Sonny Bono

Sonny Bono

Known for
Acting
Born
February 16, 1935
Died
January 5, 1998 (aged 62)
Birthplace
Detroit, Michigan, USA

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

Photos

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Filmography

2024
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution poster

Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2020
Herb Alpert Is... poster

Herb Alpert Is...

Movie · as Archival footage

2019
Cher: Life in the Spotlight poster

Cher: Life in the Spotlight

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2019
Weedjies! Halloweed Night poster

Weedjies! Halloweed Night

Movie · as Vintage TV Host

2012
420 Triple Feature poster

420 Triple Feature

Movie

2008
The Wrecking Crew poster

The Wrecking Crew

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2006
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea poster

Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea

Movie · as Himself (archival footage)

2004
LSD a Go Go poster

LSD a Go Go

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films poster

Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2003
The Best Of Beat poster

The Best Of Beat

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2002
Family Fundamentals poster

Family Fundamentals

Movie · as Self - U.S. Representative (archive footage)

1999
The Sonny Bono Story poster

The Sonny Bono Story

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1999
Detroit Rock City poster

Detroit Rock City

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1998
Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers

Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

1997
Waco: The Rules of Engagement poster

Waco: The Rules of Engagement

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

1996
First Kid poster

First Kid

Movie · as Congressman Sonny Bono

1993
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert poster

Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert

Movie · as Self

1993
Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier poster

Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier

Movie · as Himself

1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman poster

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

TV · as Mayor Frank Berkowitz · 1 ep

1992
Vicki!

Vicki!

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1991
P.S. I Luv U poster

P.S. I Luv U

TV · 2 eps

1990
Thanksgiving Day poster

Thanksgiving Day

Movie · as Sid Brementhal

1990
Blossom poster

Blossom

TV · 1 ep

1990
Parker Lewis Can't Lose poster

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

TV · as Colin David · 1 ep

1989
Under the Boardwalk poster

Under the Boardwalk

Movie · as Ancient #2

1988
Hairspray poster

Hairspray

Movie · as Franklin von Tussle

1987
Dirty Laundry poster

Dirty Laundry

Movie · as Maurice

1986
Troll poster

Troll

Movie · as Peter Dickinson

1985
The Golden Girls poster

The Golden Girls

TV · as Sonny Bono · 1 ep

1984
Murder, She Wrote poster

Murder, She Wrote

TV · as Valentino Reggiore · 1 ep

1983
Balboa poster

Balboa

Movie · as Tony Carlo

1982
Airplane II: The Sequel poster

Airplane II: The Sequel

Movie · as Joe Seluchi

1982
The Vals poster

The Vals

Movie · as Spaced Out Musician

1982
Phil Spector: He's a Rebel poster

Phil Spector: He's a Rebel

Movie

1982
Matt Houston poster

Matt Houston

TV · 1 ep

1980
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's poster

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

Movie · as Self - Host

1980
Top of the Hill poster

Top of the Hill

TV · as Bobby Antoine · 2 eps

1979
Escape to Athena poster

Escape to Athena

Movie · as Bruno Rotelli

1979
Murder in Music City poster

Murder in Music City

Movie · as Sonny Hunt

1978
Fantasy Island poster

Fantasy Island

TV · as Ted Cavanaugh · 1 ep

1977
CHiPs poster

CHiPs

TV · as Mike · 1 ep

1977
The Love Boat poster

The Love Boat

TV · as Harold Nash, Phil Backstrom / Deacon Dark, Benny Carter, Steve Bloom · 1 ep

1976
The Sonny and Cher Show poster

The Sonny and Cher Show

TV · as Self - Host · 34 eps

1976
Charlie's Angels poster

Charlie's Angels

TV · as Marvin · 1 ep

1976
Battle of the Network Stars poster

Battle of the Network Stars

TV · 1 ep

1976
The Jacksons poster

The Jacksons

TV · as El mismo · 1 ep

1976
Donny & Marie poster

Donny & Marie

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1975
Murder on Flight 502 poster

Murder on Flight 502

Movie · as Jack Marshall

1975
Switch poster

Switch

TV · as Darcy Taggart · 1 ep

1974
The Six Million Dollar Man poster

The Six Million Dollar Man

TV · as John Perry · 1 ep

1974
Dinah! poster

Dinah!

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies poster

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

TV · as Sonny (voice) · 1 ep

1971
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest poster

The First Nine Months Are the Hardest

Movie · as Self

1971
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour poster

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour

TV · 90 eps

1971
V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour poster

The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour

Movie · as Self - Co-Host

1969
Case Study: LSD poster

Case Study: LSD

Movie · as Himself

1969
Love, American Style poster

Love, American Style

TV · 1 ep

1968
Marijuana poster

Marijuana

Movie · as Narrator

1968
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In poster

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

TV · as Self · 2 eps

1967
Good Times poster

Good Times

Movie · as Sonny

1967
The Carol Burnett Show poster

The Carol Burnett Show

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1965
Wild on the Beach poster

Wild on the Beach

Movie · as Self

1964
Top of the Pops poster

Top of the Pops

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1964
Die Drehscheibe

Die Drehscheibe

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. poster

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

TV · as Jerry · 1 ep

1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV · as Self · 5 eps

1962
The Merv Griffin Show poster

The Merv Griffin Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1961
The Mike Douglas Show poster

The Mike Douglas Show

TV · as Self, Self - Co-Host · 2 eps

1958
Kraft Music Hall poster

Kraft Music Hall

TV · as Self · 2 eps