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William 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), [1] and 'Chink' Weber in Lock Up (1989).
Actor: Predator. 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 the subway.
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- Canton, Georgia, USA
- January 1, 1
- Lexington, Kentucky, USA
- Sonny Landham Needed A Bodyguard
- Jesse Ventura's Military Training
- Shane Black Was Hired For A Sneaky Reason
- Friendly Competition Between Actors
- Jean-Claude Van Damme Was Fired as The Predator
- The Original Creature Design Was Scrapped
- What's Up with That Sgt. Rock Comic?
- Kevin Peter Hall Played 2 Roles in Predator
- The Predator's Voice Was A Familiar Actor
- Old Painless
Sonny Landham played Billy in the film, the silent and intense member of the team who seemed to sense the Predator's presence before anyone else. Despite not having a lot of lines in the film, Billy was a very memorable characterand Landham was perfect in the role. Behind the scenes, however, there was concern about hiring Landham. RELATED: 10 Bigg...
Part of what makes the original Predator work so well is that the team of soldiers makes you feel like they are the real deal. In order to achieve the realism of playing special forces soldiers, the actors underwent an intense boot camp with real army personnel. While most of the cast admitted the training ultimately helped their performances, they...
By the time filming was ready to start on Predator, Shane Black had become a big name in the action genre but as a writer rather than an actor. Black had written Lethal Weaponwhich was being praised for its original voice in the genre. Producer Joel Silver reportedly tried to get Black to do a rewrite of the script for Predator, but he wasn't inter...
Predator is known for having one of the most muscle-bound casts in movie history. With that many tough guys on set, it's not surprising that there was a competitive atmosphere on set. One particularly funny rivalry was between Arnold Schwarzenegger and former professional wrestler-turned-actorJesse Ventura. When in the wardrobe department, Ventura ...
With all the tough guys already in the movies, it's funny to think that Jean-Claude Van Damme was briefly involved in Predator as well. The martial arts superstar was not cast as a member of the special forces team, but rather as the Predator itself. The original plan was for Van Damme to play the monster in a special-effects suit. In the end, he o...
Like Jaws before it, Predator is one of those great movies that was very close to being a disaster. And like Jaws, it was the creature at the center of the movie that provided most of the issues. While the original idea was for Stan Winston to design the monster, the studio opted to save some money by going with a less expensive company. Predator w...
When asked about working with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Predator, John McTiernan said he was like a comic book come to life. As it so happens, at this time Schwarzenegger was in the process of bringing a comic book to life for a project he was working on. RELATED: The Predator's 15 Most Dangerous Abilities, Ranked Schwarzenegger had planned on makin...
Though a lot of praise is given to the extremely macho actors of the cast, one underrated actor in Predator is Kevin Peter Hall. After the casting of Van Damme didn't work out, Hall was hired as the replacement and donned the iconic Predator costume. Despite it being incredibly uncomfortable to work in such a cumbersome costume in the middle of a s...
So much of Predator's success rested on how well the titular Predator creature came off as a terrifying killer. The design of the character was certainly a big component of its success, but another aspect that turned it into such an unforgettable movie monster was its unique voice. The voice acting was provided by legendary voice actor, Peter Culle...
Though the first Predatormovie is largely a horror-thriller as the Predator hunts down the soldiers and picks them off one by one, it's a pretty solid action movie even before the monster shows up. One of the best sequences involved the team raiding an enemy compound with a lot of firepower. The most epic moment comes when Blain goes to work with h...
Aug 17, 2017 · William Marion "Sonny" Landham (February 11, 1941 – August 17, 2017), or Sonny Landham, was an American film actor, stunt man and politician. He portrayed tracker Billy Sole in Predator. At the beginning of his acting career, Landham was an actor in pornographic films.
Aug 15, 2022 · Billy, played by Sonny Landham, is one of the best "Predator" characters. He's a tracker of Native American descent, whom Dutch can always trust to pick up the trail.
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