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Leroy Daniels(1928-1993)

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Leroy Daniels was born on 28 November 1928 in Oklahoma, USA. He was an actor, known for Disco Godfather (1979), That's Dancing! (1985) and Great Performances (1971). He died on 11 December 1993 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornNovember 28, 1928
DiedDecember 11, 1993(65)
BornNovember 28, 1928
DiedDecember 11, 1993(65)
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Fred Astaire, Sue Casey, Leroy Daniels, Michael Economides, and Gwenn Fields in The Band Wagon (1953)

Known for

Disco Godfather (1979)
Disco Godfather
5.2
  • Disco M.C.
  • 1979
That's Dancing! (1985)
That's Dancing!
7.1
  • Soundtrack("A Shine On Your Shoes")
  • 1985
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
8.0
TV Series
  • Soundtrack("A Shine on Your Shoes")
Georgia Carr in Handle with Care (1964)
Handle with Care
6.7
  • Swami(as Leroy 'Sloppy' Daniels)
  • 1964

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Actor

  • Betsy Russell in Avenging Angel (1985)
    Avenging Angel
  • Rude (1982)
    Rude
    • (as Leroy)
  • Disco Godfather (1979)
    Disco Godfather
  • Petey Wheatstraw (1977)
    Petey Wheatstraw
  • Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Sanford and Son
  • Georgia Carr in Handle with Care (1964)
    Handle with Care
    • (as Leroy 'Sloppy' Daniels)
  • Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon (1953)
    The Band Wagon
    • (uncredited)

Soundtrack

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
  • That's Dancing! (1985)
    That's Dancing!
  • Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Sanford and Son
  • Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon (1953)
    The Band Wagon
    • (uncredited)

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    • November 28, 1928
    • Oklahoma, USA
    • December 11, 1993
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Opening act for Rudy Ray Moore.

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    Real-life Los Angeles shoe shiner and sometime actor whose rhythmic shining technique made him the inspiration for the song "Chattanoogie Shoe-Shine Boy," a 1950 hit for country music star Red Foley.

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