Sonny Bono
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1935-02-16
Day of Death
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.
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)
Weedjies! Halloweed Night
as Vintage TV Host
(2019)
Cher: Life in the Spotlight
as Self (archive footage)
(2012)
(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)
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
as Himself (archive footage)
(2003)
The Best Of Beat
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
Family Fundamentals
as Self - U.S. Representative (archive footage)
(1999)
Detroit Rock City
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1999)
The Sonny Bono Story
as Self (archive footage)
(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)
(1993)
Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier
as Himself
(1990)
Thanksgiving Day
as Sid Brementhal
(1989)
Under the Boardwalk
as Ancient #2
(1988)
Hairspray
as Franklin von Tussle
(1987)
Dirty Laundry
as Maurice
(1986)
Troll
as Peter Dickinson
(1983)
Balboa
as Tony Carlo
(1982)
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Joe Seluchi
(1982)
The Vals
as Spaced Out Musician
(1982)
(1980)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self - Host
(1980)
The Top of the Hill
as Bobby Antoine
(1979)
Escape to Athena
as Bruno Rotelli
(1979)
Murder in Music City
as Sonny Hunt
(1975)
Murder on Flight 502
as Jack Marshall
(1970)
The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour
as Self - Co-Host
(1969)
Case Study: LSD
as Himself
(1968)
Marijuana
as Narrator
(1967)
Good Times
as Sonny
(1965)
Wild on the Beach
as Self
Crew
(2018)
(1999)
(1969)
Chastity
Producer, Writer, Original Music Composer
(1967)
Good Times
Original Music Composer