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Tiny Sandford

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 25, 1894 (Died at 67)
Zodiac Sign♓Pisces
Place of BirthOsage, Iowa, USA
Career Span1922 – 1961
Known Credits85 Titles
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ActingPopularity Score 1

Tiny Sandford

Also known as:Tiny StanfordStanley Standford Tiny Sanford Stanley Sanford +5 more
Total Works

85

85 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Modern Times
8.3
Modern Times
1936•movie
as Big Bill
The Great Dictator
8.3
The Great Dictator
1940•movie
as Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
The Gold Rush
8.0
The Gold Rush
1925•movie
as Barman (uncredited)
The Circus
7.9
The Circus
1928•movie
as The Head Property Man

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 85 titles featuring Tiny Sandford

Modern Times
8.3
Modern Times
1936•movie

as Big Bill

The Great Dictator
8.3
The Great Dictator
1940•movie

as Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)

The Gold Rush
8.0
The Gold Rush
1925•movie

as Barman (uncredited)

The Circus
7.9
The Circus
1928•movie

as The Head Property Man

Babes in Toyland
6.3
Babes in Toyland
1934•movie

as Dunker (uncredited)

The Adventurer
6.9
The Adventurer
1917•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Queen Christina
6.9
Queen Christina
1934•movie

as Cook at the Inn (uncredited)

Our Relations
7.0
Our Relations
1936•movie

as Wharf tough guy (uncredited)

The Floorwalker
6.4
The Floorwalker
1916•movie

as (uncredited)

Big Business
6.7
Big Business
1929•movie

as Policeman (uncredited)

Busy Bodies
7.3
Busy Bodies
1933•movie

as Shop Foreman (uncredited)

Pardon Us
6.4
Pardon Us
1931•movie

as Shields

Below Zero
6.6
Below Zero
1930•movie
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
6.9

as Policeman (uncredited)

The Hoose-Gow
6.8
The Hoose-Gow
1929•movie

as Warden (uncredited)

Come Clean
7.1
Come Clean
1931•movie

as Doorman

Blotto
7.3
Blotto
1930•movie

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

The Midnight Patrol
6.6

as Policeman

Show Boat
6.7
Show Boat
1936•movie

as Zebe (uncredited)

Leave 'Em Laughing
6.0
Leave 'Em Laughing
1928•movie

as Dental Patient (uncredited)

Going Bye-Bye!
7.4
Going Bye-Bye!
1934•movie

as Man in Courtroom

From Soup to Nuts
6.6
From Soup to Nuts
1928•movie

as Mr. Culpepper

The Second 100 Years
6.2

as Prison Guard

Double Whoopee
6.8
Double Whoopee
1929•movie

as Policeman

Their Purple Moment
6.5

as Waiter

The Iron Mask
6.6
The Iron Mask
1929•movie

as Porthos

Blind Husbands
6.4
Blind Husbands
1919•movie

as bit part

45 Minutes from Hollywood
5.3

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

Woman Haters
6.3
Woman Haters
1934•movie

as Mary's Policeman Uncle (uncredited)

Sailors, Beware!
6.9
Sailors, Beware!
1927•movie

as Man in robe (uncredited)

Flying Elephants
5.9
Flying Elephants
1928•movie

as Hulking Caveman (uncredited)

The Thirteenth Guest
5.2

as Mike (uncredited)

A Shriek in the Night
5.2

as Detective (uncredited)

This Is the Night
5.4
This Is the Night
1932•movie

as Porter (uncredited)

Crazy Like a Fox
6.2
Crazy Like a Fox
1926•movie

as Conductor (uncredited)

Doughboys
6.0
Doughboys
1930•movie

as Bit (uncredited)

Hi'–Neighbor!
7.5
Hi'–Neighbor!
1934•movie

as Moving Man

Washee Ironee
6.8
Washee Ironee
1934•movie

as Traffic Cop

The Timid Young Man
5.5

as Mortimer

Mummy's Boys
5.0
Mummy's Boys
1936•movie

as Construction Foreman

The Cruise of the Jasper B
7.2

as Big Mover

Night of Goblins
6.1
Night of Goblins
1930•movie

as Policeman

Confessions of a Queen
7.3

as (uncredited)

The Night Life
7.5
The Night Life
1930•movie

as Waiter (uncredited)

Rio Rita
8.0
Rio Rita
1929•movie

as Davalos

Another Wild Idea
4.4
Another Wild Idea
1934•movie

as Large Policeman

Haunted at Midnight
8.0

as Policeman Müller

Blossoms On Broadway
4.8

as Workman (uncredited)

Washington Merry-Go-Round
7.5

as Worker

Love My Dog
5.6
Love My Dog
1927•movie

as P. Fulton, attorney at law

Fifty Million Husbands
5.6

as Hillary Sandford

The Perfect Clown
7.5
The Perfect Clown
1925•movie

as Cop (uncredited)

Movie Night
6.7
Movie Night
1929•movie

as Cinema Manager

Sealskins
6.7
Sealskins
1932•movie

as Jocko's Keeper

Flaming Fathers
5.8
Flaming Fathers
1927•movie

as Policeman at Pier (uncredited)

Too Many Women
8.0
Too Many Women
1932•movie

as Sadie's Bridegroom (uncredited)

High Gear
4.3
High Gear
1931•movie

as Wilbur the Chauffeur (uncredited)

Bedlam of Beards
3.3
Bedlam of Beards
1934•movie

as Clancy (uncredited)

California Straight Ahead
7.0

as Cop

Hinter Schloss und Riegel
7.3

as Prison Guard

Here Comes the Band
7.0

as Comedian (uncredited)

Doctor's Orders
8.5
Doctor's Orders
1930•movie

as Cop

Florian
4.5
Florian
1940•movie

as Laundry Foreman

The Undie-World
9.5
The Undie-World
1934•movie

as T.N.T. Room Bouncer

Madame Behave
6.0
Madame Behave
1925•movie

as Policeman

The Family Group
7.0
The Family Group
1928•movie
Waterfront Wolves
7.0
Waterfront Wolves
1924•movie

as Hans Skol

The Far Call
8.0
The Far Call
1929•movie

as Captain Storkerson

The Warrior's Husband
7.0

as Hercules

Don't Shoot
8.0
Don't Shoot
1922•movie

as Jim

Treasure Blues
9.0
Treasure Blues
1935•movie

as Moving Man (uncredited)

Beauty and the Bus
8.0
Beauty and the Bus
1933•movie

as Irate Truck Driver

Sutter's Gold
7.0
Sutter's Gold
1936•movie

as San Francisco Troublemaker

Rainbow Ranch
7.0
Rainbow Ranch
1933•movie

as Brawler at Dance

Ginsberg the Great
10.0
Ginsberg the Great
1927•movie

as Hercules

The Sting of Stings
10.0

as Big Man

The World's Champion
8.0

as Lord Brockington

Dizzy Sights
9.0
Dizzy Sights
1927•movie
Ship Cafe
8.0
Ship Cafe
1935•movie

as Stoker (uncredited)

Plain and Fancy Girls
10.0

as Charley's Rival

Dance of the Cookoos
10.0

as Warden

The Spirit of the West
7.0

as Ranch Cook

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
10.0

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

After His Own Heart
8.0

as Goliath

Breaking Into Society

as A Chiropractor