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Tiny Sandford
Actor
Died October 29, 1961 (67 years)
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Stanley J. "Tiny" Sandford (February 26, 1894 – October 29, 1961) was a tall, burly actor who is best remembered for his roles in Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin films. He was usually cast as a comic heavy, and often played policemen, doormen, prizefighters, or bullies.
Sandford was born in Osage, Iowa. After working in stock theater he began acting in movies around 1910. He appeared in The Gold Rush with Charlie Chaplin, who became one of his best friends. His Charlie Chaplin movies include The Circus (1928) and Modern Times (1936), where he plays "Big Bill". His films with Laurel and Hardy include Big Business (1929), Double Whoopee (1929), The Chimp (1932), and Our Relations (1936). Sandford also acted in Way Out West, but his sequence was cut from the final take.
He also appeared in dramas such as The World's Champion (1922) and The Iron Mask (1929).
He retired from acting in 1940, the year he had a very small role Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator. He died in Los Angeles, California on October 29, 1961.
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Stanley J. "Tiny" Sandford (February 26, 1894 – October 29, 1961) was a tall, burly actor who is best remembered for his roles in Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin films. He was usually cast as a comic heavy, and often played policemen, doormen, prizefighters, or bullies.
Sandford was born in Osage, Iowa. After working in stock theater he began acting in movies around 1910. He appeared in The Gold Rush with Charlie Chaplin, who became one of his best friends. His Charlie Chaplin movies include The Circus (1928) and Modern Times (1936), where he plays "Big Bill". His films with Laurel and Hardy include Big Business (1929), Double Whoopee (1929), The Chimp (1932), and Our Relations (1936). Sandford also acted in Way Out West, but his sequence was cut from the final take.
He also appeared in dramas such as The World's Champion (1922) and The Iron Mask (1929).
He retired from acting in 1940, the year he had a very small role Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator. He died in Los Angeles, California on October 29, 1961.
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Known For
Filmography
1986 | Laurel & Hardy (TV Series) · as Warden |
1982 | Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter · as Actor - 'modern Times' |
1968 | The Best of Laurel and Hardy · as Shields - Prison Guard / Tiny (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
1965 | Laurel and Hardy's Laughing 20's · as Cast |
1960 | When Comedy Was King · as Edited From 'movie Night' - 'big Business' |
1940 | The Great Dictator · as Soldier In 1918 Tomainia (uncredited) |
1940 | A Trailer Tragedy · as Tiny |
1940 | Florian · as Laundry Foreman |
1940 | Slightly at Sea · as Cast |
1939 | Kennedy the Great · as Locksmith |
1938 | The Devil's Party · as Cigarette Club Doorman |
1937 | The Road Back · as Doorkeeper |
1936 | Our Relations · as Wharf Tough Guy (uncredited) |
1936 | Mummy's Boys · as Construction Foreman |
1936 | |
1936 | Sutter's Gold · as San Francisco Troublemaker |
1936 | Modern Times · as Big Bill |
1935 | Suicide Squad · as Policeman |
1935 | Remember Last Night? · as Truck Driver |
1935 | Here Comes the Band · as Comedian (uncredited) |
1934 | March of the Wooden Soldiers · as Dunker (uncredited) |
1934 | I Can't Escape · as Georgian Club Doorman |
1934 | Going Bye-Bye! · as Man In Courtroom |
1934 | Woman Haters · as Mary's Policeman Uncle |
1933 | Queen Christina · as Cook At The Inn (uncredited) |
1933 | Fits in a Fiddle · as Irate Man In Nightshirt |
1933 | Busy Bodies · as Shop Foreman (uncredited) |
1933 | Beauty and the Bus · as Irate Truck Driver |
1933 | The Midnight Patrol · as Policeman |
1933 | Rainbow Ranch · as Brawler At Dance |
1933 | A Shriek in the Night · as Eddie - Detective (uncredited) |
1933 | The Devil's Brother · as Big Woodchopper |
1933 | The Warrior's Husband · as Hercules |
1933 | Diamond Trail · as Mullins' Gunman |
1932 | Prosperity · as Irate Motorist |
1932 | The Girl from Calgary · as Policeman |
1932 | Washington Merry-Go-Round · as Worker |
1932 | The Thirteenth Guest · as Mike (uncredited) |
1932 | The Purchase Price · as Sam Perkins - Man At Shivaree |
1932 | Week-End Marriage · as Big Man In Theatre Line |
1932 | The Chimp · as Destructo |
1932 | They Never Come Back · as Wrestler |
1932 | This Is the Night · as Porter (uncredited) |
1932 | Polly of the Circus · as Churchgoer |
1931 | Beau Hunks · as Legion Officer |
1931 | Los presidiarios · as Gutiérrez - Prison Guard |
1931 | The Hard Hombre · as Irate Brother |
1931 | Come Clean · as Doorman |
1931 | Pardon Us · as Shields |
1931 | Hinter Schloss und Riegel · as Prison Guard |
1931 | Bargain Day · as Police Captain |
1931 | Second Hand Kisses · as Traffic Cop |
1931 | Fighting Caravans · as Man At Wagon Train |
1930 | Noche de duendes · as Policeman |
1930 | Doughboys · as Bit (uncredited) |
1930 | The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case · as Policeman (uncredited) |
1930 | |
1930 | La vida nocturna · as Waiter (uncredited) |
1930 | Puttin' on the Ritz · as Heckler |
1930 | Blotto · as Headwaiter |
1929 | The Hoose-Gow · as Warden |
1929 | Rio Rita · as Davalos |
1929 | Double Whoopee · as Policeman |
1929 | Big Business · as Policeman |
1929 | The Iron Mask · as Porthos |
1928 | Their Purple Moment · as Waiter |
1928 | From Soup to Nuts · as Mr. Culpepper |
1928 | Flying Elephants · as Hulking Caveman |
1928 | The Circus · as The Head Property Man |
1928 | Leave 'em Laughing · as Dental Patient (uncredited) |
1927 | The Second 100 Years · as Prison Guard |
1927 | Sailors, Beware! · as Man In Robe (uncredited) |
1927 | Paid to Love · as Bartender |
1926 | 45 Minutes from Hollywood · as Train Conductor (uncredited) |
1926 | The Cruise of the Jasper B · as Big Mover |
1925 | The Perfect Clown · as Cop (uncredited) |
1925 | Madame Behave · as Policeman |
1925 | California Straight Ahead · as Cop |
1925 | The Gold Rush · as Barman (uncredited) |
1925 | Confessions of a Queen · as (uncredited) |
1924 | The Family Secret · as Cop |
1919 | Blind Husbands · as Bit Part |
1917 | The Adventurer · as Policeman (uncredited) |
1916 | The Floorwalker · as (uncredited) |