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Sonny Landham(1941-2017)

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Sonny Landham
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An actor with a powerful physique, booming voice and who has played several "Native American" characters, Sonny Landham first broke into mainstream film with a bit part as a police officer in the subway. He ends up getting tripped when Michael Beck throws the baseball bat at his legs, in Walter Hill's gang film The Warriors (1979), then other minor roles in Southern Comfort (1981) & Poltergeist (1982), before Walter Hill cast him in his first decent role as James Remar's gun happy, criminal partner in the high voltage hit 48 Hrs. (1982). Landham continued to turn up in high testosterone films of the mid 1980s including the action sci-fi film Predator (1987), alongside Sylvester Stallone in Lock Up (1989), and being hurled out a window by Carl Weathers in Action Jackson (1988). His career on screen wound down during the 1990s, but he still managed to crop up in several roles taking advantage of his strong physical presence.
BornFebruary 11, 1941
DiedAugust 17, 2017(76)
BornFebruary 11, 1941
DiedAugust 17, 2017(76)
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shane Black, Jesse Ventura, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Richard Chaves, and Sonny Landham in Predator (1987)
Sonny Landham in Predator (1987)
Sylvester Stallone, Sonny Landham, and Frank McRae in Lock Up (1989)
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sonny Landham in Predator (1987)
Sonny Landham in Predator (1987)
Sonny Landham
Mary Mendum and Sonny Landham in Abigail Lesley Is Back in Town (1975)

Known for

Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator (1987)
Predator
7.8
  • Billy
  • 1987
Lock Up (1989)
Lock Up
6.4
  • Chink
  • 1989
Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte in 48 Hrs. (1982)
48 Hrs.
6.9
  • Billy Bear
  • 1982
The Warriors (1979)
The Warriors
7.5
  • Police
  • 1979

Credits

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Actor

  • Mental Scars (2009)
    Mental Scars
  • Disintegration (2007)
    Disintegration
  • Billy Lone Bear (1996)
    Billy Lone Bear
  • Carnival of Wolves (1996)
    Carnival of Wolves
  • 2090 (1996)
    2090
  • Sally Kirkland in Guns and Lipstick (1995)
    Guns and Lipstick
  • John Savage and Henry Silva in Fatal Choice (1995)
    Fatal Choice
  • Night Realm
  • Corbin Bernsen and Graham Greene in Savage Land (1994)
    Savage Land
  • Taxi Dancers (1994)
    Taxi Dancers
  • Madame (1993)
    Madame
  • Bud Spencer and Philip Michael Thomas in Detective Extralarge (1991)
    Detective Extralarge
  • Eric Roberts and Phillip Rhee in Best of the Best II (1993)
    Best of the Best II
  • Fred Williamson in Three Days to a Kill (1992)
    Three Days to a Kill
  • Mickey Rooney, Sam J. Jones, Richard Lynch, Sherrie Rose, and John Saxon in Maximum Force (1992)
    Maximum Force

Stunts

  • Grace Quigley (1984)
    Grace Quigley
  • Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
    Honky Tonk Freeway
    • (uncredited)
  • Gena Rowlands and John Adames in Gloria (1980)
    Gloria
    • (uncredited)
  • Kate Mulgrew, Bernard Barrow, Helen Gallagher, Malcolm Groome, and Michael Hawkins in Ryan's Hope (1975)
    Ryan's Hope
  • George Hamilton in Love at First Bite (1979)
    Love at First Bite
    • (uncredited)
  • King of the Gypsies (1978)
    King of the Gypsies

Director

  • Billy Lone Bear (1996)
    Billy Lone Bear

Videos3

Southern Comfort
Trailer 1:55
Southern Comfort
Disintegration
Trailer 2:32
Disintegration
Lock Up
Trailer 2:21
Lock Up

Personal details

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    • February 11, 1941
    • Canton, Georgia, USA
    • August 17, 2017
    • Lexington, Kentucky, USA(congestive heart failure)
    • August 11, 2007 - ? (divorced, 1 child)
  • Stage play: Hustlers - playing Cash, at Cherry Lane Theatre, New York, USA
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    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    During the filming of Predator (1987) a bodyguard was hired, not for his personal protection, but because the film's insurance company worried for the safety of the cast with him around.
  • Quotes
    [on his appearance in porn films] If I was going to do it now - knowing that I'm going to have four children, knowing that I was going to run for office - no, I wouldn't make that choice. But at the time I made the choice of getting a paycheck, staying alive for your big break.
    • Muscular physique and booming voice

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