Sonny Landham
Known for Acting · 52 credits
- Born
- 1941-02-11
- Died
- 2017-08-17
- Place of birth
- Canton, Georgia, USA
- Also known as
- William M. "Sonny" Landham · William M. Landham · Bill Ashley · Doug Jackson · Tex Miller · Sonny Landam
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (2)
Movies (50)
Predator
1987
as Billy Sole
Lock Up
1989
as Chink Weber
Poltergeist
1982
as Pool Worker
The Warriors
1979
as Police / Policeman in Subway Station
48 Hrs.
1982
as Billy Bear
Southern Comfort
1981
as Hunter
Action Jackson
1988
as Mr. Quick
Firewalker
1986
as El Coyote
Gloria
1980
as Riverside Drive Man #8
Best of the Best 2
1993
as James
Blood Bath
1975
The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission
1985
as Sam Sixkiller
Carnival of Wolves
1995
as One-Eyed Jack
Savage Land
1994
as Lassiter
Maximum Force
1992
as Pimp
Guns & Lipstick
1995
as Albino
Abigail Leslie Is Back in Town
1975
as Bo
Three Days to a Kill
1992
as Pepe
Fortune Dane
1986
as Killer
The Lost Man
1969
as (uncredited)
Northstar
1986
as Becker
Twisted Fate
1995
as Brick
Fleshburn
1984
as Calvin Duggai
Night Realm
1994
as Verrick
Taxi Dancers
1994
as Diamond Jim
Mental Scars
2009
as Chief Bear
The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego
1974
as Huntington Van Huff
2090
1996
as Indian
Billy Lone Bear
1996
as Billy Lone Bear
Disintegration
2007
as Boone Cagle
The Love Bus
1974
as Amos Johnson
Virgin Snow
1976
as Ben
The Honey Cup
1976
The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann
1974
as Political Candidate
The Trouble with Young Stuff
1977
as Lane the Milkman
Big Thumbs
1977
Deep Inside Annie Sprinkle
1981
as (archive footage)
Special Order
1974
as Teamster #1
Misbehavin'
1978
as Clyde
Blue Vanities 257
1995
as (archive footage)
Slippery When Wet
1976
as Dougie Knowles
The Defiance of Good
1975
as Dr. Gabriel's Patient
The Ganja Express
1978
as First Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited)
The Bite
1975
as Tex
Cheese
1974
as Tex
Come Fly with Us
1974
as Joe
Sylvia
1976
as Junkie #1
Big Abner
1975
as Big Abner
Happy Days
1974
as French Cook
The Passions of Carol
1975
as Curt Reynolds
About Sonny Landham
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 Republica… With 52 credits spanning from 1969 to 2009, Sonny Landham has appeared in 50 films and 2 TV shows.
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- Predator (1987) — as Billy Sole
- Lock Up (1989) — as Chink Weber
- Poltergeist (1982) — as Pool Worker
- The Warriors (1979) — as Police / Policeman in Subway Station
- 48 Hrs. (1982) — as Billy Bear
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