Tiny Sandford
Actor
- Born
- February 25, 1894 · Osage, Iowa, USA
- Died
- October 29, 1961 (age 67)
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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.
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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
Modern Times
February 5, 1936
The Great Dictator
October 15, 1940
The Gold Rush
July 13, 1925
The Circus
January 6, 1928
Babes in Toyland
December 14, 1934
The Adventurer
October 22, 1917
Queen Christina
February 9, 1934
Our Relations
September 15, 1936
The Floorwalker
May 15, 1916
Big Business
April 20, 1929
Busy Bodies
October 7, 1933
Pardon Us
August 15, 1931
Acting94
- 2024Laurel & Hardy: Year Two as (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1982Dance of the Cookoos as Warden
- 1968The Best of Laurel and Hardy as Shields - Prison Guard / Tiny (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1940A Trailer Tragedy as Tiny
- 1940The Great Dictator as Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
- 1940Florian as Laundry Foreman
- 1938A Clean Sweep as Janitor
- 1937Blossoms On Broadway as Workman (uncredited)
- 1936Mummy's Boys as Construction Foreman
- 1936