Portrait of Sonny Bono

Acting

Sonny Bono

Career

Active from 1967 to 1999, busiest in 1979 with 2 main titles.

Leading roles
4
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score47/100
Highest rated
Poster for Hairspray
Hairspray
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 28 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.6 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.6 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sonny Bono Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Melancholy
    2.2, average 4.7
  • Psychological
    3.1, average 5.5
  • Tension
    4.0, average 6.0
  • Pathos
    3.4, average 5.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Ensemble Cast 2
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Family-Friendly 2
  • Campy Fun 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

39
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title ยท average score 61
Herb Alpert Is...
Herb Alpert Is... (2020)
GoodWatch score 61

as Archival footage

2010s

2 titles ยท average score 48
Weedjies! Halloweed Night
Weedjies! Halloweed Night (2019)
GoodWatch score 48

as Vintage TV Host

The Morricone Duel: The Most Dangerous Concert Ever
The Morricone Duel: The Most Dangerous Concert Ever (2018)

Music

1990s

7 titles ยท average score 60
And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story
And the Beat Goes On: The Sonny and Cher Story (1999)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer

First Kid
First Kid (1996)
GoodWatch score 43

as Congressman Sonny Bono

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Mayor Frank Berkowitz

P.S. I Luv U
P.S. I Luv U (1991)
GoodWatch score 34

TV show

Blossom
Blossom (1990)
GoodWatch score 57

TV show

Parker Lewis Can't Lose
Parker Lewis Can't Lose (1990)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Colin David

Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Day (1990)

as Sid Brementhal

1980s

11 titles ยท average score 59
Under the Boardwalk
Under the Boardwalk (1989)
GoodWatch score 51

as Ancient #2

Hairspray
Hairspray (1988)
GoodWatch score 80

as Franklin von Tussle

Dirty Laundry
Dirty Laundry (1987)
GoodWatch score 44

as Maurice

Troll
Troll (1986)
GoodWatch score 36

as Peter Dickinson

The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls (1985)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show ยท as Sonny Bono

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Valentino Reggiore

Balboa
Balboa (1983)

as Tony Carlo

Airplane II: The Sequel
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
GoodWatch score 52

as Joe Seluchi

Matt Houston
Matt Houston (1982)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

The Vals
The Vals (1982)
GoodWatch score 44

as Spaced Out Musician

Top of the Hill
Top of the Hill (1980)

TV show ยท as Bobby Antoine

1970s

13 titles ยท average score 58
Escape to Athena
Escape to Athena (1979)
GoodWatch score 50

as Bruno Rotelli

Murder in Music City
Murder in Music City (1979)

as Sonny Hunt

Fantasy Island
Fantasy Island (1978)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Ted Cavanaugh

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Benny Carter / Harold Nash

CHiPs
CHiPs (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Mike

Charlie's Angels
Charlie's Angels (1976)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Marvin

Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars (1976)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show

Murder on Flight 502
Murder on Flight 502 (1975)
GoodWatch score 48

as Jack Marshall

Switch
Switch (1975)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Darcy Taggart

The Six Million Dollar Man
The Six Million Dollar Man (1974)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as John Perry

The New Scooby-Doo Movies
The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Sonny (voice)

The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour (1971)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show

1960s

5 titles ยท average score 43
Chastity
Chastity (1969)
GoodWatch score 23

Original Music Composer, Writer

Love, American Style
Love, American Style (1969)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show

Marijuana
Marijuana (1968)

as Narrator

Good Times
Good Times (1967)
GoodWatch score 21

as Sonny

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
GoodWatch score 87

TV show ยท as Jerry