Stanley J. "Tiny" Sandford (February 26, 1894October 29, 1961) was an American actor who is best remembered for his roles in Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin films. His tall, burly physique usually led him to be cast as a comic heavy, and often played policemen, doormen, prizefighters, or bullies.
Biography Sandford was born in Osage, Iowa, in 1894. After working in stock theater he began acting in movies around 1910. He appeared in The Gold Rush with Charlie Chaplin. Other Chaplin films that he appeared in 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). He appeared in The Warrior's Husband as a clumsy and cowardly Hercules. 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).Maltin 1973, p. 143.
He retired from acting in 1940, the year he had a very small role in Charlie Chaplin's The Great Dictator. He died in Los Angeles, California on October 29, 1961.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1916 The Floorwalker Small Role Short, Uncredited1916 The Count Guest Short, Uncredited1919 After His Own Heart Goliath 1922 The World's Champion Lord Brockington 1922 Don't Shoot Jim 1923 Breaking Into Society A Chiropractor 1924 Waterfront Wolves Hans Skol 1924 Paying the Limit Ole 1924 The Family Secret Cop Uncredited1925 Confessions of a Queen Uncredited1925 The Gold Rush Barman Uncredited1925 California Straight Ahead Cop Uncredited1925 Madame Behave Policeman 1925 The Perfect Clown Cop Uncredited1926 Crazy like a Fox Conductor Uncredited1927 Love My Dog P. Fulton, attorney at law Short1927 Paid to Love Bartender Uncredited1927 The Second Hundred Years Prison Guard Short1927 Sailors, Beware! Man in robe Short, Uncredited1927 Ginsberg the Great Hercules 1928 The Circus The Head Property Man 1928 Flying Elephants Hulking Caveman Short1928 From Soup to Nuts Mr. Culpepper Short1928 The Gate Crasher Stage Doorman 1929 The Iron Mask Porthos 1929 Big Business Policeman Uncredited1929 The Far Call Captain Storkerson 1929 Double Whoopee Policeman Short, Uncredited1929 Rio Rita Davalos Uncredited1929 The Hoose-Gow Warden Short, Uncredited1930 Blotto Headwaiter Short, Uncredited1930 Puttin' On the Ritz Heckler Uncredited1930 Below Zero Pete Uncredited1930 Doughboys Recruit Uncredited1930 The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case Policeman Uncredited1930 Noche de duendes Agente de uniforme Uncredited1930 Spuk um Mitternacht Policeman Mueller Uncredited1931 Fighting Caravans Man at Wagon Train Uncredited1931 Los presidiarios Gutiérrez - Prison Guard Uncredited1931 Pardon Us Shields - Prison Guard 1931 Come Clean Doorman Short, Uncredited1931 The Hard Hombre Irate Brother Uncredited1931 Beau Hunks Legion Officer Short, Uncredited1932 Polly of the Circus Churchgoer Uncredited1932 Spirit of the West Ranch Cook 1932 This Is the Night Porter Uncredited1932 The Silver Lining Court Bailiff Uncredited1932 The Chimp Destructo Short, Uncredited1932 Week-End Marriage Big Man in Theatre Line Uncredited1932 The Purchase Price Sam Perkins - Man at Shivaree Uncredited1932 The Thirteenth Guest Mike - Jailer Uncredited1932 Fighting for Justice Man at Dance Uncredited1932 Washington Merry-Go-Round Worker Uncredited1932 The Girl from Calgary Policeman Uncredited1932 Prosperity Irate Motorist Uncredited1933 Diamond Trail Mullins' Gunman Uncredited1933 The Warrior's Husband Hercules 1933 The Devil's Brother Big Woodchopper Uncredited1933 A Shriek in the Night Eddie a detective Uncredited1933 Rainbow Ranch Brawler at dance 1933 Busy Bodies Shop Foreman Short, Uncredited1933 Queen Christina Cook at the Inn Uncredited1934 I Can't Escape Georgian Club Doorman Uncredited1934 Babes in Toyland Dunker Uncredited1934 Here Comes the Band Comedian Uncredited1935 Fighting Youth Truck Driver Uncredited1935 Remember Last Night? Truck Driver Uncredited1935 Ship Cafe Stoker Uncredited1935 Suicide Squad Policeman Uncredited1936 Modern Times Big Bill 1936 Sutter's Gold San Francisco Troublemaker Uncredited1936 Show Boat Zebe - Backwoodsman Uncredited1936 Our Relations Tony - Grubby Wharf Tough Uncredited1936 Mummy's Boys Construction Foreman Uncredited1937 The Road Back Doorkeeper Uncredited1937 Blossoms on Broadway Workman Uncredited1938 The Devil's Party Cigarette Club Doorman Uncredited1940 Florian Laundry Foreman Uncredited1940 The Great Dictator a comrade soldier in 1918 Uncredited
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References Maltin, Leonard (1973). The Laurel & Hardy Book. New York: Curtis.
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