Cast & creator
Tiny Sandford
Best known for The Great Dictator, Modern Times, The Gold Rush
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.
Also known as: Tiny Stanford, Stanley Standford , Tiny Sanford , Stanley Sanford , Stanley J. Sanford
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Filmography (93)
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The Great Dictator
Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
1940
Modern Times
Big Bill
1936
The Gold Rush
Barman (uncredited)
1925
The Circus
The Head Property Man
1928
Babes in Toyland
Dunker (uncredited)
1934
The Iron Mask
Porthos
1929
Queen Christina
Cook at the Inn (uncredited)
1934
The Cruise of the Jasper B
Big Mover
1926
Double Whoopee
Policeman
1929
Pardon Us
Shields
1931
Madame Behave
Policeman
1925
This Is the Night
Porter (uncredited)
1932
Here Comes the Band
Comedian (uncredited)
1935
The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case
Policeman (uncredited)
1930
The Warrior's Husband
Hercules
1933
The Midnight Patrol
Policeman
1933
Our Relations
Wharf tough guy (uncredited)
1936
Waterfront Wolves
Hans Skol
1924
Show Boat
Zebe (uncredited)
1936
Movie Night
Cinema Manager
1929
The Second 100 Years
Prison Guard
1927
A Shriek in the Night
Detective (uncredited)
1933
Laurel & Hardy: Year Two
(archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
45 Minutes from Hollywood
Train Conductor (uncredited)
1926Hot Spot
Policeman (uncredited)
1932
Hinter Schloss und Riegel
Prison Guard
1932
Crazy Like a Fox
Conductor (uncredited)
1926
Florian
Laundry Foreman
1940
After His Own Heart
Goliath
1919
Come Clean
Doorman
1931
Below Zero
1930
From Soup to Nuts
Mr. Culpepper
1928
Confessions of a Queen
(uncredited)
1925
Blind Husbands
bit part
1919
Mummy's Boys
Construction Foreman
1936
The World's Champion
Lord Brockington
1922The Best of Laurel and Hardy
Shields - Prison Guard / Tiny (archive footage) (uncredited)
1968
Big Business
Policeman (uncredited)
1929
Too Many Women
Sadie's Bridegroom (uncredited)
1932
The Thirteenth Guest
Mike (uncredited)
1932
The Floorwalker
(uncredited)
1916
Washington Merry-Go-Round
Worker
1932
The Sting of Stings
Big Man
1927
Blotto
Headwaiter (uncredited)
1930
Dance of the Cookoos
Warden
1982
Rio Rita
Davalos
1929
The Adventurer
Policeman (uncredited)
1917
Busy Bodies
Shop Foreman (uncredited)
1933
The Hoose-Gow
Warden (uncredited)
1929
Plain and Fancy Girls
Charley's Rival
1925
Doughboys
Bit (uncredited)
1930
Their Purple Moment
Waiter
1928
Beauty and the Bus
Irate Truck Driver
1933
The Timid Young Man
Mortimer
1935
The Spirit of the West
Ranch Cook
1932
Going Bye-Bye!
Man in Courtroom
1934
Sutter's Gold
San Francisco Troublemaker
1936
Leave 'Em Laughing
Dental Patient (uncredited)
1928
Fifty Million Husbands
Hillary Sandford
1930Second Hand Kisses
Traffic Cop
1931
Love My Dog
P. Fulton, attorney at law
1927
Blossoms On Broadway
Workman (uncredited)
1937
The Perfect Clown
Cop (uncredited)
1925
The Family Group
1928
The Undie-World
T.N.T. Room Bouncer
1934Should Women Drive?
1928
Flying Elephants
Hulking Caveman (uncredited)
1928
Rainbow Ranch
Brawler at Dance
1933
Ship Cafe
Stoker (uncredited)
1935
Sailors, Beware!
Man in robe (uncredited)
1927
Don't Shoot
Jim
1922
Doctor's Orders
Cop
1930
Ginsberg the Great
Hercules
1927
Hi'–Neighbor!
Moving Man
1934
High Gear
Wilbur the Chauffeur (uncredited)
1931
Woman Haters
Mary's Policeman Uncle (uncredited)
1934A Trailer Tragedy
Tiny
1940Not Wanted
1924
Night of Goblins
Policeman
1930
Washee Ironee
Traffic Cop
1934
Flaming Fathers
Policeman at Pier (uncredited)
1927
The Far Call
Captain Storkerson
1929
California Straight Ahead
Cop
1925
Sealskins
Jocko's Keeper
1932
Treasure Blues
Moving Man (uncredited)
1935
Haunted at Midnight
Policeman Müller
1931
The Night Life
Waiter (uncredited)
1930
Another Wild Idea
Large Policeman
1934A Clean Sweep
Janitor
1938
Bedlam of Beards
Clancy (uncredited)
1934Love's Handicap
Diamond Jim's Right-Hand Man
1923The Sunshine Spreader
1924