Sandy Sanders
Biography
Veteran stuntman, actor, and horse trainer Sandy Sanders was born on May 23, 1919, in Hereford, Texas. Sanders grew up all over the country. Following service in the U.S. Army during World War II, Sandy went on to put together a horse act. Sanders ran across a film crew while working in Kansas and decided to try his luck in Hollywood, California after a producer suggested that idea to him. Sandy was hired as Gene Autry's stunt double at Columbia soon thereafter. Sanders performed stunts and acted in many movies and television shows in a career that spanned four decades. Moreover, Sandy was also a rope and horse trainer, a riding stable owner, and even a riding teacher both during and in between film gigs. Sanders died at age 85 on January 2, 2005, in Santa Maria, California.
Filmography
The Tattooed Police Horse
1964
as Captain Martin Hanley
Missile Monsters
1958
as Steve
The Harder They Fall
1956
as Reporter (uncredited)
A Bullet for Joey
1955
as Phone Man (uncredited)
Crime Wave
1953
as Cop (uncredited)
Phantom from Space
1953
as Policeman
Prince of Pirates
1953
as Meyers
Son of Geronimo
1952
as Cliff (uncredited)
The Old West
1952
as Lockwood Wrangler (uncredited)
Cripple Creek
1952
The Frontier Phantom
1952
as Mantell Henchman
Smoky Canyon
1952
as Spade
Flying Disc Man from Mars
1950
as Steve
Desperadoes of the West
1950
as Kern [Ch. 3]
Mule Train
1950
as Deputy Bud
Sons of New Mexico
1949
as Ranch hand Walt
The Fighting Redhead
1949
as Ranch Hand Joe
Laramie
1949
as Lieutenant (uncredited)
Son of a Badman
1949
as Pete
Desert Vigilante
1949
as Henchman (uncredited)
Riders of the Whistling Pines
1949
as Man at Party (uncredited)
Outlaw Country
1949
as Fighting Deputy
Frontier Revenge
1948
as Captured Henchman
The Last Round-up
1947