Sam McDaniel
Date of birth: 1886-01-28
Place of birth: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Samuel Rufus McDaniel, Sam 'Deacon' McDaniel, Deacon McDaniels, Sam McDaniels
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.
Movie Credits
Four's a Crowd
1938-08-04
A public relations man falls for his most difficult client's granddaughter.
Blondie Johnson
1933-02-25
A Depression-downtrodden waif uses her brains instead of her body to rise from tyro con artist to c
Stormy
1935-10-21
A young man looks for a thoroughbred horse that was got lost during a train wreck.
Three Loves Has Nancy
1938-09-02
A small-town country homebody goes to New York to find her missing fiancé and gets romantically invo
The Vanishing Frontier
1933-03-13
Its 1850 and California is under ruthless military rule. Kirby Tornell's rancho has been taken over
Flamingo Road
1949-04-30
A stranded carnival dancer takes on a corrupt political boss when she marries into small-town societ
Unwelcome Stranger
1935-04-05
Horse-breeder Howard Chamberlain has many superstitious quirks but his primary one is that he believ
Lady Killer
1933-12-09
An ex-gang member tries to resist his old cohorts' criminal influence after he suddenly becomes a Ho
Polo Joe
1936-11-04
A young man allergic to horses decides he has to learn to play polo in order to impress the girl he
All Through the Night
1942-01-10
Broadway gamblers stumble across a plan by Nazi saboteurs to blow up an American battleship.
Employees' Entrance
1933-02-11
Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thin
The Traitor Within
1942-12-16
In this drama, a truck driver begins wooing a young woman who still lives with her father who consta
Without Reservations
1946-05-13
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train
Johnny Trouble
1957-09-24
An elderly woman becomes convinced that a trouble-making college student is her grandson she's never
Experiment Perilous
1944-12-18
In 1903, Doctor Huntington Bailey meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. She tells him tha
Ice Palace
1960-01-02
Alaska: America's last great wilderness frontier. A land of primitive grandeur, of glaciers, mountai
Fashions of 1934
1934-02-14
When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Sna
Bargain with Bullets
1937-09-17
A gangster film about the Harlem underworld.
The Ghost and the Guest
1943-04-19
Newlyweds Webster and Jackie Frye spend their honeymoon in a sinister old country house. Before long
Gangway for Tomorrow
1943-11-03
Five defense workers on their way to the munitions factory tell their stories: a refugee from the Fr
Exclusive Story
1936-01-17
A reporter and his newspaper's attorney try to gather evidence that will put a notorious gangster be
She Wouldn't Say Yes
1945-11-29
Susan Lane is a gifted psychiatrist, grounded in self-control. Before returning by train to her prac
Heavenly Daze
1948-09-02
Shemp dies but cannot get into heaven until he reforms Moe and Larry. He returns to earth as an invi
Danger – Love at Work
1937-09-30
A New York City lawyer finds himself falling in love with the daughter of a screwball South Carolina
Hearts Divided
1936-06-20
Napoleon Bonaparte's younger brother, visiting the United States, falls madly in love with a young w
Stablemates
1938-10-07
A boozy former veterinarian and a teenage orphan team together with dreams of entering a broken-down
Lady on a Train
1945-08-03
While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When sh
Give My Regards to Broadway
1948-06-08
A family vaudeville act is threatened when the eldest son is offered a contract to play baseball. Mu
A Hole in the Head
1959-09-15
An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son.
Dark Hazard
1934-01-31
Jim is a compulsive gambler. He meets Marge at a boarding house and they get married. His gambling c
We're in the Money
1935-08-17
Ginger and Dixie are process servers for goofy lawyer Homer Bronson. The two friends want to quit, b
Manhattan Melodrama
1934-05-04
The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and
They Made Me a Criminal
1939-01-21
A boxer flees, believing he has committed a murder while he was drunk.
Party Girl
1958-10-28
Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he mee
Double Indemnity
1944-07-06
A seductive housewife draws an insurance salesman into a plot of adultery and crime to collect on he
It Happened in Hollywood
1937-09-07
A silent Western star has trouble adjusting to the coming of sound.
Whistling in the Dark
1933-01-21
A mystery writer and his sweetheart are held hostage by a fugitive gangster, who hopes to enlist the
Dark Manhattan
1937-02-13
A low-level gangster determines to let nothing stand in the way of his gaining control of the number
Woman Wanted
1935-08-02
Just after a jury finds Ann Grey guilty of murder, the car carrying her to prison crashes into anoth
36 Hours to Kill
1936-07-24
Duke and Jeanie Benson, an outlaw couple hiding out under assumed names. Duke realizes that he has a
Going Hollywood
1933-12-22
The film tells the story of Sylvia, a French teacher at an all-girl school, who wants to find love.
