Sonny Landham
Born
February 11, 1941
Died
August 17, 2017 (76 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
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.
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Mental Scars
Chief Bear
2009
Disintegration
Boone Cagle
2007
2090
Indian
1996
Billy Lone Bear
Billy Lone Bear
1996
Carnival of Wolves
One-Eyed Jack
1995
Guns & Lipstick
Albino
1995
Blue Vanities 257
(archive footage)
1995
Twisted Fate
Brick
1995
Night Realm
Verrick
1994
Taxi Dancers
Diamond Jim
1994
Best of the Best 2
James
1993
Three Days To A Kill
Pepe
1992
Maximum Force
Pimp
1992
Lock Up
Chink Weber
1989
Action Jackson
Mr. Quick
1988
Predator
Billy Sole
1987
Firewalker
El Coyote
1986
Northstar
Becker
1986
Fortune Dane
Killer
1986
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
Sam Sixkiller
1985
Miami Vice
(1 episode)
1984
Fleshburn
Calvin Duggai
1984
The A-Team
Ryker · (1 episode)
1983
48 Hrs.
Billy Bear
1982
Poltergeist
Pool Worker
1982
Southern Comfort
Hunter
1981
Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle
(archive footage)
1981
Gloria
Riverside Drive Man #8
1980
The Warriors
Police
1979
The Warriors
Policeman in Subway Station
1979
The Ganja Express
First Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited)
1978
Misbehavin'
Clyde
1978
The Trouble with Young Stuff
Lane the Milkman
1977
Big Thumbs
1977
The Honey Cup
1976
Sylvia
Junkie #1
1976
Slippery When Wet
Dougie Knowles
1976
Virgin Snow
Ben
1976
Blood Bath
1975
The Defiance of Good
Dr. Gabriel's Patient
1975
Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town
Bo
1975
Big Abner
Big Abner
1975
The Passions of Carol
Curt Reynolds
1975
The Bite
Tex
1975
The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann
Political Candidate
1974
The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego
Huntington Van Huff
1974
Cheese
Tex
1974
The Love Bus
Amos Johnson
1974
Happy Days
French Cook
1974
Come Fly with Us
Joe
1974
Special Order
Teamster #1
1974
The Lost Man
(uncredited)
1969