934 |
| The Old Fashioned Way | Train Porter | 1934 |
| Charlie Chan's Courage | Porter | 1934 |
| Operator 13 | Rufus | 1934 |
| Manhattan Melodrama | Black Prisoner on Death Row | 1934 |
| Twenty Million Sweethearts | Deacon | 1934 |
| Fashions of 1934 | Cleaning Man | 1934 |
| Dark Hazard | George--Train Porter | 1934 |
| Fugitive Lovers | Station Attendant Washing Floor | 1934 |
| Going Hollywood | Rasputin | 1933 |
| Lady Killer | Porter | 1933 |
| Christopher Bean | Porter | 1933 |
| College Coach | Lunch Wagon Proprietor | 1933 |
| The Chief | Bootblack | 1933 |
| Broadway Thru a Keyhole | Gus - Rocci's Valet | 1933 |
| Only Yesterday | Red Cap Porter / Red Cap Porter (Uncredited) | 1933 |
| Footlight Parade | Porter in 'Honeymoon Hotel' | 1933 |
| Life in the Raw | Waiter | 1933 |
| Hold Your Man | Porter at Train Station | 1933 |
| Gambling Ship | Porter | 1933 |
| Central Airport | Train Porter | 1933 |
| Blondie Johnson | Train Porter | 1933 |
| From Hell to Heaven | Bettor | 1933 |
| Grand Slam | Man Listening To Radio Broadcast / Contest Radio Listener | 1933 |
| Whistling in the Dark | Porter | 1933 |
| Employees' Entrance | Hotel Janitor | 1933 |
| The Golden West | Sam the Coachman | 1932 |
| Once in a Lifetime | Train Porter | 1932 |
| Movie Crazy | Men's Room Valet / Men's Room Valet (Uncredited) | 1932 |
| The Vanishing Frontier | Whistlin' Zeke | 1932 |
| Grand Hotel | Bartender | 1932 |
| The Rich Are Always with Us | Max - Julian's Butler | 1932 |
| Are You Listening? | Prisoner at Train Station | 1932 |
| Union Depot | Redcap Train Porter | 1932 |
| Guilty Hands | Jimmy, a Black Servant | 1931 |
| A Free Soul | Casino Valet | 1931 |
| The Public Enemy | Headwaiter | 1931 |
| Dance, Fools, Dance | Luva's Butler | 1931 |
| Hallelujah | Adam | 1929 |
