Sanford Gibbons(1933-2018)
- Actor
Sanford Gibbons born in Kansas City, Missouri attended St. Benedict's
College in Atkinson, Kansas, where he earned a bachelor of arts degree
in English and Dramatics.He enlisted in the US Army and was assigned to
the Armed Forces Radio Service in Anchorage Alaska. He had a television
variety show while in Anchorage and played guitar and sang western and
folk music in numerous clubs in the area. About that time Elvis became
popular and crowds appreciated when Sandy sang Elvis tunes. He was
honorably discharged from the Army and moved to Hollywood where he
performed in a musical comedy for two years. His first screen role was
in "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" , and he joined SAG. He has gone on to
perform in over 50 major motion pictures, and television productions.
In Arizona he was a news anchor, program producer and director, and
game show host. He coaches acting and has written a book, Show Biz:
Voice and Talent Work Anywhere, in which he shares his experiences with
many major stars and what they taught him about show biz. He continues
to do stage work, movies and coaching.
