Cast & creator
Sonny Bono
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Mike Douglas Show, The Mike Douglas Show
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.
43
film credits
36
television credits
73
1958–2024 · acting roles
6.4
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (79)
Showing 79 of 79 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961The Mike Douglas Show
Self - Co-Host
1961
Top of the Pops
Self
1964
The Love Boat
Harold Nash
1977The Love Boat
Phil Backstrom / Deacon Dark
1977The Love Boat
Benny Carter
1977The Love Boat
Steve Bloom
1977
Murder, She Wrote
Valentino Reggiore
1984
Love, American Style
1969
Charlie's Angels
Marvin
1976
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Mayor Frank Berkowitz
1993
The Six Million Dollar Man
John Perry
1974
The Carol Burnett Show
Self - Guest
1967
The Golden Girls
Sonny Bono
1985Die Drehscheibe
Self
1964
Dinah!
Self
1974
Fantasy Island
Ted Cavanaugh
1978
Blossom
1990
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
1968
Matt Houston
1982
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Jerry
1964
Switch
Darcy Taggart
1975
Kraft Music Hall
Self
1958
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Colin David
1990Vicki!
Self - Guest
1992
CHiPs
Mike
1977
Donny & Marie
Self
1976V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
1971
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Sonny (voice)
1972
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
The Sonny and Cher Show
Self - Host
1976
P.S. I Luv U
1991
Airplane II: The Sequel
Joe Seluchi
1982
Hairspray
Franklin von Tussle
1988
The Jacksons
El mismo
1976
Detroit Rock City
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999
Escape to Athena
Bruno Rotelli
1979
Top of the Hill
Bobby Antoine
1980
First Kid
Congressman Sonny Bono
1996
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2024
Troll
Peter Dickinson
1986
Murder on Flight 502
Jack Marshall
1975
Wild on the Beach
Self
1965
Under the Boardwalk
Ancient #2
1989
Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films
Self (archive footage)
2003
Good Times
Sonny
1967Good Times
Original Music Composer
1967
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
Self
1993
Chastity
Writer
1969Chastity
Producer
1969Chastity
Original Music Composer
1969
And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story
Writer
1999
Murder in Music City
Sonny Hunt
1979
The Wrecking Crew
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2008
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self - Host
1980
The First Nine Months Are the Hardest
Self
1971
LSD a Go Go
Self (archive footage)
2004
The Best Of Beat
Self (archive footage)
2003
Weedjies! Halloweed Night
Vintage TV Host
2019
Cher: Life in the Spotlight
Self (archive footage)
2019
Balboa
Tony Carlo
1983
Dirty Laundry
Maurice
1987
Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier
Himself
1993
Waco: The Rules of Engagement
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
1997
Herb Alpert Is...
Archival footage
2020Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers
Self (archive footage)
1998
Phil Spector: He's a Rebel
1982
Thanksgiving Day
Sid Brementhal
1990
The Morricone Duel: The Most Dangerous Concert Ever
Music
2018
Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea
Himself (archival footage)
2006
The Sonny Bono Story
Self (archive footage)
1999
Marijuana
Narrator
1968
Family Fundamentals
Self - U.S. Representative (archive footage)
2002
The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour
Self - Co-Host
1970
The Vals
Spaced Out Musician
1982
Case Study: LSD
Himself
1969