Actor. He was best known for playing the character roles of neighbors, policemen, prizefighters, bullies, guests, bartenders, patients, doormen, waiters, tramps, porters, truck drivers, and train conductors. With his intimidating tall, burly physique, standing at 6'5" and being over 300 pounds he was nicknamed 'Tiny' and he was usually cast as a comic heavy in both silent and sound films but some roles were uncredited. He usually appeared in films that were directed by Mack Sennett or which starred Charlie Chaplin including, "The Gold Rush" (1925), "The Circus" (1928), "City Lights" (1931), "Modern Times" (1936), and "The Great Dictator" (1940), and Laurel and Hardy including, "The Second 100 Years" (1927), "The Hoose-Gow" (1929), "Pardon Us" (1931), and "Our Relations" (1936). He was originally cast as the Sheriff in "Way Out West" (1937), but was later replaced by Stanley Fields. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Porthos' in the historical adventure film drama, "The Iron Mask" (1929). The film which was directed by Allan Dwan, which was based on author Alexandre Dumas' novels, "The Three Musketeers," and "20 Years After," which was written for the screen by Lotta Woods and based on a story by actor Douglas Fairbanks, and which also starred Belle Bennett, Marguerite De La Motte, and Dorothy Revier, tells the story of King Louis XIII of France who is thrilled to have born to him a son - an heir to the throne. But when the queen delivers a twin, Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for revolution and has him sent off to Spain to be raised in secret to ensure a peaceful future for France. Alas, keeping the secret means sending Constance, lover of D'Artagnan, off to a convent. D'Artagnan hears of this and rallies the Musketeers in a bid to rescue her. Unfortunately, Richelieu out-smarts the Musketeers and banishes them forever. Richelieu enlists D'Artagnan to look after and protect the young prince. Meanwhile, de Rochefort learns of the twins and Richelieu's plans, and kidnaps the twin, raising him in secret. Many years later, with Richelieu dead and the young prince crowned King Louis XIV, Rochefort launches his plan. The king is kidnapped, replaced with his twin, put in an iron mask so as not to be recognized, and led off to a remote castle to be held, prisoner. Louis XIV is able to alert D'Artagnan, who realizes that only his friends Athos, Porthos, and Aramis can help him, so he reunites the Musketeers to derail Rochefort's nefarious plot but at a heavy toll. He was born as Stanley John Sandford in Osage, Iowa, to Charles G. Sandford (1864-1944), and his wife Margaret Gilmore Stanley Sandford (1868-1958), on February 26, 1894. He was educated locally and later moved to Oak Park, Washington, and Seattle, Washington. He worked as an elevator boy and at other jobs before finding work as an actor in stock companies. He eventually moved to Los Angeles, California, where he entered films. He was drafted during World War I, while living in Los Angeles, California, and working as an actor, but he never served. He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Goliath' in the comedy film drama, "After His Own Heart" (1919), which was directed by Harry L. Franklin, and which also starred Hale Hamilton, Naomi Childers, and Frank Hayes. Besides, "After His Own Heart" (1919), "The Gold Rush" (1925), "The Second 100 Years" (1927), "The Circus" (1928), "The Iron Mask" (1929), "The Hoose-Gow" (1929), "Pardon Us" (1931), "City Lights" (1931), "Modern Times" (1936), "Our Relations" (1936), "Way Out West" (1937), and "The Great Dictator" (1940), his many other film credits include, "Rubes And Boobs" (1921), "Be Reasonable" (1921), "The World's Champion" (1922), "Don't Shoot" (1922), "Pure But Simple" (1922), "Love Taps" (1922), "Love's Handicap" (1923), "Uncle Bim's Gifts" (1923), "Breaking Into Society" (1923), "Oh! What A Day!" (1923), "Waterfront Wolves" (1924), "Paying The Limit" (1924), "Not Wanted" (1924), "One Wet Night" (1924), "The Family Secret" (1924), "Plain And Fancy Girls" (1925), "Confessions Of A Queen" (1925), "Hay Fever Time" (1925), "California Straight Ahead" (1925), "Madame