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Sandy Sanders
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Veteran stuntman, actor, and horse trainer Sandy Sanders was born on May 23, 1919, in Hereford, Texas. Sanders grew up all over the country. Following service in the U.S. Army during World War II, Sandy went on to put together a horse act. Sanders ran across a film crew while working in Kansas and decided to try his luck in Hollywood, California after a producer suggested that idea to him. Sandy was hired as Gene Autry's stunt double at Columbia soon thereafter. Sanders performed stunts and acted in many movies and television shows in a career that spanned four decades. Moreover, Sandy was also a rope and horse trainer, a riding stable owner, and even a riding teacher both during and in betw…
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Veteran stuntman, actor, and horse trainer Sandy Sanders was born on May 23, 1919, in Hereford, Texas. Sanders grew up all over the country. Following service in the U.S. Army during World War II, Sandy went on to put together a horse act. Sanders ran across a film crew while working in Kansas and decided to try his luck in Hollywood, California after a producer suggested that idea to him. Sandy was hired as Gene Autry's stunt double at Columbia soon thereafter. Sanders performed stunts and acted in many movies and television shows in a career that spanned four decades. Moreover, Sandy was also a rope and horse trainer, a riding stable owner, and even a riding teacher both during and in between film gigs. Sanders died at age 85 on January 2, 2005, in Santa Maria, California.
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BODY OF WORK
Sandy Sanders's Filmography
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The Tattooed Police Horse
as Captain Martin Hanley
Missile Monsters
as Steve
The Harder They Fall
as Reporter (uncredited)
A Bullet for Joey
as Phone Man (uncredited)
Crime Wave
as Cop (uncredited)
Phantom from Space
as Policeman
Prince of Pirates
as Meyers
Son of Geronimo
as Cliff (uncredited)
The Old West
as Lockwood Wrangler (uncredited)
Cripple Creek
The Frontier Phantom
as Mantell Henchman
Smoky Canyon
as Spade
Flying Disc Man from Mars
as Steve
Desperadoes of the West
as Kern [Ch. 3]
Mule Train
as Deputy Bud
Sons of New Mexico
as Ranch hand Walt
The Fighting Redhead
as Ranch Hand Joe
Laramie
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Son of a Badman
as Pete
Desert Vigilante
as Henchman (uncredited)
Riders of the Whistling Pines
as Man at Party (uncredited)
Outlaw Country
as Fighting Deputy
Frontier Revenge
as Captured Henchman
The Last Round-up
Smoky River Serenade
as Chuck Mason