Tiny Sandford
Biography
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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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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-02-25
Place of birth
Osage, Iowa, USA
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Cast
Modern Times
1936
8.28
The Adventurer
1917
6.86
The Circus
1928
7.93
The Family Group
1928
0.00
The Midnight Patrol
1933
6.51
Show Boat
1936
6.80
Their Purple Moment
1928
6.60
Double Whoopee
1929
6.70
Flying Elephants
1928
5.70
The Hoose-Gow
1929
6.60
The Timid Young Man
1935
5.00
Waterfront Wolves
1924
0.00
The Far Call
1929
0.00
The Perfect Clown
1925
6.20
The Sunshine Spreader
1924
5.00
Movie Night
1929
6.00
The Warrior's Husband
1933
0.00
Big Business
1929
6.61
Sealskins
1932
5.50
The Iron Mask
1929
6.70
Don't Shoot
1922
0.00
Below Zero
1930
6.50
A Shriek in the Night
1933
5.10
Second Hand Kisses
1931
0.00
The Floorwalker
1916
6.40
Treasure Blues
1935
0.00
Beauty and the Bus
1933
0.00
Washington Merry-Go-Round
1932
6.70
Sutter's Gold
1936
0.00
Mummy's Boys
1936
4.70
Here Comes the Band
1935
5.00
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
1930
6.70
Rio Rita
1929
8.00
The Cruise of the Jasper B
1926
7.10
Rainbow Ranch
1933
0.00
Doctor's Orders
1930
9.00
Doughboys
1930
6.00
Love My Dog
1927
4.20
Confessions of a Queen
1925
7.00
The Great Dictator
1940
8.29
45 Minutes from Hollywood
1926
5.20
Busy Bodies
1933
7.32
Babes in Toyland
1934
6.30
From Soup to Nuts
1928
6.50
The Night Life
1930
7.20
Leave 'Em Laughing
1928
5.90
Sailors, Beware!
1927
6.70
The Second 100 Years
1927
6.21
The Gold Rush
1925
7.98
Going Bye-Bye!
1934
7.40
Come Clean
1931
7.18
Blotto
1930
7.20
Flaming Fathers
1927
5.20
Ginsberg the Great
1927
0.00
This Is the Night
1932
5.27
Queen Christina
1934
6.80
Too Many Women
1932
9.00
High Gear
1931
2.00
Hot Spot
1932
7.00
Fifty Million Husbands
1930
4.20
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
1968
0.00
Florian
1940
1.00
Love's Handicap
1923
0.00
Another Wild Idea
1934
3.30
Crazy Like a Fox
1926
6.20
Pardon Us
1931
6.42
The Undie-World
1934
9.00
The Sting of Stings
1927
0.00
The World's Champion
1922
0.00
A Trailer Tragedy
1940
0.00
A Clean Sweep
1938
0.00
Night of Goblins
1930
6.00
Dizzy Sights
1927
0.00
Haunted at Midnight
1931
7.75
Blossoms On Broadway
1937
3.67
Ship Cafe
1935
0.00
Bedlam of Beards
1934
1.00
Not Wanted
1924
2.33
Plain and Fancy Girls
1925
0.00
Dance of the Cookoos
1982
0.00
The Spirit of the West
1932
0.00
Our Relations
1936
7.00
The Thirteenth Guest
1932
4.95
Hi'–Neighbor!
1934
7.90
Washee Ironee
1934
6.80
California Straight Ahead
1925
7.00
Should Women Drive?
1928
0.00
Woman Haters
1934
6.00
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
1932
7.00
Madame Behave
1925
5.00
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
2024
10.00