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 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... See full bio »

Born:

February 11, 1941 in Canton, Georgia, USA

Died:

August 17, 2017 (age 76) in Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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Known For

Predator Billy

(1987)

Lock Up Chink

(1989)

48 Hrs. Billy Bear

(1982)

The Warriors Police

(1979)

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Actor (58 credits)

2009 Mental Scars (Video)
Chief Bear

2007 Disintegration
Boone Cagle

1996 Billy Lone Bear
Billy Lone Bear

1996 Carnival of Wolves
One-Eyed Jack

1996 2090
Indian

1995 Fatal Choice
Brick

1995 Guns and Lipstick
Albino

1994 Night Realm
Verrick

1994 Savage Land
Lassiter

1994 Taxi Dancers
Diamond Jim

1993 Extralarge: Condor Mission (TV Movie)
Indian

1993 Madame
Hector

1993 Best of the Best II
James

1992 Three Days to a Kill
Pepe

1992 Maximum Force
Pimp

1989 Lock Up
Chink

1988 Action Jackson
Mr. Quick

1987 Predator
Billy

1987 Miami Vice (TV Series)
Toad

- Viking Bikers from Hell (1987) ... Toad

1986 Firewalker
El Coyote

1986 Northstar (TV Movie)
Becker

1986 The Fall Guy (TV Series)
Jake

- War on Wheels (1986) ... Jake

1986 Fortune Dane (TV Series)

- Fortune Dane (1986)

1985 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV Series)
Sheriff Billy Blackstone

- You Don't Hear the One That Gets You (1985) ... Sheriff Billy Blackstone

1984-1985 Call to Glory (TV Series)
Willy Nighthawk

- Just in Time (1985) ... Willy Nighthawk

- Go/No Go (1984) ... Willy Nighthawk

1985 The Dirty Dozen: Next Mission (TV Movie)
Sam Sixkiller

1984 The A-Team (TV Series)
Ryker

- The Island (1984) ... Ryker

1984 Fleshburn
Calvin Duggai

1982 48 Hrs.
Billy Bear

1982 Poltergeist
Pool Worker #2

1981 Southern Comfort
Hunter

1981 B.J. and the Bear (TV Series)
Football Player

- Beauties and the Beasts (1981) ... Football Player

1980 Gloria
Riverside Drive Man #8

1979 The Warriors
Police

1978 MisBehavin'
Clyde

1978 The Ganja Express
First Yellow Toga Guy (uncredited)

1977 Sylvia
Junkie #1

1977 Big Thumbs

1977 The Trouble with Young Stuff
Lane the Milkman

1976 Blood Bath

1976 The Honey Cup

1976 Slippery When Wet
Dougie Knowles

1976 Virgin Snow
Ben (as Bill Ashley)

1975 Illusion of Love

1975 Abigail Lesley Is Back in Town
Bo

1975 Big Abner
Big Abner

1975 The Passions of Carol
Curt Reynolds

1975 The Big Con
Tex (as Sonny Landam)

1975 The Defiance of Good
Dr. Gabriels Patient

1974 The Private Afternoons of Pamela Mann
Political Candidate

1974 The Switch or How to Alter Your Ego
Huntington Van Huff

1974 Cheese

1974 The Love Bus
Amos Johnson

1974 Happy Days
French Cook

1974 Come Fly with Us
Joe (as Tex Miller)

1974 Special Order
Teamster #1 (uncredited)

1971 B.S. I Love You (uncredited)

1969 The Lost Man (uncredited)

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Stunts (6 credits)

1984 Grace Quigley (stunt driver)

1981 Honky Tonk Freeway (stunts - uncredited)

1980 Gloria (stunt driver - uncredited)

1980 Ryan's Hope (TV Series) (stunt coordinator - 3 episodes)

- Episode #1.1233 (1980) ... (stunt coordinator)

- Episode #1.1232 (1980) ... (stunt coordinator)

- Episode #1.1231 (1980) ... (stunt coordinator)

1979 Love at First Bite (stunts - uncredited)

1978 King of the Gypsies (stunts)

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Director (1 credit)

1996 Billy Lone Bear

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Producer (1 credit)

1996 Billy Lone Bear (producer)

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Self (4 credits)

2006 Taking a Blood Bath: Making 70's Indies in New York (Video documentary short)
Himself

2001 If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' (Video documentary short)
Himself

2001 Predator: The Unseen Arnold (Video documentary short)
Himself

1982 Standby: Lights! Camera! Action! (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Stunts (1982) ... Himself

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Archive footage (1 credit)

1979 Steam Heat
Cowboy

Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage play: Hustlers - playing Cash, at Cherry Lane Theatre, New York, USA

Publicity Listings:

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Official Sites:

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Alternate Names:

Bill Ashley | Doug Jackson | Sonny Landam | Tex Miller

Height:

6' 2½" (1.89 m)

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Personal Quote:

[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.