Sonny Landham

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Sonny Landham

Acting February 11, 1941

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 Pr…

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Predator

Predator

7.6 1987 Movie
Poltergeist

Poltergeist

7.2 1982 Movie
The Warriors

The Warriors

7.7 1979 Movie
48 Hrs.

48 Hrs.

6.7 1982 Movie
The A-Team

The A-Team

7.5 1983 TV Show
Lock Up

Lock Up

6.8 1989 Movie
Miami Vice

Miami Vice

7.4 1984 TV Show
Southern Comfort

Southern Comfort

6.8 1981 Movie
Action Jackson

Action Jackson

5.5 1988 Movie
Gloria

Gloria

6.9 1980 Movie
Firewalker

Firewalker

5.3 1986 Movie
Best of the Best 2

Best of the Best 2

6.0 1993 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2009
    Mental Scars

    Movie Chief Bear

  2. 2007
    Disintegration

    Movie Boone Cagle

  3. 1996
    2090

    Movie Indian

  4. 1996
    Billy Lone Bear

    Movie Billy Lone Bear

  5. 1995
    Carnival of Wolves

    Movie One-Eyed Jack

  6. 1995
    Guns & Lipstick

    Movie Albino

  7. 1995
    Twisted Fate

    Movie Brick

  8. 1995
    Blue Vanities 257

    Movie (archive footage)

  9. 1994
    Night Realm

    Movie Verrick

  10. 1994
    Savage Land

    Movie Lassiter

  11. 1994
    Taxi Dancers

    Movie Diamond Jim

  12. 1993
    Best of the Best 2

    Movie James

  13. 1992
    Three Days to a Kill

    Movie Pepe

  14. 1992
    Maximum Force

    Movie Pimp

  15. 1989
    Lock Up

    Movie Chink Weber

  16. 1988
    Action Jackson

    Movie Mr. Quick

More credits
  1. 1987
    Predator

    Movie Billy Sole

  2. 1986
    Firewalker

    Movie El Coyote

  3. 1986
    Northstar

    Movie Becker

  4. 1986
    Fortune Dane

    Movie Killer

  5. 1985
    The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission

    Movie Sam Sixkiller

  6. 1984
    Miami Vice

    TV show Toad

  7. 1984
    Fleshburn

    Movie Calvin Duggai

  8. 1983
    The A-Team

    TV show Ryker

  9. 1982
    48 Hrs.

    Movie Billy Bear

  10. 1982
    Poltergeist

    Movie Pool Worker

  11. 1981
    Southern Comfort

    Movie Hunter

  12. 1981
    Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle

    Movie (archive footage)

  13. 1980
    Gloria

    Movie Riverside Drive Man #8

  14. 1979
    The Warriors

    Movie Police

  15. 1978
    The Ganja Express

    Movie First Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited)

  16. 1978
    Misbehavin'

    Movie Clyde

  17. 1977
    The Trouble with Young Stuff

    Movie Lane the Milkman

  18. 1977
    Big Thumbs

    Movie

  19. 1976
    The Honey Cup

    Movie

  20. 1976
    Sylvia

    Movie Junkie #1

  21. 1976
    Slippery When Wet

    Movie Dougie Knowles

  22. 1976
    Virgin Snow

    Movie Ben

  23. 1975
    Blood Bath

    Movie

  24. 1975
    The Defiance of Good

    Movie Dr. Gabriel's Patient