Tiny Sandford

born: 26 February 1894 Osage, Iowa, United States of America

died: 29 October 1961 Los Angeles, California, United States of America (age 67)

Gruff-voiced, burly American actor who was often seen as a policeman or authority figure in Laurel & Hardy films. He suffered from a speech impediment on account of his teeth.

Real name: Stanley John Sandford Height: 6'5"

Films listed on this page: complete Hal Roach filmography.

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1925 Plain And Fancy Girls Obnoxious man in park 1925 Laughing Ladies Cop on street 1925 Starvation Blues Policeman 1926 Baby Clothes House detective   1926 Shivering Spooks Detective 1926 Crazy Like A Fox Conductor 1926 Should Husbands Pay? Distressed woman's husband 1926 45 Minutes From Hollywood Conductor 1927 Love My Dog P. Fulton, attorney at law 1927 The Sting Of Stings Big man 1927 Sailors, Beware! Man in robe 1927 The Second 100 Years Prison guard 1927 Flaming Fathers Policeman 1928 Playin' Hookey Mike, studio guardy 1928 All For Nothing [?] [*image is from a still] 1928 Leave 'Em Laughing Dental patient 1928 Flying Elephants Hulking caveman 1928 The Family Group [unidentified character]   1928 From Soup To Nuts Mr. Culpepper 1928 The Fight Pest [?] 1928 Their Purple Moment Pink Pup waiter 1928 Should Women Drive? [unidentified character]   1929 Big Business Policeman 1929 Movie Night Cinema manager 1929 Double Whoopee Policeman 1929 The Hoose-Gow Warden 1930 Blotto Maitre d' 1930 Une nuit extravagante  Maitre d'   1930 La Vida Nocturna  Maitre d' 1930 Below Zero Pete 1930 Fifty Million Husbands Hillary Sandford 1930 The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case Policeman 1930 Noche de duendes  Agent de uniforme   1930 Spuk um Mitternacht  Policeman Müller 1930 Doctor's Orders Policeman 1931 High Gear Wilbur, the chauffeur 1931 Bargain Day Police captain   1931 Pardon Us Prison guard Shields 1931 Los Presidiarios  Prison guard Gutiérrez 1931 Hinter Schloss Und Riegel  Prison guard 1931 Come Clean Doorman 1931 Beau Hunks Legion officer 1932 Too Many Women Sadie's bridegroom 1932 The Chimp Destructo, the Cannonball King 1932 Hot Spot Policeman 1933 The Devil's Brother Big woodchopper 1933 The Midnight Patrol Policeman 1933 Beauty And The Bus Irate truck driver 1933 Busy Bodies Shop foreman 1934 Hi'-Neighbor! Moving man 1934 I'll Take Vanilla Big cop 1934 Movie Daze Stage hand 1934 Another Wild Idea Big cop 1934 Washee Ironee Policeman directing traffic   1934 You Said A Hatful! Train conductor 1934 Babes In Toyland Dunker 1936 Our Relations Tiny 1937 Way Out West Sheriff* (although Tiny's scenes were later cut out of the film, he can be seen very briefly in the very first shot as  Laurel & Hardy arrive in Brushwood Gulch) ▼ NON-HAL ROACH FILMS 1925 The Perfect Clown Policeman Acknowledgements: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-22553-21054-60?cc=1804002 (first marriage document - the "John" is on the signature line) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-29949-1676-56?cc=1804002 (second marriage) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-16386-97575-48?cc=1861144 (WWII Draft Registration Card) https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-16386-96920-65?cc=1861144 (WWII pt 2) Jesse Brisson (help and information) This page was last updated on: 22 July 2024