Sonny Landham
American actor (1941–2017)
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- " Sonny " Landham III (February 11, 1941 – August 17, 2017) was an American actor.
- (1982), tracker Billy Sole in Predator (1987), and 'Chink' Weber in Lock Up (1989).
- He was half Cherokee descent, one-eighth Seminole descent, and speculated the rest as German, English, and Irish descent.
- Landham had at least one sibling, a sister, Dawn.
- Subsequently, he transferred to and graduated from Oglethorpe University.
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WikipediaWilliam M. "Sonny" Landham III (February 11, 1941 – August 17, 2017) was an American actor. He portrayed Billy Bear in 48 Hrs. (1982), tracker Billy Sole in Predator (1987), and 'Chink' Weber in Lock Up (1989).
Landham was born February 11, 1941, in Canton, Georgia, and raised in Rome, Georgia. He was half Cherokee descent, one-eighth Seminole descent, and speculated the rest as German, English, and Irish descent. He also stated he had Jewish heritage. Landham had at least one sibling, a sister, Dawn.
He attended Saint Mary's Catholic School and Darlington School before playing football for a year at the University of Georgia. Subsequently, he transferred to and graduated from Oglethorpe University. After college, he did a stint in the U.S. Army, worked in an oil field, as an ordained Baptist minister, and a model.
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