Behave" (1925), "Laughing Ladies" (1925), "Starvation Blues" (1925), "The Perfect Clone" (1925), "Baby Clothes" (1926), "Shivering Spooks" (1926), "Crazy Like A Fox" (1926), "Should Husbands Pay?" (1926), "The Cruise Of The Jester B" (1926), "45 Minutes From Hollywood" (1926), "Love My Dog" (1927), "No Sparking" (1927), "Gentlemen Prefer Scotch" (1927), "Paid To Love" (1927), "The Sting Of Stings" (1927), "Sailors, Beware!" (1927), "Ginsberg The Great" (1927), "Dizzy Sights" (1927), "Flaming Fathers" (1927), "Playin' Hockey" (1928), "Leave 'Em Laughing" (1928), "Flying Elephants" (1928), "The Family Group" (1928), "From Soup To Nuts" (1928), "The Fight Pest" (1928), "Their Purple Moment" (1928), "Should Women Drive?" (1928), "The Gate Crasher" (1928), "Big Business" (1929), "The Far Call" (1929), "Movie Night" (1929), "Double Whoopee" (1929), "Rio Rita" (1929), "Purely Circumstantial" (1929), "Blotto" (1930), "Puttin' On The Ritz" (1930), "La vita nocturna" (1930), "Below Zero" (1930), "Fifty Million Husbands" (1930), "Une nuit extravagante" (1930), "The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case" (1930), "Doughboys" (1930), "Doctor's Orders" (1930), "Noche de duendes" (1930), "Fighting Caravans" (1931), "High Gear" (1931), "Los presidiarios" (1931), "Second Hand Kisses" (1931), "Bargain Day" (1931), "Spuk um Mitternacht" (1931), "Hinter Schloss und Riegel" (1931), "Come Clean" (1931), "The Hard Hombre" (1931), "Use Your Noodle" (1931), "Beau Hunks" (1931), "Sealskins" (1932), "Polly Of The Circus" (1932), "Spirit Of The West" (1932), "This Is The Night" (1932), "The Silver Lining" (1932), "Too Many Women" (1932), "The Chimp" (1932), "Week-End Marriage" (1932), "The Loud Mouth" (1932), "The Purchase Price" (1932), "The Thirteenth Guest" (1932), "His Royal Shyness" (1932), "Fighting For Justice" (1932), "Hot Spot" (1932), "Washington Merry-Go-Around" (1932), "The Finishing Touch" (1932), "The Girl From Calgary" (1932), "Prosperity" (1932), "The Trial Of Vince Barnett" (1933), "Diamond Trail" (1933), "The Warrior's Husband" (1933), "Bogus Bandits" (1933), "Shriek In The Night" (1933), "Rainbow Ranch" (1933), "The Midnight Patrol" (1933), "Beauty And The Bus" (1933), "Snug In The Jug" (1933), "Busy Bodies" (1933), "Fits In A Fiddle" (1933), "Open Sesame" (1933), "Pie For Two" (1933), "Queen Christina" (1933), "Hi'-Neighbor" (1934), "The Undie-World" (1934), "Bedlam Of Beards" (1934), "Cracked Shots" (1934), "Woman Haters" (1934), "I'll Take Vanilla" (1934), "Movie Daze" (1934), "Another Wild Idea" (1934), "I Can't Escape" (1934), "Washee Ironee" (1934), "You Said A Hatful!" (1934), "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" (1934), "Treasure Blues" (1935), "Here Comes The Band" (1935), "The Timid Young Man" (1935), "Remember Last Night?" (1935), "Fighting Youth" (1935), "Ship Cafe" (1935), "Suicide Squad" (1935), "Sutter's Gold" (1936), "High Beer Pressure" (1936), "Show Boat" (1936), "Mummy's Boys" (1936), "The Road Back" (1937), "Blossoms On Broadway" (1937), "The Devil's Party" (1938), "That's That!" (1938), "A Clean Sweep" (1938), "Kennedy The Great' (1939), "Slightly At Sea" (1940), "Florian" (1940), "A Trailer Tragedy" (1940), and his last role playing a 'Cook' in the short musical film drama, "Shoe Shine Boy" (1943), which was directed by Walter Hart, and which also starred Mel Bryant, Sam Levene, and Walter Catlett. He retired from films shortly thereafter. During his film career, he also used the names of S.J. Sandford, Stanley J. Sandford, Stanley Sandford, Stanley J. Sanford, Stanley Sanford, Tiny Sanford, Stanley Standford, and Tiny Stanford. Following his retirement from acting, he worked as a furniture refinisher. He passed away from cancer at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Los Angeles, California, on October 29, 1961, at the age of 67. His funeral service was held through Pierce Bros. Hollywood and he was cremated at the Chapel of the Pines in Los Angeles, California. He was married to Edna May Rolling Stanford (1898-1973), in Los Angeles, California, on April 16, 1920, who survived him. The couple had two children together, Louise born in 1919, and Robert born in 1921.
