Tiny Sandford

Tiny Sandford

Actor Feb 25 (died age 67) Osage, Iowa, USA 1916–2024 (108 year career)
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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 f…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (92)

Movies (92)

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

Laurel & Hardy: Year Two

2024

as (archive footage) (uncredited)

10.0
Dance of the Cookoos

Dance of the Cookoos

1982

as Warden

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

The Best of Laurel and Hardy

1968

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

The Great Dictator

The Great Dictator

1940

as Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)

8.3
Florian

Florian

1940

as Laundry Foreman

1.0
A Trailer Tragedy

A Trailer Tragedy

1940

as Tiny

A Clean Sweep

A Clean Sweep

1938

as Janitor

Blossoms On Broadway

Blossoms On Broadway

1937

as Workman (uncredited)

3.7
Modern Times

Modern Times

1936

as Big Bill

8.3
Show Boat

Show Boat

1936

as Zebe (uncredited)

6.8
Our Relations

Our Relations

1936

as Wharf tough guy (uncredited)

7.0
Mummy's Boys

Mummy's Boys

1936

as Construction Foreman

4.7
Sutter's Gold

Sutter's Gold

1936

as San Francisco Troublemaker

The Timid Young Man

The Timid Young Man

1935

as Mortimer

5.0
Ship Cafe

Ship Cafe

1935

as Stoker (uncredited)

Here Comes the Band

Here Comes the Band

1935

as Comedian (uncredited)

5.0
Treasure Blues

Treasure Blues

1935

as Moving Man (uncredited)

Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland

1934

as Dunker (uncredited)

6.3
The Undie-World

The Undie-World

1934

as T.N.T. Room Bouncer

9.0
Washee Ironee

Washee Ironee

1934

as Traffic Cop

6.4
Queen Christina

Queen Christina

1934

as Cook at the Inn (uncredited)

6.8
Woman Haters

Woman Haters

1934

as Mary's Policeman Uncle (uncredited)

6.0
Going Bye-Bye!

Going Bye-Bye!

1934

as Man in Courtroom

7.4
Bedlam of Beards

Bedlam of Beards

1934

as Clancy (uncredited)

1.0
Another Wild Idea

Another Wild Idea

1934

as Large Policeman

3.3
Hi'–Neighbor!

Hi'–Neighbor!

1934

as Moving Man

7.7
Beauty and the Bus

Beauty and the Bus

1933

as Irate Truck Driver

Rainbow Ranch

Rainbow Ranch

1933

as Brawler at Dance

Busy Bodies

Busy Bodies

1933

as Shop Foreman (uncredited)

7.3
The Midnight Patrol

The Midnight Patrol

1933

as Policeman

6.5
A Shriek in the Night

A Shriek in the Night

1933

as Detective (uncredited)

5.1
The Warrior's Husband

The Warrior's Husband

1933

as Hercules

Washington Merry-Go-Round

Washington Merry-Go-Round

1932

as Worker

6.7
Sealskins

Sealskins

1932

as Jocko's Keeper

5.5
Hot Spot

Hot Spot

1932

as Policeman (uncredited)

7.0
This Is the Night

This Is the Night

1932

as Porter (uncredited)

5.3
The Thirteenth Guest

The Thirteenth Guest

1932

as Mike (uncredited)

4.9
Hinter Schloss und Riegel

Hinter Schloss und Riegel

1932

as Prison Guard

7.0
Too Many Women

Too Many Women

1932

as Sadie's Bridegroom (uncredited)

9.0
The Spirit of the West

The Spirit of the West

1932

as Ranch Cook

Haunted at Midnight

Haunted at Midnight

1931

as Policeman Müller

7.8
Pardon Us

Pardon Us

1931

as Shields

6.4
Second Hand Kisses

Second Hand Kisses

1931

as Traffic Cop

High Gear

High Gear

1931

as Wilbur the Chauffeur (uncredited)

2.0
Come Clean

Come Clean

1931

as Doorman

7.2
Fifty Million Husbands

Fifty Million Husbands

1930

as Hillary Sandford

4.2
Blotto

Blotto

1930

as Headwaiter (uncredited)

7.2
Doughboys

Doughboys

1930

as Bit (uncredited)

6.0
Below Zero

Below Zero

1930
6.5
Night of Goblins

Night of Goblins

1930

as Policeman

6.0
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case

1930

as Policeman (uncredited)

6.8
The Night Life

The Night Life

1930

as Waiter (uncredited)

7.2
Doctor's Orders

Doctor's Orders

1930

as Cop

9.0
Movie Night

Movie Night

1929

as Cinema Manager

6.0
Double Whoopee

Double Whoopee

1929

as Policeman

6.7
Big Business

Big Business

1929

as Policeman (uncredited)

6.6
Rio Rita

Rio Rita

1929

as Davalos

8.0
The Hoose-Gow

The Hoose-Gow

1929

as Warden

6.6
The Iron Mask

The Iron Mask

1929

as Porthos

6.7
The Far Call

The Far Call

1929

as Captain Storkerson

The Circus

The Circus

1928

as The Head Property Man

7.9
The Family Group

The Family Group

1928
Their Purple Moment

Their Purple Moment

1928

as Waiter

6.6
Flying Elephants

Flying Elephants

1928

as Hulking Caveman

5.7
Leave 'Em Laughing

Leave 'Em Laughing

1928

as Dental Patient (uncredited)

5.9
Should Women Drive?

Should Women Drive?

1928
From Soup to Nuts

From Soup to Nuts

1928

as Mr. Culpepper

6.5
The Sting of Stings

The Sting of Stings

1927

as Big Man

Ginsberg the Great

Ginsberg the Great

1927

as Hercules

The Second 100 Years

The Second 100 Years

1927

as Prison Guard

6.2
Love My Dog

Love My Dog

1927

as P. Fulton, attorney at law

4.2
Sailors, Beware!

Sailors, Beware!

1927

as Man in robe (uncredited)

6.7
Dizzy Sights

Dizzy Sights

1927
Flaming Fathers

Flaming Fathers

1927

as Policeman at Pier (uncredited)

5.2
45 Minutes from Hollywood

45 Minutes from Hollywood

1926

as Train Conductor (uncredited)

5.2
Crazy Like a Fox

Crazy Like a Fox

1926

as Conductor (uncredited)

6.2
The Cruise of the Jasper B

The Cruise of the Jasper B

1926

as Big Mover

7.1
The Gold Rush

The Gold Rush

1925

as Barman (uncredited)

8.0
The Perfect Clown

The Perfect Clown

1925

as Cop (uncredited)

6.2
Madame Behave

Madame Behave

1925

as Policeman

5.0
Plain and Fancy Girls

Plain and Fancy Girls

1925

as Charley's Rival

Confessions of a Queen

Confessions of a Queen

1925

as (uncredited)

7.0
California Straight Ahead

California Straight Ahead

1925

as Cop

7.0
The Sunshine Spreader

The Sunshine Spreader

1924
5.0
Not Wanted

Not Wanted

1924
2.3
Waterfront Wolves

Waterfront Wolves

1924

as Hans Skol

Love's Handicap

Love's Handicap

1923

as Diamond Jim's Right-Hand Man

Don't Shoot

Don't Shoot

1922

as Jim

The World's Champion

The World's Champion

1922

as Lord Brockington

After His Own Heart

After His Own Heart

1919

as Goliath

The Adventurer

The Adventurer

1917

as Policeman (uncredited)

6.9
The Floorwalker

The Floorwalker

1916

as (uncredited)

6.4