Sandy Sanders

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 US 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 Autrys 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