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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 That's Dancing! (1985), Disco Godfather (1979) 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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Known for

That's Dancing! (1985)
That's Dancing!
7.2
  • Soundtrack
  • 1985
Disco Godfather (1979)
Disco Godfather
5.2
  • Disco M.C.
  • 1979
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
Georgia Carr in Handle with Care (1964)
Handle with Care
5.9
  • Swami(as Leroy 'Sloppy' Daniels)
  • 1964

Credits

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Actor

  • Betsy Russell in Avenging Angel (1985)
    Avenging Angel
    4.9
    • Bootblack
    • 1985
  • Rude (1982)
    Rude
    6.2
    • Leroy (as Leroy)
    • 1982
  • Disco Godfather (1979)
    Disco Godfather
    5.2
    • Disco M.C.
    • 1979
  • Petey Wheatstraw (1977)
    Petey Wheatstraw
    6.1
    • Leroy
    • 1977
  • Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Sanford and Son
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Lucky Leroy
    • 1973
  • Georgia Carr in Handle with Care (1964)
    Handle with Care
    5.9
    • Swami (as Leroy 'Sloppy' Daniels)
    • 1964
  • Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon (1953)
    The Band Wagon
    7.4
    • Arcade Shoeshine Man (uncredited)
    • 1953

Soundtrack

  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "A Shine on Your Shoes"
    • 1991
  • That's Dancing! (1985)
    That's Dancing!
    7.2
    • performer: "A Shine On Your Shoes"
    • 1985
  • Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson in Sanford and Son (1972)
    Sanford and Son
    7.9
    TV Series
    • performer: "Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)"
    • 1973
  • Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in The Band Wagon (1953)
    The Band Wagon
    7.4
    • performer: "A Shine on Your Shoes" (1932) (uncredited)
    • 1953

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Leroy 'Sloppy' Daniels
  • Born
    • November 28, 1928
    • Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • December 11, 1993
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Other works
    Opening act for Rudy Ray Moore.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    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.
  • Nickname
    • Sloppy

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