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.

Filmography

• 2020Herb Alpert Is... — Archival footage
• 2019Weedjies! Halloweed Night — Vintage TV Host
• 2018The Morricone Duel: The Most Dangerous Concert Ever — Music
• 2012420 Triple Feature
• 1999And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story — Writer
• 1996First Kid — Congressman Sonny Bono
• Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman — Mayor Frank Berkowitz
• P.S. I Luv U
• Blossom
• Parker Lewis Can't Lose — Colin David
• 1990Thanksgiving Day — Sid Brementhal
• 1989Under the Boardwalk — Ancient #2
• 1988Hairspray — Franklin von Tussle
• 1987Dirty Laundry — Maurice
• 1986Troll — Peter Dickinson
• The Golden Girls — Sonny Bono
• Murder, She Wrote — Valentino Reggiore
• 1983Balboa — Tony Carlo
• 1982Airplane II: The Sequel — Joe Seluchi
• Matt Houston
• 1982Phil Spector: He's a Rebel
• 1982The Vals — Spaced Out Musician
• Top of the Hill — Bobby Antoine
• 1979Escape to Athena — Bruno Rotelli
• 1979Murder in Music City — Sonny Hunt
• Fantasy Island — Ted Cavanaugh
• CHiPs — Mike
• The Love Boat — Harold Nash, Phil Backstrom / Deacon Dark, Benny Carter, Steve Bloom
• Battle of the Network Stars
• Charlie's Angels — Marvin
• The Jacksons — El mismo
• 1975Murder on Flight 502 — Jack Marshall
• Switch — Darcy Taggart
• The Six Million Dollar Man — John Perry
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies — Sonny (voice)
• The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
• 1969Chastity — Writer, Producer, Original Music Composer
• Love, American Style
• 1968Marijuana — Narrator
• 1967Good Times — Sonny, Original Music Composer
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. — Jerry

Appearances as themselves (31)

• 2024Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2019Cher: Life in the Spotlight — Self (archive footage)
• 2008The Wrecking Crew — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 2006Plagues and Pleasures on the Salton Sea — Himself (archival footage)
• 2004LSD a Go Go — Self (archive footage)
• 2003Hell's Highway: The True Story of Highway Safety Films — Self (archive footage)
• 2003The Best Of Beat — Self (archive footage)
• 2002Family Fundamentals — Self - U.S. Representative (archive footage)
• 1999Detroit Rock City — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1999The Sonny Bono Story — Self (archive footage)
• 1998Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers — Self (archive footage)
• 1997Waco: The Rules of Engagement — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1993Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert — Self
• 1993Leslie Nielsen's Bad Golf Made Easier — Himself
• Vicki! — Self - Guest
• 1980The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's — Self - Host
• Donny & Marie — Self
• The Sonny and Cher Show — Self - Host
• Dinah! — Self
• 1971The First Nine Months Are the Hardest — Self
• V.I.P. Schaukel — Self
• 1970The Sonny & Cher Nitty Gritty Hour — Self - Co-Host
• 1969Case Study: LSD — Himself
• Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In — Self
• The Carol Burnett Show — Self - Guest
• 1965Wild on the Beach — Self
• Die Drehscheibe — Self
• Top of the Pops — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self, Self - Co-Host
• Kraft Music Hall — Self