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.

Most Known For

The Lone Ranger

as Sandy

The Adventures of Champion

as Bart

The Harder They Fall

as Reporter (uncredited)

A Bullet for Joey

as Phone Man (uncredited)

Crime Wave

as Cop (uncredited)

Phantom from Space

as Policeman

Cripple Creek

Prince of Pirates

as Meyers

The Fighting Redhead

as Ranch Hand Joe

Missile Monsters

as Steve

Laramie

as Lieutenant (uncredited)

Mule Train

as Deputy Bud

The Old West

as Lockwood Wrangler (uncredited)

Desert Vigilante

as Henchman (uncredited)

Sons of New Mexico

as Ranch hand Walt

Smoky Canyon

as Spade

Son of Geronimo

as Cliff (uncredited)

Flying Disc Man from Mars

as Steve

The Frontier Phantom

as Mantell Henchman

Frontier Revenge

as Captured Henchman