Sonny Bono
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Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono (February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and politician. In partnership with his second wife, Cher, he formed the singing duo Sonny & Cher. A member of the Republican Party, Bono served as the 16th mayor of Palm Springs, California, from 1988 to 1992, and served as the U.S. representative for California's 44th district from 1995 until his death in 1998.
Known for
Credits
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
as Joe Seluchi
Hairspray (1988)
as Franklin von Tussle
Detroit Rock City (1999)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Troll (1986)
as Peter Dickinson
Escape to Athena (1979)
as Bruno Rotelli
The Wrecking Crew (2008)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution (2024)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
as Jack Marshall
First Kid (1996)
as Congressman Sonny Bono
Under the Boardwalk (1989)
as Ancient #2
Balboa (1983)
as Tony Carlo
Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers (1998)
as Self (archive footage)
Wild on the Beach (1965)
as Self
Marijuana (1968)
as Narrator
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (1993)
as Self
Weedjies! Halloweed Night (2019)
as Vintage TV Host
Good Times (1967)
as Sonny
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)
as Self - Host
Phil Spector: He's a Rebel (1982)
Actor
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Murder in Music City (1979)
as Sonny Hunt
The Best Of Beat (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Case Study: LSD (1969)
as Himself
The Vals (1982)
as Spaced Out Musician
Thanksgiving Day (1990)
as Sid Brementhal
Herb Alpert Is... (2020)
as Archival footage
Dirty Laundry (1987)
as Maurice
Waco: The Rules of Engagement (1997)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Sonny Bono Story (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Family Fundamentals (2002)
as Self - U.S. Representative (archive footage)
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea (2006)
as Himself (archival footage)
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest (1971)
as Self
Cher: Life in the Spotlight (2019)
as Self (archive footage)
Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier (1993)
as Himself
420 Triple Feature (2012)
Actor
LSD a Go Go (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour (1970)
as Self - Co-Host