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Tiny Sandford

Tiny Sandford

Birthday: 1894-02-26 | Place of Birth: Osage, Iowa, USA

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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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2022
A Possible Future...

as    Archival Footage

1969
The Circus

as    The Head Property Man

1936
Modern Times

as    Big Bill

1933
Busy Bodies

as    Shop Foreman (uncredited)

1931
Come Clean

as    Doorman

1929
Big Business

as    Policeman

1929
The Hoose-Gow

as    Warden

1928
Leave 'Em Laughing

as    Dental Patient (uncredited)

1928
Their Purple Moment

as    Waiter

1927
Sailors, Beware!

as    Man in robe (uncredited)

1927
The Second Hundred Years

as    Prison Guard

1926
The Cruise of the Jasper B

as    Big Mover