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Sam McDaniel(1886-1962)

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Sam McDaniel
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Sam McDaniel was born on 28 January 1886 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Great Lie (1941), I Was Framed (1942) and Captains Courageous (1937). He died on 24 September 1962 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 28, 1886
DiedSeptember 24, 1962(76)
BornJanuary 28, 1886
DiedSeptember 24, 1962(76)
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Sam McDaniel in Son of Dracula (1943)
Sam McDaniel and Lillian Yarbo in The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Bud Abbott and Sam McDaniel in The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, and Sam McDaniel in The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Marion Davies and Sam McDaniel in Operator 13 (1934)
Sam McDaniel, Bradley Page, and Maris Wrixon in Silent Witness (1943)
Deanna Durbin, Joseph Crehan, Ben Carter, and Sam McDaniel in Lady on a Train (1945)
Clark Gable, Jean Harlow, and Sam McDaniel in Hold Your Man (1933)
Clarence Brooks, Ralph Cooper, Laurence Criner, Reginald Fenderson, Monte Hawley, Sybil Lewis, and Sam McDaniel in Am I Guilty? (1940)
Henry Armstrong, Leon Errol, Joe Kirkwood Jr., Elyse Knox, Joe Louis, Sam McDaniel, Jimmy McLarnin, Manuel Ángeles Ortiz, and Joe Sawyer in Joe Palooka, Champ (1946)
James Dunn, Robert Dudley, Sam McDaniel, and Florence Rice in The Ghost and the Guest (1943)
James Dunn, Robert Dudley, Sam McDaniel, Florence Rice, Mabel Todd, and Anthony Warde in The Ghost and the Guest (1943)

Known for:

Bette Davis and George Brent in The Great Lie (1941)
The Great Lie
7.1
  • Jefferson
  • 1941
I Was Framed (1942)
I Was Framed
5.4
  • Kit Carson
  • 1942
Spencer Tracy, Lionel Barrymore, and Freddie Bartholomew in Captains Courageous (1937)
Captains Courageous
7.9
  • 'Doc'(as Sam McDaniels)
  • 1937
Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Edward Brophy, Martin Kosleck, Frank McHugh, Conrad Veidt, and Kaaren Verne in All Through the Night (1942)
All Through the Night
7.1
  • Deacon
  • 1942

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Actor

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1960)
    The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    • Servant (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Richard Burton, Jim Backus, Ray Danton, Martha Hyer, Carolyn Jones, Diane McBain, and Robert Ryan in Ice Palace (1960)
    Ice Palace
    • Porter (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Edward G. Robinson, Frank Sinatra, Carolyn Jones, Eleanor Parker, and Thelma Ritter in A Hole in the Head (1959)
    A Hole in the Head
    • Andy - Handyman (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Robert Taylor, Cyd Charisse, Lee J. Cobb, and John Ireland in Party Girl (1958)
    Party Girl
    • Jesse (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • St. Louis Blues (1958)
    St. Louis Blues
    • Drunk (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • John McIntire in Wagon Train (1957)
    Wagon Train
    • Skipio
    • TV Series
    • 1958
  • Johnny Trouble (1957)
    Johnny Trouble
    • Doorman (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Lux Video Theatre (1950)
    Lux Video Theatre
    • Goldie
    • TV Series
    • 1957
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie
    • President Jackson's Butler
    • TV Series
    • 1957
  • The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    • Herbert
    • TV Series
    • 1956
  • Robert Douglas, Kipp Hamilton, Jennifer Jones, Peggy Knudsen, and Robert Stack in Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
    Good Morning, Miss Dove
    • Townsman Outside Hospital (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Lucille Ball in I Love Lucy (1951)
    I Love Lucy
    • Sam the Porter
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • Jean Peters and Richard Todd in A Man Called Peter (1955)
    A Man Called Peter
    • Henry - Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Dorothy Dandridge in Carmen Jones (1954)
    Carmen Jones
    • Waiter (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • December Bride (1954)
    December Bride
    • Porter at train station
    • TV Series
    • 1954

Soundtrack

  • Jessie Wiseman in Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves (2015)
    Helen Keller vs. Nightwolves
    • Soundtrack ("A Song For Helen")
    • 2015
  • I Was Framed (1942)
    I Was Framed
    • performer: "I've Been Working on the Railroad", "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Arthur Kennedy, Dennis Morgan, and Wayne Morris in Bad Men of Missouri (1941)
    Bad Men of Missouri
    • performer: "Darling Nellie Gray" (1856) (uncredited)
    • 1941

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Flamingo Road
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Flamingo Road

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Sam 'Deacon' McDaniel
  • Born
    • January 28, 1886
    • Wichita, Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • September 24, 1962
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(throat cancer)
  • Relatives
      Etta McDaniel(Sibling)
  • Other works
    (1920s) Radio: Starred with Roberta Hyson in a musical show called "Optimistic Do-Nuts" on station KNX in Los Angeles.

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  • Trivia
    Brother of Hattie McDaniel.
  • Nicknames
    • Deacon
    • Sam McDaniels

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