Actor. He was best known for playing the character roles of neighbors, policemen, prizefighters, bullies, guests, bartenders, patients, doormen, waiters, tramps, porters, truck drivers, and train conductors. With his intimidating tall, burly physique, standing at 6'5" and being over 300 pounds he was nicknamed 'Tiny' and he was usually cast as a comic heavy in both silent and sound films but some roles were uncredited. He usually appeared in films that were directed by Mack Sennett or which starred Charlie Chaplin including, "The Gold Rush" (1925), "The Circus" (1928), "City Lights" (1931), "Modern Times" (1936), and "The Great Dictator" (1940), and Laurel and Hardy including, "The Second 100 Years" (1927), "The Hoose-Gow" (1929), "Pardon Us" (1931), and "Our Relations" (1936). He was originally cast as the Sheriff in "Way Out West" (1937), but was later replaced by Stanley Fields. He will be best remembered for playing the role of 'Porthos' in the historical adventure film drama, "The Iron Mask" (1929). The film which was directed by Allan Dwan, which was based on author Alexandre Dumas' novels, "The Three Musketeers," and "20 Years After," which was written for the screen by Lotta Woods and based on a story by actor Douglas Fairbanks, and which also starred Belle Bennett, Marguerite De La Motte, and Dorothy Revier, tells the story of King Louis XIII of France who is thrilled to have born to him a son - an heir to the throne. But when the queen delivers a twin, Cardinal Richelieu sees the second son as a potential for revolution and has him sent off to Spain to be raised in secret to ensure a peaceful future for France. Alas, keeping the secret means sending Constance, lover of D'Artagnan, off to a convent. D'Artagnan hears of this and rallies the Musketeers in a bid to rescue her. Unfortunately, Richelieu out-smarts the Musketeers and banishes them forever. Richelieu enlists D'Artagnan to look after and protect the young prince. Meanwhile, de Rochefort learns of the twins and Richelieu's plans, and kidnaps the twin, raising him in secret. Many years later, with Richelieu dead and the young prince crowned King Louis XIV, Rochefort launches his plan. The king is kidnapped, replaced with his twin, put in an iron mask so as not to be recognized, and led off to a remote castle to be held, prisoner. Louis XIV is able to alert D'Artagnan, who realizes that only his friends Athos, Porthos, and Aramis can help him, so he reunites the Musketeers to derail Rochefort's nefarious plot but at a heavy toll. He was born as Stanley John Sandford in Osage, Iowa, to Charles G. Sandford (1864-1944), and his wife Margaret Gilmore Stanley Sandford (1868-1958), on February 26, 1894. He was educated locally and later moved to Oak Park, Washington, and Seattle, Washington. He worked as an elevator boy and at other jobs before finding work as an actor in stock companies. He eventually moved to Los Angeles, California, where he entered films. He was drafted during World War I, while living in Los Angeles, California, and working as an actor, but he never served. He made his actual film debut playing the role of 'Goliath' in the comedy film drama, "After His Own Heart" (1919), which was directed by Harry L. Franklin, and which also starred Hale Hamilton, Naomi Childers, and Frank Hayes. Besides, "After His Own Heart" (1919), "The Gold Rush" (1925), "The Second 100 Years" (1927), "The Circus" (1928), "The Iron Mask" (1929), "The Hoose-Gow" (1929), "Pardon Us" (1931), "City Lights" (1931), "Modern Times" (1936), "Our Relations" (1936), "Way Out West" (1937), and "The Great Dictator" (1940), his many other film credits include, "Rubes And Boobs" (1921), "Be Reasonable" (1921), "The World's Champion" (1922), "Don't Shoot" (1922), "Pure But Simple" (1922), "Love Taps" (1922), "Love's Handicap" (1923), "Uncle Bim's Gifts" (1923), "Breaking Into Society" (1923), "Oh! What A Day!" (1923), "Waterfront Wolves" (1924), "Paying The Limit" (1924), "Not Wanted" (1924), "One Wet Night" (1924), "The Family Secret" (1924), "Plain And Fancy Girls" (1925), "Confessions Of A Queen" (1925), "Hay Fever Time" (1925), "California Straight Ahead" (1925), "Madame Behave" (1925), "Laughing