Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1935-02-16

Deathday

1998-01-05 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Sonny Bono

Biography

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

6.1%

Airplane II: The Sequel

Dec 10, 1982

7.0%

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Sep 12, 1993

6.8%

Hairspray

Feb 26, 1988

6.8%

Detroit Rock City

Aug 13, 1999

7.2%

The Six Million Dollar Man

Jan 18, 1974

7.5%

Murder, She Wrote

Sep 30, 1984

7.5%

The Golden Girls

Sep 14, 1985

7.7%

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

Sep 9, 1972

5.0%

Troll

Jan 17, 1986

6.7%

Charlie's Angels

Sep 22, 1976

5.7%

First Kid

Aug 30, 1996

6.3%

The Love Boat

Sep 24, 1977

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Acting

2024

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2021

Cher: In Her Own Words as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020

Herb Alpert Is... as Archival footage

2019		Cher: Life in the Spotlight as Self (archive footage)
2019		Weedjies! Halloweed Night as Vintage TV Host

2012

420 Triple Feature

2008

The Wrecking Crew as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea as Himself

2004

LSD a Go Go as Self (archive footage)

2003		The Best Of Beat as Self (archive footage)
2003		Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films as Himself (archive footage)

2002

Family Fundamentals as Self - U.S. Representative (archive footage)

1999		The Sonny Bono Story as Self (archive footage)
1999		Detroit Rock City as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1998

Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers as Self (archive footage)

1997

Waco: The Rules of Engagement as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1996

First Kid as Self

1993		Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert as Self
1993		Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier as Himself
1993		Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1992

Vicki! as Self

1991

P.S. I Luv U

1990		Thanksgiving Day as Sid Brementhal
1990		Parker Lewis Can't Lose as Colin David
1990		Blossom

1989

Under the Boardwalk as Ancient #2

1988

Hairspray as Franklin von Tussle

1987

Dirty Laundry as Maurice

1986

Troll as Peter Dickinson

1985

The Golden Girls as Sonny Bono

1984

Murder, She Wrote as Valentino Reggiore

1983

Balboa as Tony Carlo

1982		Airplane II: The Sequel as Joe Seluchi
1982		The Vals as Spaced Out Musician
1982		Matt Houston
1982		Phil Spector: He's a Rebel

1980		The Top of the Hill as Bobby Antoine
1980		The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self - Host

1979		Escape to Athena as Bruno Rotelli
1979		Murder in Music City as Sonny Hunt

1977		The Love Boat as Harold Nash
1977		The Love Boat as Phil Backstrom / Deacon Dark
1977		The Love Boat as Benny Carter
1977		The Love Boat as Steve Bloom
1977		CHiPs as Mike

1976		Battle of the Network Stars
1976		Charlie's Angels as Marvin
1976		The Jacksons as El mismo
1976		The Sonny and Cher Show as Self - Host
1976		Donny & Marie as Self