{"id":47372,"date":"2017-08-19T19:05:02","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T09:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/?p=47372"},"modified":"2017-08-19T19:05:02","modified_gmt":"2017-08-19T09:35:02","slug":"vale-sonny-landham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fernbyfilms.com\/2017\/08\/19\/vale-sonny-landham\/","title":{"rendered":"Vale – Sonny Landham"},"content":{"rendered":"

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American actor and political figure Sonny Landham, best known for his co-starring role in the seminal 80’s action classic Predator<\/em>, has passed away.<\/p>\n

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Sonny Landham in “Predator”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mr Landham’s career began in X-rated porn, before moving to mainstream films with bit-parts in The Warriors, Gloria<\/em>, and the original Poltergeist<\/em> (1982). In the same year as Poltergeist<\/em>, Landham would also appear in 48 Hrs<\/em>, alongside Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte. Other 80’s films he appeared in include Firewalker, Action Jackson<\/em> and Lock Up<\/em>, although his most enduring role was that of tracker Billy Sole in John McTiernan’s action classic, Predator<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Landham’s filmography in the 90’s and early 21st century included a string of B-movies and DTV projects, while off-screen the actor had flirtations with political office – he was famously removed from the Kentucky Libertarians nominee ticket following racial remarks towards people of Arabian descent.<\/p>\n

Mr Landham passed away on August 17th, aged 76.<\/p>\n

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The cast of Predator (L-R) – Sonny Landham, Carl Weathers, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shane Black.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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