Sonny Landham
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 11, 1941
- Died
- August 17, 2017
- Birthplace
- Canton, Georgia, USA
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
Filmography
Mental Scars 2009
as Chief Bear
Disintegration 2007
as Boone Cagle
2090 1996
as Indian
Billy Lone Bear 1996
as Billy Lone Bear, Director
Carnival of Wolves 1995
as One-Eyed Jack
Guns & Lipstick 1995
as Albino
Twisted Fate 1995
as Brick
- Blue Vanities 257
Blue Vanities 257 1995
as (archive footage)
Night Realm 1994
as Verrick
Savage Land 1994
as Lassiter
Taxi Dancers 1994
as Diamond Jim
Best of the Best 2 1993
as James
Three Days to a Kill 1992
as Pepe
Maximum Force 1992
as Pimp
Lock Up 1989
as Chink Weber
Action Jackson 1988
as Mr. Quick
Predator 1987
as Billy Sole
Firewalker 1986
as El Coyote
Northstar 1986
as Becker
Fortune Dane 1986
as Killer
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission 1985
as Sam Sixkiller
Fleshburn 1984
as Calvin Duggai
48 Hrs. 1982
as Billy Bear
Poltergeist 1982
as Pool Worker
Southern Comfort 1981
as Hunter
Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle 1981
as (archive footage)
Gloria 1980
as Riverside Drive Man #8
The Warriors 1979
as Police, as Policeman in Subway Station
The Ganja Express 1978
as First Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited)
Misbehavin' 1978
as Clyde
The Trouble with Young Stuff 1977
as Lane the Milkman
Big Thumbs 1977
Actor
The Honey Cup 1976
Actor
Sylvia 1976
as Junkie #1
Slippery When Wet 1976
as Dougie Knowles
- Virgin Snow
Virgin Snow 1976
as Ben
Blood Bath 1975
Actor
The Defiance of Good 1975
as Dr. Gabriel's Patient
Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town 1975
as Bo
Big Abner 1975
as Big Abner
The Passions of Carol 1975
as Curt Reynolds
The Bite 1975
as Tex
The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann 1974
as Political Candidate
The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego 1974
as Huntington Van Huff
Cheese 1974
as Tex
The Love Bus 1974
as Amos Johnson
Happy Days 1974
as French Cook
Come Fly with Us 1974
as Joe
Special Order 1974
as Teamster #1
The Lost Man 1969
as (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.