A Man Called Peter
1955-03-31
Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea but
Calling All Husbands
1940-09-07
A henpecked husband and his bossy wife are due for a surprise when the wife's former boyfriend unexp
Let Us Live
1939-03-29
When a confused eyewitness identifies New York City cabbie Brick Tennant as a killer, he is sentence
Union Pacific
1939-05-05
One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad acro
Good Girls Go to Paris
1939-06-20
Jenny Swanson, a waitress on a college campus, is dying to visit Paris. Thanks to English professor
Chicken Wagon Family
1939-08-10
Addie Fippany, her father Jean Paul Batiste Fippany, her mother Josephine and her sister Cecile roam
Broadway Thru a Keyhole
1933-11-02
Racketeer Frank Rocci is smitten with Joan Whelan, a dancer at Texas Guinan's famous Broadway night
Days of Jesse James
1939-12-20
Days of Jesse James is a 1939 American film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. Bank ro
Son of Dracula
1943-11-05
Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the U.S. by a young heiress. Her boyfriend and local official
Pride of the Blue Grass
1939-10-06
A young man is determined to turn his beloved racehorse, which is blind, into a champion.
Kid Millions
1934-11-10
A musical comedy about a Brooklyn boy who inherits a fortune from his archaeologist father, but has
Race Street
1948-09-11
A night club owner takes on the crooks who killed his best friend.
The Adventures of Frank Merriwell
1936-01-13
A 12-episode serial in which scholastic sports star Frank Merriwell leaves school to search for his
3 Men in White
1944-05-25
Gillespie has to finally choose his official assistant, or Red and Lee are going to kill themselves
Dixie Dugan
1943-03-12
Roger Hudson, a wealthy businessman who has moved to Washington to work for the government as a "dol
Without Reservations
1946-05-13
Kit Madden is traveling to Hollywood, where her best-selling novel is to be filmed. Aboard the train
My Reputation
1946-01-25
Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems
The Great Lie
1941-04-05
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his af
Brother Orchid
1940-06-07
When retired racket boss John Sarto tries to reclaim his place and former friends try to kill him, h
Everybody's Baby
1939-03-24
The Jones family encounters new theories of childrearing when an author arrives in town to lecture o
Captains Courageous
1937-06-25
Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transat
Rough Necking
1934-04-24
The Blondes and Redheads series, June's father forbids her to see her boyfriend, so she sneaks him i
Two Hearts in Wax Time
1935-03-23
In this MGM Colortone Musical short, a department store custodian who overindulges in drink sees the
Virginia City
1940-03-23
Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in
I Was Framed
1942-04-04
A reporter runs from charges by a corrupt politician only to face them years later.
Lady Tubbs
1935-07-02
A cook in a railroad construction camp inherits $500,000. She pretends to be English royalty and bar
Guilty Hands
1931-08-22
A district attorney commits the perfect murder when he kills his daughter's womanizing fiancé and th
Gambling Ship
1938-12-16
A gambler uses his winnings to help support an orphanage.
Andy Hardy's Blonde Trouble
1944-05-04
Andy is going to Wainwright College as did his father. He sees a pretty blonde on the train and he i
Jezebel
1938-03-26
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who car
College Coach
1933-11-04
Ruthless Coach Gore creates turmoil at a college by hiring players and alienating students. Along th
Too Many Husbands
1940-04-03
Long-missing Bill Cardew returns to find his wife Vicky remarried...and in no hurry to settle for ju
Brown Gravy
1929-11-23
A musical short starring Sam McDaniel and Spencer Williams.
Rhythm on the Range
1936-07-01
Cowboy Jeff Larabee returns from the east and meets Doris Halloway, a young girl, that he regards as
Sing, Baby, Sing
1936-08-21
The "Caliban-Ariel" romance of fiftysomething John Barrymore and teenager Elaine Barrie is spoofed i
Never Say Goodbye
1946-11-09
Phil and Ellen Gayley have been divorced for a year, and their 7-year old daughter, Flip, is very un
I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now
1947-07-31
A biopic of the career of Joe Howard (12 Feb.,1878 - 19 May, 1961), famous songwriter of the early 2
The Chief
1933-11-03
The dim-witted son of a heroic fire chief tries to follow in his late father's footsteps, only to be
Silver Queen
1942-11-14
A beautiful heiress is an excellent poker player. Her comfortable life changes when her father and h
Am I Guilty?
1940-06-21
A young black doctor sets out to establish a free clinic in Harlem.
Bad Men of Missouri
1941-07-26
The Younger brothers return to Missouri after the Civil War with intent to avenge the misdeeds of Wi
They Died with Their Boots On
1941-11-20
The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death
South of Panama
1941-05-02
Secret agent Roger Pryor is dispatched below the border to protect an important scientific formula.
Walking Down Broadway
1938-03-11
Five closely knit showgirls sign a pact to reunite one year after the closing of their Broadway prod
Golden Hoofs
1941-02-14
A teenage horse trainer fears she'll lose her beloved horses when the stables where she works is sol
The Rich Are Always with Us
1932-05-19
A wealthy couple's marriage is falling apart due to the man's infidelity. The wife's male friend has
Contented Calves
1934-08-06
An add campaign for stockings embarrasses the girls.
