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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…
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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.
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Tiny Sandford's Filmography
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Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dance of the Cookoos
as Warden
No Poster
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
as Shields - Prison Guard / Tiny (archive footage) (uncredited)
No Poster
A Trailer Tragedy
as Tiny
The Great Dictator
as Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
Florian
as Laundry Foreman
No Poster
A Clean Sweep
as Janitor
Blossoms On Broadway
as Workman (uncredited)
Mummy's Boys
as Construction Foreman
Our Relations
as Wharf tough guy (uncredited)
Show Boat
as Zebe (uncredited)
Sutter's Gold
as San Francisco Troublemaker
Modern Times
as Big Bill
Ship Cafe
as Stoker (uncredited)
The Timid Young Man
as Mortimer
Here Comes the Band
as Comedian (uncredited)
Treasure Blues
as Moving Man (uncredited)
Babes in Toyland
as Dunker (uncredited)
Washee Ironee
as Traffic Cop
Going Bye-Bye!
as Man in Courtroom
Another Wild Idea
as Large Policeman
Woman Haters
as Mary's Policeman Uncle (uncredited)
Bedlam of Beards
as Clancy (uncredited)
The Undie-World
as T.N.T. Room Bouncer
Hi'–Neighbor!
as Moving Man
Queen Christina
as Cook at the Inn (uncredited)
Busy Bodies
as Shop Foreman (uncredited)
Beauty and the Bus
as Irate Truck Driver
The Midnight Patrol
as Policeman
Rainbow Ranch
as Brawler at Dance
A Shriek in the Night
as Detective (uncredited)
The Warrior's Husband
as Hercules
Washington Merry-Go-Round
as Worker
No Poster
Hot Spot
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Thirteenth Guest
as Mike (uncredited)
Too Many Women
as Sadie's Bridegroom (uncredited)
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
as Prison Guard
This Is the Night
as Porter (uncredited)
The Spirit of the West
as Ranch Cook
Sealskins
as Jocko's Keeper
Come Clean
as Doorman
Pardon Us
as Shields
Haunted at Midnight
as Policeman Müller
No Poster
Second Hand Kisses
as Traffic Cop
High Gear
as Wilbur the Chauffeur (uncredited)
Night of Goblins
as Policeman
Doctor's Orders
as Cop
Doughboys
as Bit (uncredited)
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
as Policeman (uncredited)
Fifty Million Husbands
as Hillary Sandford
Below Zero
The Night Life
as Waiter (uncredited)
Blotto
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
The Hoose-Gow
as Warden (uncredited)
Rio Rita
as Davalos
Double Whoopee
as Policeman
Movie Night
as Cinema Manager
The Far Call
as Captain Storkerson
Big Business
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Iron Mask
as Porthos
No Poster
Should Women Drive?
Their Purple Moment
as Waiter
From Soup to Nuts
as Mr. Culpepper
The Family Group
Flying Elephants
as Hulking Caveman (uncredited)
Leave 'Em Laughing
as Dental Patient (uncredited)
The Circus
as The Head Property Man
Flaming Fathers
as Policeman at Pier (uncredited)
Dizzy Sights
Ginsberg the Great
as Hercules
The Second 100 Years
as Prison Guard
Sailors, Beware!
as Man in robe (uncredited)
The Sting of Stings
as Big Man
Love My Dog
as P. Fulton, attorney at law
45 Minutes from Hollywood
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
The Cruise of the Jasper B
as Big Mover
Crazy Like a Fox
as Conductor (uncredited)
The Perfect Clown
as Cop (uncredited)
Madame Behave
as Policeman
California Straight Ahead
as Cop
The Gold Rush
as Barman (uncredited)
Confessions of a Queen
as (uncredited)
Plain and Fancy Girls
as Charley's Rival
No Poster
Not Wanted
Waterfront Wolves
as Hans Skol
No Poster
The Sunshine Spreader
No Poster
Love's Handicap
as Diamond Jim's Right-Hand Man
Don't Shoot
as Jim
The World's Champion
as Lord Brockington
Blind Husbands
as bit part
After His Own Heart
as Goliath
The Adventurer
as Policeman (uncredited)
The Floorwalker
as (uncredited)