1. Samuel Rufus McDaniel was an American actor who appeared in over 210 television shows and films between 1929 and 1950.
12 Facts About Sam McDaniel
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Sam McDaniel was the older brother of actresses Etta McDaniel and Hattie McDaniel.
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Sam McDaniel's father Henry McDaniel fought in the Civil War with the 122nd USCT and his mother, Susan Holbert, was a singer of gospel music.
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The children of the Sam McDaniel family had a traveling minstrel show.
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In 1931, Sam McDaniel found work in Los Angeles with sisters Hattie, Etta and Orlena.
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Sam McDaniel was working on KNX radio program called The Optimistic Doughnut Hour, and he was able to get his sister a spot.
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Sam McDaniel played Doc, the competent ship's cook, in the Oscar-winning 1937 film Captains Courageous.
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Sam McDaniel played Spiffingham the Butler in the Three Stooges film Heavenly Daze.
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Sam McDaniel is the only African-American to ever appear on I Love Lucy, playing "Sam the Porter" in the 1955 episode "The Great Train Robbery".
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Sam McDaniel appeared uncredited as a waiter on a train in both the 1947 film The Egg and I and its first followup Ma and Pa Kettle.
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Sam McDaniel played various supporting roles on TV's The Amos 'n' Andy Show.
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Sam McDaniel died of throat cancer on September 24,1962, in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California.