Tiny 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tiny Sandford, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Big Bill

Modern Times

Policeman (uncredited)

The Adventurer

The Head Property Man

The Circus

The Family Group

Policeman

The Midnight Patrol

Zebe (uncredited)

Show Boat

Waiter

Their Purple Moment

Policeman

Double Whoopee

Hulking Caveman

Flying Elephants

Warden

The Hoose-Gow

Mortimer

The Timid Young Man

Hans Skol

Waterfront Wolves

Captain Storkerson

The Far Call

Cop (uncredited)

The Perfect Clown

The Sunshine Spreader

Cinema Manager

Movie Night

Hercules

The Warrior's Husband

Policeman (uncredited)

Big Business

Jocko's Keeper

Sealskins

Porthos

The Iron Mask

Jim

Don't Shoot

Below Zero

Detective (uncredited)

A Shriek in the Night

Traffic Cop

Second Hand Kisses

(uncredited)

The Floorwalker

Moving Man (uncredited)

Treasure Blues

Irate Truck Driver

Beauty and the Bus

Worker

Washington Merry-Go-Round

San Francisco Troublemaker

Sutter's Gold

Construction Foreman

Mummy's Boys

Comedian (uncredited)

Here Comes the Band

Policeman (uncredited)

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

Davalos

Rio Rita

Big Mover

The Cruise of the Jasper B

Brawler at Dance

Rainbow Ranch

Cop

Doctor's Orders

Bit (uncredited)

Doughboys

P. Fulton, attorney at law

Love My Dog

(uncredited)

Confessions of a Queen

Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)

The Great Dictator

Train Conductor (uncredited)

45 Minutes from Hollywood

Shop Foreman (uncredited)

Busy Bodies

Dunker (uncredited)

Babes in Toyland

Mr. Culpepper

From Soup to Nuts

Waiter (uncredited)

La vida nocturna

Dental Patient (uncredited)

Leave 'Em Laughing

Man in robe (uncredited)

Sailors, Beware!

Prison Guard

The Second 100 Years

Barman (uncredited)

The Gold Rush

Man in Courtroom

Going Bye-Bye!

Doorman

Come Clean

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Blotto

Policeman at Pier (uncredited)

Flaming Fathers

Hercules

Ginsberg the Great

Porter (uncredited)

This Is the Night

Cook at the Inn (uncredited)

Queen Christina

Sadie's Bridegroom (uncredited)

Too Many Women

Wilbur the Chauffeur (uncredited)

High Gear

Policeman (uncredited)

Hot Spot

Hillary Sandford

Fifty Million Husbands

Shields - Prison Guard / Tiny (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

Laundry Foreman

Florian

Diamond Jim's Right-Hand Man

Love's Handicap

Large Policeman

Another Wild Idea

Conductor (uncredited)

Crazy Like a Fox

Shields

Pardon Us

T.N.T. Room Bouncer

The Undie-World

Big Man

The Sting of Stings

Lord Brockington

The World's Champion

Tiny

A Trailer Tragedy

Janitor

A Clean Sweep

Policeman

Noche de duendes

Dizzy Sights

Policeman Müller

Spuk um Mitternacht

Workman (uncredited)

Blossoms On Broadway

Stoker (uncredited)

Ship Cafe

Clancy (uncredited)

Bedlam of Beards

Not Wanted

Charley's Rival

Plain and Fancy Girls

Warden

Dance of the cookoos

Ranch Cook

The Spirit of the West

Wharf tough guy (uncredited)

Our Relations

Mike (uncredited)

The Thirteenth Guest

Moving Man

Hi'–Neighbor!

Traffic Cop

Washee Ironee

Cop

California Straight Ahead

Should Women Drive?

Mary's Policeman Uncle (uncredited)

Woman Haters

Prison Guard

Hinter Schloss und Riegel

Policeman

Madame Behave

Laurel & Hardy: Year One

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Male

Birthday

1894-02-25

Place of Birth

Osage, Iowa, USA

Also Known As

Tiny Stanford