Sonny Landham
Biography
William Marion "Sonny" Landham (February 11, 1941 – August 17, 2017), or Sonny Landham, was an American film actor, stunt man and politician. He portrayed tracker Billy Sole in Predator. At the beginning of his acting career, Landham was an actor in pornographic films. He then became a mainstream movie actor and appeared in a number of Hollywood films, including The Warriors (as a subway policeman whose leg gets broken by a baseball bat-wielding Michael Beck), Predator, 48 Hrs., Lock Up and Action Jackson. In 2003, Landham ran in the Republican Party primary election for the post of Governor of Kentucky, hoping to repeat the success of his Predator castmates Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He based his candidacy on opposition to an amendment which endorsed the Kentucky Family Court, saying his bad experiences at the hands of the family court had convinced him it was for the benefit of lawyers rather than families or children. He was unsuccessful in gaining the party's nomination. He ran briefly as an independent candidate, but withdrew on June 18, 2003, and endorsed the Republican slate. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Known For
All Movies (51)
- Mental Scars2009 · as Chief Bear
- Disintegration2007 · as Boone Cagle
- 20901996 · as Indian
- Billy Lone Bear1996 · as Billy Lone Bear
- Carnival of Wolves1995 · as One-Eyed Jack
- Guns & Lipstick1995 · as Albino
- Blue Vanities 2571995 · as (archive footage)
- Twisted Fate1995 · as Brick
- Night Realm1994 · as Verrick
- Savage Land1994 · as Lassiter
- Taxi Dancers1994 · as Diamond Jim
- Best of the Best 21993 · as James
- Three Days to a Kill1992 · as Pepe
- Maximum Force1992 · as Pimp
- Lock Up1989 · as Chink Weber
- Action Jackson1988 · as Mr. Quick
- Predator1987 · as Billy Sole
- Firewalker1986 · as El Coyote
- Northstar1986 · as Becker
- Fortune Dane1986 · as Killer
- The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission1985 · as Sam Sixkiller
- Fleshburn1984 · as Calvin Duggai
- 48 Hrs.1982 · as Billy Bear
- Poltergeist1982 · as Pool Worker
- Southern Comfort1981 · as Hunter
- Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle1981 · as (archive footage)
- Gloria1980 · as Riverside Drive Man #8
- The Warriors1979 · as Police
- The Warriors1979 · as Policeman in Subway Station
- The Ganja Express1978 · as First Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited)
- Misbehavin'1978 · as Clyde
- The Trouble with Young Stuff1977 · as Lane the Milkman
- Big Thumbs1977
- The Honey Cup1976
- Sylvia1976 · as Junkie #1
- Slippery When Wet1976 · as Dougie Knowles
- Virgin Snow1976 · as Ben
- Blood Bath1975
- The Defiance of Good1975 · as Dr. Gabriel's Patient
- Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town1975 · as Bo
- Big Abner1975 · as Big Abner
- The Passions of Carol1975 · as Curt Reynolds
- The Bite1975 · as Tex
- The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann1974 · as Political Candidate
- The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego1974 · as Huntington Van Huff
- Cheese1974 · as Tex
- The Love Bus1974 · as Amos Johnson
- Happy Days1974 · as French Cook
- Come Fly with Us1974 · as Joe
- Special Order1974 · as Teamster #1
- The Lost Man1969 · as (uncredited)
All TV Shows (2)
- Miami Vice1984 · as Toad
- The A-Team1983 · as Ryker