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Tiny Sandford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1894-02-25

Day of Death

1961-10-29

Place of Birth

Osage, Iowa, USA

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.

Filmography (92)

⭐ 10.0 Role: (archive footage) (uncredited)

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

2024
⭐ 10.0 Role: Warden

Dance of the Cookoos

1982
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⭐ 8.0 Role: Shields - Prison Guard / Tiny (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968
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⭐ 7.0 Role: Tiny

A Trailer Tragedy

1940
⭐ 8.3 Role: Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)

The Great Dictator

1940
⭐ 4.5 Role: Laundry Foreman

Florian

1940
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⭐ 10.0 Role: Janitor

A Clean Sweep

1938
⭐ 4.8 Role: Workman (uncredited)

Blossoms On Broadway

1937
⭐ 5.0 Role: Construction Foreman

Mummy's Boys

1936
⭐ 7.0 Role: Wharf tough guy (uncredited)

Our Relations

1936
⭐ 6.7 Role: Zebe (uncredited)

Show Boat

1936
⭐ 7.0 Role: San Francisco Troublemaker

Sutter's Gold

1936
⭐ 8.3 Role: Big Bill

Modern Times

1936
⭐ 8.0 Role: Stoker (uncredited)

Ship Cafe

1935
⭐ 5.5 Role: Mortimer

The Timid Young Man

1935