Ladies" (1925), "Starvation Blues" (1925), "The Perfect Clone" (1925), "Baby Clothes" (1926), "Shivering Spooks" (1926), "Crazy Like A Fox" (1926), "Should Husbands Pay?" (1926), "The Cruise Of The Jester B" (1926), "45 Minutes From Hollywood" (1926), "Love My Dog" (1927), "No Sparking" (1927), "Gentlemen Prefer Scotch" (1927), "Paid To Love" (1927), "The Sting Of Stings" (1927), "Sailors, Beware!" (1927), "Ginsberg The Great" (1927), "Dizzy Sights" (1927), "Flaming Fathers" (1927), "Playin' Hockey" (1928), "Leave 'Em Laughing" (1928), "Flying Elephants" (1928), "The Family Group" (1928), "From Soup To Nuts" (1928), "The Fight Pest" (1928), "Their Purple Moment" (1928), "Should Women Drive?" (1928), "The Gate Crasher" (1928), "Big Business" (1929), "The Far Call" (1929), "Movie Night" (1929), "Double Whoopee" (1929), "Rio Rita" (1929), "Purely Circumstantial" (1929), "Blotto" (1930), "Puttin' On The Ritz" (1930), "La vita nocturna" (1930), "Below Zero" (1930), "Fifty Million Husbands" (1930), "Une nuit extravagante" (1930), "The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case" (1930), "Doughboys" (1930), "Doctor's Orders" (1930), "Noche de duendes" (1930), "Fighting Caravans" (1931), "High Gear" (1931), "Los presidiarios" (1931), "Second Hand Kisses" (1931), "Bargain Day" (1931), "Spuk um Mitternacht" (1931), "Hinter Schloss und Riegel" (1931), "Come Clean" (1931), "The Hard Hombre" (1931), "Use Your Noodle" (1931), "Beau Hunks" (1931), "Sealskins" (1932), "Polly Of The Circus" (1932), "Spirit Of The West" (1932), "This Is The Night" (1932), "The Silver Lining" (1932), "Too Many Women" (1932), "The Chimp" (1932), "Week-End Marriage" (1932), "The Loud Mouth" (1932), "The Purchase Price" (1932), "The Thirteenth Guest" (1932), "His Royal Shyness" (1932), "Fighting For Justice" (1932), "Hot Spot" (1932), "Washington Merry-Go-Around" (1932), "The Finishing Touch" (1932), "The Girl From Calgary" (1932), "Prosperity" (1932), "The Trial Of Vince Barnett" (1933), "Diamond Trail" (1933), "The Warrior's Husband" (1933), "Bogus Bandits" (1933), "Shriek In The Night" (1933), "Rainbow Ranch" (1933), "The Midnight Patrol" (1933), "Beauty And The Bus" (1933), "Snug In The Jug" (1933), "Busy Bodies" (1933), "Fits In A Fiddle" (1933), "Open Sesame" (1933), "Pie For Two" (1933), "Queen Christina" (1933), "Hi'-Neighbor" (1934), "The Undie-World" (1934), "Bedlam Of Beards" (1934), "Cracked Shots" (1934), "Woman Haters" (1934), "I'll Take Vanilla" (1934), "Movie Daze" (1934), "Another Wild Idea" (1934), "I Can't Escape" (1934), "Washee Ironee" (1934), "You Said A Hatful!" (1934), "March Of The Wooden Soldiers" (1934), "Treasure Blues" (1935), "Here Comes The Band" (1935), "The Timid Young Man" (1935), "Remember Last Night?" (1935), "Fighting Youth" (1935), "Ship Cafe" (1935), "Suicide Squad" (1935), "Sutter's Gold" (1936), "High Beer Pressure" (1936), "Show Boat" (1936), "Mummy's Boys" (1936), "The Road Back" (1937), "Blossoms On Broadway" (1937), "The Devil's Party" (1938), "That's That!" (1938), "A Clean Sweep" (1938), "Kennedy The Great' (1939), "Slightly At Sea" (1940), "Florian" (1940), "A Trailer Tragedy" (1940), and his last role playing a 'Cook' in the short musical film drama, "Shoe Shine Boy" (1943), which was directed by Walter Hart, and which also starred Mel Bryant, Sam Levene, and Walter Catlett. He retired from films shortly thereafter. During his film career, he also used the names of S.J. Sandford, Stanley J. Sandford, Stanley Sandford, Stanley J. Sanford, Stanley Sanford, Tiny Sanford, Stanley Standford, and Tiny Stanford. Following his retirement from acting, he worked as a furniture refinisher. He passed away from cancer at the Motion Picture Country Hospital in Los Angeles, California, on October 29, 1961, at the age of 67. His funeral service was held through Pierce Bros. Hollywood and he was cremated at the Chapel of the Pines in Los Angeles, California. He was married to Edna May Rolling Stanford (1898-1973), in Los Angeles, California, on April 16, 1920, who survived him. The couple had two children together, Louise born in 1919, and Robert born in 1921.
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