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.

Known For

The Lone Ranger

The Adventures of Champion

The Harder They Fall

Crime Wave

A Bullet for Joey

Riders of the Whistling Pines

Son of a Badman

Outlaw Country

All Movies (25)

• The Tattooed Police Horse1964 · as Captain Martin Hanley
• Missile Monsters1958 · as Steve
• The Harder They Fall1956 · as Reporter (uncredited)
• A Bullet for Joey1955 · as Phone Man (uncredited)
• Crime Wave1953 · as Cop (uncredited)
• Phantom from Space1953 · as Policeman
• Prince of Pirates1953 · as Meyers
• Son of Geronimo1952 · as Cliff (uncredited)
• The Old West1952 · as Lockwood Wrangler (uncredited)
• Cripple Creek1952
• The Frontier Phantom1952 · as Mantell Henchman
• Smoky Canyon1952 · as Spade
• Flying Disc Man from Mars1950 · as Steve
• Desperadoes of the West1950 · as Kern [Ch. 3]
• Mule Train1950 · as Deputy Bud
• Sons of New Mexico1949 · as Ranch hand Walt
• The Fighting Redhead1949 · as Ranch Hand Joe
• Laramie1949 · as Lieutenant (uncredited)
• Son of a Badman1949 · as Pete
• Desert Vigilante1949 · as Henchman (uncredited)
• Riders of the Whistling Pines1949 · as Man at Party (uncredited)
• Outlaw Country1949 · as Fighting Deputy
• Frontier Revenge1948 · as Captured Henchman
• The Last Round-up1947
• Smoky River Serenade1947 · as Chuck Mason

All TV Shows (2)

• The Adventures of Champion1955 · as Bart
• The Lone Ranger1949 · as Sandy