Acting

Sam McDaniel

Born January 28, 1886 · Wichita, Kansas, USA

Died September 24, 1962 · aged 76

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.

Known For

Double Indemnity · 1944

Double Indemnity

★ 8.11944

MovieCrimeThriller

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

Slick lawyer Thomas Farrell has made a career of defending mobsters in trials. It's not until he meets a lovely showgirl at a mob party that he realizes that there's more to life than winning trials. Farrell tries to quit the racket, but mob boss Rico Angelo threatens to hurt the showgirl if Farrell leaves him.

One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad across the wilderness to California. But financial opportunist Asa Barrows hopes to profit from obstructing it. Chief troubleshooter Jeff Butler has his hands full fighting Barrows' agent, gambler Sid Campeau; Campeau's partner Dick Allen is Jeff's war buddy and rival suitor for engineer's daughter Molly Monahan. Who will survive the effort to push the railroad through at any cost?

In This Our Life · 1942

In This Our Life

★ 6.91942

MovieDramaRomance

An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

The Public Enemy · 1931

The Public Enemy

★ 7.31931

MovieCrimeDrama

Two young Chicago hoodlums, Tom Powers and Matt Doyle, rise up from their poverty-stricken slum life to become petty thieves, bootleggers and cold-blooded killers. But with street notoriety and newfound wealth, the duo feels the heat from the cops and rival gangsters both. Despite his ruthless criminal reputation, Tom tries to remain connected to his family, however, gang warfare and the need for revenge eventually pull him away.

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

The File on Thelma Jordon · 1949

The File on Thelma Jordon

★ 6.61949

MovieThrillerDrama

Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.

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Double Indemnity · 1944

Double Indemnity

★ 8.11944

MovieCrimeThriller

An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.

Charlie (uncredited)

Jesse (uncredited)

St. Louis Waiter (uncredited)

In This Our Life · 1942

In This Our Life

★ 6.91942

MovieDramaRomance

An unhappy, self-centered woman runs off with her sister's husband, wreaking havoc and ruining the lives of those around her.

Black Man in Jail (uncredited)

In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.

Driver (uncredited)

The Public Enemy · 1931

The Public Enemy

★ 7.31931

MovieCrimeDrama

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

Bartender (uncredited)

The File on Thelma Jordon · 1949

The File on Thelma Jordon

★ 6.61949

MovieThrillerDrama

Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.

Porter (uncredited)

World War II veteran Bob MacDonald surprises his new wife, Betty, by quitting his city job and moving them to a dilapidated farm in the country. While Betty gamely struggles with managing the crumbling house and holding off nosy neighbors and a recalcitrant pig, Bob makes plans for crops and livestock. The couple's bliss is shaken by a visit from a beautiful farm owner, who seems to want more from Bob than just managing her property.

Waiter on Train (Uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On · 1941

They Died with Their Boots On

★ 6.71941

MovieWesternWar

The story follows General George Armstrong Custer's adventures from his West Point days to his death. He defies orders during the Civil War, trains the 7th Cavalry, appeases Chief Crazy Horse and later engages in bloody battle with the Sioux nation.

Waiter Serving Custer (uncredited)

Manhattan Melodrama · 1934

Manhattan Melodrama

★ 7.01934

MovieCrimeDrama

The friendship between two orphans endures even though they grow up on opposite sides of the law and fall in love with the same woman.

Black Prisoner on Death Row (uncredited)

Son of Dracula · 1943

Son of Dracula

★ 5.81943

MovieHorror

Carpathian Count Alucard is invited to the U.S. by a young heiress. Her boyfriend and local officials are suspicious of the newcomer, who is interested in the "virile" soil of the new world.

Andy (uncredited)

Never Say Goodbye · 1946

Never Say Goodbye

★ 6.31946

MovieComedy

Phil and Ellen Gayley have been divorced for a year, and their 7-year old daughter, Flip, is very unhappy that her parents are not together. Flip starts a correspondence with a Marine, sending a picture of her beautiful mother as the author of Flip's flirtatious letters. When the Marine shows up to meet his pen pal, Ellen takes the opportunity to make her ex-husband jealous.

Porter (uncredited)

All Through the Night · 1942

All Through the Night

★ 6.71942

MovieComedyAction

Broadway gamblers stumble across a plan by Nazi saboteurs to blow up an American battleship.

Deacon

Footlight Parade · 1933

Footlight Parade

★ 6.81933

MovieComedyMusic

A fledgling producer finds himself at odds with his workers, financiers and his greedy ex-wife when he tries to produce live musicals for movie-going audiences.

Hotel Porter in Stage Act (uncredited)

Tongues begin to wag when a lonely widow becomes romantically involved with a military man. Problems arise when the gossip is filtered down to her own children.

The Van Ormans' Butler Jonathan (uncredited)

Grand Central Murder · 1942

Grand Central Murder

★ 5.71942

MovieMysteryCrime

Conniving Broadway starlet Mida King has plenty of enemies, so when she's found murdered at Grand Central Station, Inspector Gunther calls together a slew of suspects for questioning. Mida's shady ex-flame, Turk, seems the most likely culprit, but when smart-mouthed private eye Rocky Custer -- also a suspect himself -- begins to piece together the crime, a few clues that Gunther has overlooked come to light.

Night Watchman (uncredited)

Tall in the Saddle · 1944

Tall in the Saddle

★ 6.61944

MovieWestern

When Rocklin arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.

Servant (uncredited)

Ruby falls in love with small-time con man Eddie. During a botched blackmail scheme, Eddie accidentally kills the man they were setting up. Eddie takes off and Ruby is sent to a reformatory for two years.

Porter at Train Station (uncredited)

Captains Courageous · 1937

Captains Courageous

★ 7.41937

MovieAdventureDrama

Harvey, the arrogant and spoiled son of an indulgent absentee-father, falls overboard from a transatlantic steamship and is rescued by a fishing vessel on the Grand Banks. Harvey fails to persuade them to take him ashore, nor convince the crew of his wealth. The captain offers him a low-paid job, until they return to port, as part of the crew that turns him into a mature, considerate young man.

'Doc'

A Hole in the Head · 1959

A Hole in the Head

★ 6.21959

MovieComedyDrama

An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son.

Andy

Experiment Perilous · 1944

Experiment Perilous

★ 5.81944

MovieRomanceThriller

In 1903, Doctor Huntington Bailey meets a friendly older lady during a train trip. She tells him that she is going to visit her brother Nick and his lovely young wife Allida. Once in New York, Bailey hears that his train companion suddenly died. Shortly afterward, he meets the strange couple and gets suspicious of Nick's treatment of his wife.

Porter (uncredited)

Four's a Crowd · 1938

Four's a Crowd

★ 5.61938

MovieComedyRomance

A public relations man falls for his most difficult client's granddaughter.

H. Louis Brown (uncredited)

Fashions of 1934 · 1934

Fashions of 1934

★ 6.61934

MovieComedyMusic

When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap and fashion designer Lynn Mason to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses.

Cleaning Man (uncredited)

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.

Porter

A pair of friends in Harlem find themselves caught up in a series of misadventures, business schemes, and everyday problems, often relying on their neighbors and community to help them out of trouble.

Customer (uncredited)