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Sonny Landham (1941–2017)
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...
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Born:in Canton, Georgia, USADied:(age 76) in Lexington, Kentucky, USA |
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Actor (58 credits)
Actor (58 credits)
1985
Hardcastle and McCormick
(TV Series)
Sheriff Billy Blackstone
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
Willy Nighthawk
- Just in Time
(1985)
... Willy Nighthawk
- Go/No Go
(1984)
... Willy Nighthawk
1981
B.J. and the Bear
(TV Series)
Football Player
Football Player
- Beauties and the Beasts
(1981)
... Football Player
1971
B.S. I Love You
(uncredited)
1969
The Lost Man
(uncredited)
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Stunts (6 credits)
Stunts (6 credits)
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Director (1 credit)
Director (1 credit)
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Producer (1 credit)
Producer (1 credit)
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Self (4 credits)
Self (4 credits)
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Archive footage (1 credit)
Archive footage (1 credit)
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Stage play: Hustlers - playing Cash, at Cherry Lane Theatre, New York, USAOfficial Sites:
Official SiteAlternate Names:
Bill Ashley | Doug Jackson | Sonny Landam | Tex MillerHeight:
6' 2½" (1.89 m)
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[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.Trivia:
After having done the character in the now famous '48Hrs' as "Billy Bear", he has had many roles where he is either called "Billy" or "Bear" or both. In a 1985 Hardcastle and McCormick episode 'You Don't Hear the One That Gets You' (1985) as Sheriff Billy Blackstone. In 1987's Predator as 'Billy', and in a 1996 movie "Billy Lone Bear" as Billy Lone Bear. And in his last known appearance as 'Chief... See more »Trademark:
Muscular physique and booming voiceStar Sign:
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