Sanford Gibbons

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.