Know For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-02-25 (67 years old)
Deathday
1961-10-29
Place of Birth
Osage, Iowa, USA
Also known As
Tiny Stanford
Stanley Standford
Tiny Sanford
Stanley Sanford
Stanley J. Sanford
Stanley Sandford
Stanley J. Sandford
S.J. Sandford
Stanley J. "Tiny" Sandford
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 inclu...
1936
as Big Bill
1917
as Policeman (uncredited)
1928
as The Head Property Man
1928
1933
as Policeman
1936
as Zebe (uncredited)
1928
as Waiter
1929
as Policeman
1928
as Hulking Caveman
1929
as Warden
1935
as Mortimer
1924
as Hans Skol
1929
as Captain Storkerson
1925
as Cop (uncredited)
1929
as Cinema Manager
1933
as Hercules
1929
as Policeman (uncredited)
1932
as Jocko's Keeper
1929
as Porthos
1922
as Jim
1930
1933
as Detective (uncredited)
1931
as Traffic Cop
1916
as (uncredited)
1935
as Moving Man (uncredited)
1933
as Irate Truck Driver
1932
as Worker
1936
as San Francisco Troublemaker
1936
as Construction Foreman
1935
as Comedian (uncredited)
1930
as Policeman (uncredited)
1929
as Davalos
1926
as Big Mover
1933
as Brawler at Dance
1930
as Cop
1930
as Bit (uncredited)
1927
as P. Fulton, attorney at law
1925
as (uncredited)
1940
as Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
1926
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
1933
as Shop Foreman (uncredited)
1934
as Dunker (uncredited)
1928
as Mr. Culpepper
1930
as Waiter (uncredited)
1928
as Dental Patient (uncredited)
1927
as Man in robe (uncredited)
1927
as Prison Guard
1925
as Barman (uncredited)
1934
as Man in Courtroom
1931
as Doorman
1930
as Headwaiter (uncredited)
1927
as Policeman at Pier (uncredited)
1927
as Hercules
1932
as Porter (uncredited)
1933
as Cook at the Inn (uncredited)
1932
as Sadie's Bridegroom (uncredited)
1931
as Wilbur the Chauffeur (uncredited)
1932
as Policeman (uncredited)
1930
as Hillary Sandford
1968
as Shields - Prison Guard / Tiny (archive footage) (uncredited)
1940
as Laundry Foreman
1923
as Diamond Jim's Right-Hand Man
1934
as Large Policeman
1926
as Conductor (uncredited)
1931
as Shields
1934
as T.N.T. Room Bouncer
1927
as Big Man
1922
as Lord Brockington
1940
as Tiny
1938
as Janitor
1930
as Policeman
1927
1931
as Policeman Müller
1937
as Workman (uncredited)
1935
as Stoker (uncredited)
1934
as Clancy (uncredited)
1924
1925
as Charley's Rival
1982
as Warden
1932
as Ranch Cook
1936
as Wharf tough guy (uncredited)
1932
as Mike (uncredited)
1934
as Moving Man
1934
as Traffic Cop
1925
1934
as Mary's Policeman Uncle (uncredited)
1932
as Prison Guard
1925
as Policeman
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