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Tiny Sandford(1894-1961)

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Tiny Sandford in Too Many Women (1932)
The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
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Stanley J. Sandford, better known as "Tiny" Sandford, was born in Iowa, U.S.A in 1894. He went into films in 1910 for Mack Sennett and joined Charles Chaplin in 1916 appearing in The Count (1916), The Immigrant (1915), and The Adventurer (1917). He later appeared in Chaplin's productions such as The Gold Rush (1925), The Circus (1928), City Lights (1931), Modern Times (1936), and The Great Dictator (1940). But most of all he was best known for his films with Laurel & Hardy such as The Second 100 Years (1927), The Hoose-Gow (1929), Pardon Us (1931), and Our Relations (1936) to name a few. He was originally cast as the Sheriff in Way Out West (1937), but was later replaced by Stanley Fields. Despite making some films for Edgar Kennedy in 1940 he retired.

His best-known role with Laurel & Hardy would've been Big Business (1929), and with Charlie Chaplin, it would have to be Modern Times (1936).
BornFebruary 26, 1894
DiedOctober 29, 1961(67)
BornFebruary 26, 1894
DiedOctober 29, 1961(67)
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Known for

Charles Chaplin in Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times
8.5
  • Big Bill(as Stanley Sandford)
  • 1936
Charles Chaplin in The Circus (1928)
The Circus
8.1
  • The Head Property Man(as Stanley J. Sandford)
  • 1928
Douglas Fairbanks and Marguerite De La Motte in The Iron Mask (1929)
The Iron Mask
7.0
  • Porthos(as Stanley Sandford)
  • 1929
Pardon Us (1931)
Pardon Us
6.8
  • Shields - Prison Guard(as Stanley J. Sanford)
  • 1931

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  • Shoe Shine Boy (1943)
    Shoe Shine Boy
    6.2
    Short
    • Cook (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • A Trailer Tragedy (1940)
    A Trailer Tragedy
    6.3
    Short
    • Tiny (as Tiny Sanford)
    • 1940
  • Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in The Great Dictator (1940)
    The Great Dictator
    8.4
    • Soldier in 1918 Tomainia (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Robert Young, Irina Baronova, and Helen Gilbert in Florian (1940)
    Florian
    7.3
    • Laundry Foreman (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Slightly at Sea
    Short
    • (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Edgar Kennedy in Kennedy the Great (1939)
    Kennedy the Great
    5.8
    Short
    • Locksmith (uncredited)
    • 1939
  • Eddie Dunn, Edgar Kennedy, and Vivien Oakland in A Clean Sweep (1938)
    A Clean Sweep
    6.4
    Short
    • Janitor
    • 1938
  • That's That! (1938)
    That's That!
    4.5
    Short
    • Sheriff
    • 1938
  • William Gargan, Paul Kelly, Victor McLaglen, and Beatrice Roberts in The Devil's Party (1938)
    The Devil's Party
    5.7
    • Cigarette Club Doorman (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Edward Arnold, Shirley Ross, and John Trent in Blossoms on Broadway (1937)
    Blossoms on Broadway
    5.2
    • Workman (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Noah Beery Jr., Richard Cromwell, Andy Devine, Louise Fazenda, John 'Dusty' King, Maurice Murphy, Barbara Read, and Slim Summerville in The Road Back (1937)
    The Road Back
    6.3
    • Doorkeeper (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Barbara Pepper, Bert Wheeler, and Robert Woolsey in Mummy's Boys (1936)
    Mummy's Boys
    5.0
    • Construction Foreman (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Our Relations (1936)
    Our Relations
    7.3
    • Tony - Grubby Wharf Tough (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Helen Morgan, and Charles Winninger in Show Boat (1936)
    Show Boat
    7.4
    • Zebe (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • High Beer Pressure
    Short
    • Beer Deliveryman
    • 1936

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  • Alternative names
    • S.J. Sandford
  • Height
    • 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
  • Born
    • February 26, 1894
    • Osage, Iowa, USA
  • Died
    • October 29, 1961
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Edna Mae RollingApril 16, 1920 - October 29, 1961 (his death, 1 child)
  • Children
      Louise Sandford
  • Parents
      Charles G. Sandford

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    At 6'5" and over 300 pounds, Sanford was one of the few Laurel and Hardy adversaries who towered over the six foot Oliver Hardy.
  • Nickname
    • Tiny

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