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