Johnny Doughboy
1942-12-31
As sixteen year old Ann Winters begins a relationship with an older actor to further her career, loo
Mokey
1942-04-01
A newlywed tries to deal with her troubled stepchild.
Sweepstakes Winner
1939-05-20
A scatterbrained waitress invests her inheritance in a broken-down race horse and a sweepstakes tick
The All-American
1932-10-01
The story of the rise and fall of an All-American football player.
Stranded
1935-06-29
A Traveler's Aid worker who delights in solving people's problems gets mixed up with gangsters.
Gold Diggers of 1935
1935-03-15
Romance strikes when a vacationing millionairess and her daughter and son spend their vacation at a
The Egg and I
1947-05-01
World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and movin
Marriage Is a Private Affair
1944-08-23
Theo has had many boyfriends who wanted to marry her. Since her mother, Mrs. Selworth, has been marr
The Public Enemy
1931-04-23
Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life
A Free Soul
1931-06-02
An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when hi
After Midnight with Boston Blackie
1943-03-18
Blackie is arrested when retrieving stolen gems from a safety deposit box for a friend.
Grand Slam
1933-02-22
A Russian waiter in New York City becomes a national celebrity after he develops a "system" for winn
New York Town
1941-10-31
Victor Ballard, a happy-go-lucky albeit impoverished sidewalk photographer, shares a New York City s
Joe Palooka, Champ
1946-05-26
After losing heavyweight contender Al Costa to mob boss Florini fight promoter Knobby Walsh recruits
Grand Central Murder
1942-05-01
Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at Grand Ce
Wagon Wheels
1934-09-15
A wagon train heads west from Independence, Mo., along the Oregon Trail, led by proud cowboy Clint B
The Human Side
1934-09-01
The story of a theatrical producer, his divorced wife and their four children.
Only Yesterday
1933-11-01
On the back of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, a young businessman is about to commit suicide. With a
Operator 13
1934-06-08
American Civil War, 1862. After the disaster of the Second Battle of Bull Run, Major Allen, chief of
The Calling of Dan Matthews
1935-12-10
Dan Matthews (Richard Arlen), a young parson, is in love with Hope Strong (Charlotte Wynters), the d
The Naughty Nineties
1945-06-20
In the gay '90s, cardsharps take over a Mississippi riverboat from a kindly captain. Their first act
International Lady
1941-10-16
Tim Hanley, an American agent, posing as a lawyer with the United States Embassy in London, and Reg
Broadway Limited
1941-06-13
A publicity stunt staged on a train known as the Broadway Limited gets out of control, as no one wan
The File on Thelma Jordon
1949-11-04
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a t
Footlight Parade
1933-10-21
A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when
In This Our Life
1942-05-08
An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the l
Louisiana Purchase
1941-12-31
A bumbling senator investigating graft in Louisiana is the target of a scheme involving a Viennese b
Sleepers West
1941-03-14
Private eye Mike Shayne encounters a large amount of trouble while attempting to guard a murder witn
Gentleman Joe Palooka
1946-10-05
In the second film of Monogram's Joe Palooka series, Joe is 'used', by two state senators scheming t
When Strangers Marry
1944-08-21
A naive small-town girl comes to New York City to meet her husband, and discovers that he may be a m
Movie Crazy
1932-09-23
After a mix-up with his application photograph, an aspiring actor is invited to a screen test and go
Union Depot
1932-01-14
Among the travelers of varied backgrounds that meet and interact on one night at Union Depot, a metr
Heart of Virginia
1948-04-25
Jimmy Easter is a jockey who gets shook up when he is responsible for the death of a fellow rider du
Sergeant Murphy
1938-01-01
An Army private proves his horse is fit for service and wins his colonel's daughter.
Belle of the Nineties
1934-09-21
Cabaret entertainer Ruby Carter shifts her operations to New Orleans and becomes exceedingly popular
The Dragon Murder Case
1934-08-25
Wonderful idea to give a party with people who dislike each other. Late at night, everyone decides t
Secret Service Investigator
1948-05-31
Lloyd Bridges plays a flying ace war hero who gets sucked into a counterfeiting scheme by opposing g
Charlie Chan's Courage
1934-07-06
Charlie is hired to deliver a pearl necklace to a millionaire at his ranch. When murder intervenes h
Here Comes the Navy
1934-07-21
A cocky guy joins the Navy for the wrong reason but finds romance and twice is cited for heroism.
Crack-Up
1946-09-06
Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or th
Hold Your Man
1933-06-30
Ruby falls in love with small-time con man Eddie. During a botched blackmail scheme, Eddie accidenta
Dance, Fools, Dance
1931-02-07
When misfortune hits hard on the Jordan family of Chicago's upper class, Bonnie Jordan, a dazzling a
High Barbaree
1947-05-01
After his plane is downed in the South Pacific, a Navy flier recounts his life to a co-pilot while a
Virginia
1941-01-28
Post-Civil War romantic drama about defeated Southerners, starring Madeleine Carroll and Fred MacMur
Tall in the Saddle
1944-09-29
When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been