About

Known credits:
46
Birthday:
1941-02-11
Place of birth:
Canton, Georgia, USA
Website:
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Sonny Landham

Overview

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.

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Known for

Acting
2009 Mental Scars Actor Chief Bear N/A
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2007 Disintegration Actor Boone Cagle 58
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1996 2090 Actor Indian N/A
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1996 Billy Lone Bear Actor Billy Lone Bear N/A
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1995 Carnival of Wolves Actor One-Eyed Jack N/A
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1995 Guns & Lipstick Actor Albino 58
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1995 Blue Vanities 257 Actor (archive footage) N/A
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1995 Twisted Fate Actor Brick N/A
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1994 Night Realm Actor Verrick 59
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1994 Taxi Dancers Actor Diamond Jim 59
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1993 Best of the Best 2 Actor James 58
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1992 Three Days To A Kill Actor Pepe 58
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1992 Maximum Force Actor Pimp 58
Average
1989 Lock Up Actor Chink Weber 65
Fair
1988 Action Jackson Actor Mr. Quick 57
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1987 Predator Actor Billy Sole 74
Good
1986 Firewalker Actor El Coyote 57
Average
1986 Northstar Actor Becker 59
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1985 The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission Actor Sam Sixkiller 59
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1984 Fleshburn Actor Calvin Duggai 58
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1982 48 Hrs. Actor Billy Bear 64
Fair
1982 Poltergeist Actor Pool Worker 69
Fair
1981 Southern Comfort Actor Hunter 62
Fair
1981 Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle Actor (archive footage) 59
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1980 Gloria Actor Riverside Drive Man #8 61
Fair
1979 The Warriors Actor Police 73
Good
1979 The Warriors Actor Policeman in Subway Station 73
Good
1978 The Ganja Express Actor First Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited) N/A
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1978 Misbehavin' Actor Clyde 59
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1977 The Trouble with Young Stuff Actor Lane the Milkman 59
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1977 Big Thumbs Actor N/A
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1976 The Honey Cup Actor N/A
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1976 Sylvia Actor Junkie #1 60
Fair
1976 Slippery When Wet Actor Dougie Knowles 59
Average
1975 Blood Bath Actor 58
Average
1975 Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town Actor Bo 59
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1975 Big Abner Actor Big Abner N/A
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1975 The Passions of Carol Actor Curt Reynolds 59
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1975 The Bite Actor Tex N/A
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1974 The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann Actor Political Candidate 59
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1974 The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego Actor Huntington Van Huff 59
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1974 Cheese Actor N/A
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1974 The Love Bus Actor Amos Johnson N/A
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1974 Happy Days Actor French Cook N/A
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1974 Come Fly with Us Actor Joe N/A
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Directing
1996 Billy Lone Bear Directing Director N/A
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