Sonny Bono

Personal Info

Birthday

February 16, 1935

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.

Known For

Murder, She Wrote

The Love Boat

The Six Million Dollar Man

Charlie's Angels

The Golden Girls

Switch

Parker Lewis Can't Lose

CHiPs

Filmography

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)
Weedjies! Halloweed Night
as Vintage TV Host
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)
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)
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
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
The Vals
as Spaced Out Musician
1980
The Top of the Hill
as Bobby Antoine
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self - Host
1979
Escape to Athena
as Bruno Rotelli
Murder in Music City
as Sonny Hunt
1975
Murder on Flight 502
as Jack Marshall
1971
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest
as Self
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