Tiny Sandford
Known for Acting · 92 credits
- Born
- 1894-02-25
- Died
- 1961-10-29
- Place of birth
- Osage, Iowa, USA
- Also known as
- Tiny Stanford · Stanley Standford · Tiny Sanford · Stanley Sanford · Stanley J. Sanford · Stanley Sandford
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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.
Known For
Movies (92)
The Great Dictator
1940
as Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
Modern Times
1936
as Big Bill
The Gold Rush
1925
as Barman (uncredited)
Ship Cafe
1935
as Stoker (uncredited)
Blotto
1930
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
Busy Bodies
1933
as Shop Foreman (uncredited)
The Circus
1928
as The Head Property Man
Rainbow Ranch
1933
as Brawler at Dance
Babes in Toyland
1934
as Dunker (uncredited)
The Floorwalker
1916
as (uncredited)
Rio Rita
1929
as Davalos
Doughboys
1930
as Bit (uncredited)
The Midnight Patrol
1933
as Policeman
Pardon Us
1931
as Shields
Florian
1940
as Laundry Foreman
Our Relations
1936
as Wharf tough guy (uncredited)
Show Boat
1936
as Zebe (uncredited)
Queen Christina
1934
as Cook at the Inn (uncredited)
The Iron Mask
1929
as Porthos
Sutter's Gold
1936
as San Francisco Troublemaker
The Adventurer
1917
as Policeman (uncredited)
Double Whoopee
1929
as Policeman
Come Clean
1931
as Doorman
Below Zero
1930
Going Bye-Bye!
1934
as Man in Courtroom
Big Business
1929
as Policeman (uncredited)
The World's Champion
1922
as Lord Brockington
The Hoose-Gow
1929
as Warden (uncredited)
Blossoms On Broadway
1937
as Workman (uncredited)
A Shriek in the Night
1933
as Detective (uncredited)
Their Purple Moment
1928
as Waiter
Movie Night
1929
as Cinema Manager
Hot Spot
1932
as Policeman (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
1935
as Comedian (uncredited)
This Is the Night
1932
as Porter (uncredited)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
as Policeman (uncredited)
Don't Shoot
1922
as Jim
Should Women Drive?
1928
Washington Merry-Go-Round
1932
as Worker
Flying Elephants
1928
as Hulking Caveman (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Guest
1932
as Mike (uncredited)
Dizzy Sights
1927
Woman Haters
1934
as Mary's Policeman Uncle (uncredited)
The Warrior's Husband
1933
as Hercules
The Second 100 Years
1927
as Prison Guard
Madame Behave
1925
as Policeman
Sailors, Beware!
1927
as Man in robe (uncredited)
From Soup to Nuts
1928
as Mr. Culpepper
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
as Shields - Prison Guard / Tiny (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sealskins
1932
as Jocko's Keeper
Leave 'Em Laughing
1928
as Dental Patient (uncredited)
Washee Ironee
1934
as Traffic Cop
The Timid Young Man
1935
as Mortimer
The Family Group
1928
Crazy Like a Fox
1926
as Conductor (uncredited)
Waterfront Wolves
1924
as Hans Skol
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
High Gear
1931
as Wilbur the Chauffeur (uncredited)
The Undie-World
1934
as T.N.T. Room Bouncer
45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Mummy's Boys
1936
as Construction Foreman
Another Wild Idea
1934
as Large Policeman
Beauty and the Bus
1933
as Irate Truck Driver
The Sting of Stings
1927
as Big Man
Hi'–Neighbor!
1934
as Moving Man
Night of Goblins
1930
as Policeman
Doctor's Orders
1930
as Cop
Plain and Fancy Girls
1925
as Charley's Rival
Flaming Fathers
1927
as Policeman at Pier (uncredited)
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
as Warden
Confessions of a Queen
1925
as (uncredited)
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
1932
as Prison Guard
Love My Dog
1927
as P. Fulton, attorney at law
A Clean Sweep
1938
as Janitor
The Cruise of the Jasper B
1926
as Big Mover
Second Hand Kisses
1931
as Traffic Cop
The Night Life
1930
as Waiter (uncredited)
Ginsberg the Great
1927
as Hercules
Treasure Blues
1935
as Moving Man (uncredited)
California Straight Ahead
1925
as Cop
The Spirit of the West
1932
as Ranch Cook
Not Wanted
1924
A Trailer Tragedy
1940
as Tiny
The Far Call
1929
as Captain Storkerson
The Perfect Clown
1925
as Cop (uncredited)
Too Many Women
1932
as Sadie's Bridegroom (uncredited)
The Sunshine Spreader
1924
Fifty Million Husbands
1930
as Hillary Sandford
Haunted at Midnight
1931
as Policeman Müller
Bedlam of Beards
1934
as Clancy (uncredited)
Love's Handicap
1923
as Diamond Jim's Right-Hand Man
After His Own Heart
1919
as Goliath
About Tiny Sandford
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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 Circ… With 92 credits spanning from 1916 to 2024, Tiny Sandford has appeared in 92 films and 0 TV shows.
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- The Great Dictator (1940) — as Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
- Modern Times (1936) — as Big Bill
- The Gold Rush (1925) — as Barman (uncredited)
- Ship Cafe (1935) — as Stoker (uncredited)
- Blotto (1930) — as Headwaiter (uncredited)
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