Sonny Bono

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: Acting

Born: Detroit, Michigan, USA, 1935-02-16

Died: 1998-01-05

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1965	Wild on the Beach	Self	53
2	1967	Good Times	Sonny	53
3	1968	Marijuana	Narrator	44
4	1969	Case Study: LSD	Himself	53
5	1970	The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour	Self - Co-Host	0
6	1975	Murder on Flight 502	Jack Marshall	60
7	1979	Murder in Music City	Sonny Hunt	0
8	1979	Escape to Athena	Bruno Rotelli	57
9	1980	The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's	Self - Host	0
10	1980	The Top of the Hill	Bobby Antoine	0
11	1982	Phil Spector: He's a Rebel		0
12	1982	The Vals	Spaced Out Musician	33
13	1982	Airplane II: The Sequel	Joe Seluchi	61
14	1983	Balboa	Tony Carlo	40
15	1986	Troll	Peter Dickinson	51
16	1987	Dirty Laundry	Maurice	37
17	1988	Hairspray	Franklin von Tussle	68
18	1989	Under the Boardwalk	Ancient #2	13
19	1990	Thanksgiving Day	Sid Brementhal	60
20	1993	Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier	Himself	53
21	1993	Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert	Self	40
22	1996	First Kid	Himself	57
23	1997	Waco: The Rules of Engagement	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	76
24	1998	Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers	Self (archive footage)	100
25	1999	Detroit Rock City	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	67
26	1999	The Sonny Bono Story	Self (archive footage)	0
27	2002	Family Fundamentals	Self - U.S. Representative (archive footage)	42
28	2003	Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films	Himself (archive footage)	56
29	2003	The Best Of Beat	Self (archive footage)	0
30	2004	LSD a Go Go	Self (archive footage)	0
31	2006	Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea	Himself	71
32	2008	The Wrecking Crew	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	72
33	2012	420 Triple Feature		0
34	2019	Weedjies! Halloweed Night	Vintage TV Host	56
35	2019	Cher: Life in the Spotlight	Self (archive footage)	0
36	2020	Herb Alpert Is...	Archival footage	68
37	2021	Cher: In Her Own Words	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	60
38	2024	Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	62

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1958	Kraft Music Hall	Self	44
2	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	51
3	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	74
4	1964	Top of the Pops	Self	66
5	1964	Die Drehscheibe	Self	60
6	1967	The Carol Burnett Show	Self - Guest	76
7	1969	Love, American Style		60
8	1971	V.I.P. Schaukel	Self	60
9	1971	The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour		65
10	1972	The New Scooby-Doo Movies	Sonny (voice)	77
11	1974	The Six Million Dollar Man	John Perry	73
12	1975	Switch	Darcy Taggart	67
13	1976	Donny & Marie	Self	65
14	1976	The Sonny and Cher Show	Self - Host	60
15	1976	The Jacksons	Self	90
16	1976	Charlie's Angels	Marvin	67
17	1976	Battle of the Network Stars		72
18	1977	CHiPs	Mike	68
19	1977	The Love Boat	Harold Nash	63
20	1977	The Love Boat	Phil Backstrom / Deacon Dark	63
21	1977	The Love Boat	Benny Carter	63
22	1977	The Love Boat	Steve Bloom	63
23	1982	Matt Houston		62
24	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Valentino Reggiore	75
25	1985	The Golden Girls	Sonny Bono	75
26	1990	Blossom		61
27	1990	Parker Lewis Can't Lose	Colin David	72
28	1991	P.S. I Luv U		58
29	1992	Vicki!	Self	50
30	1993	Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman		70