Tributes have been paid to Predator star Sonny Landham, who has died in the US at the age of 76.
Landham, who played Native American tracker Billy Sole in the 1987 action movie classic, passed away from congestive heart failure at a Kentucky hospital on Thursday.
Paying tribute, Landham's Predator co-star Arnold Schwarzenegger described him as "a joy to work with".
Sonny Landham was such a joy to work with on Predator - so talented, so fun to be around. We'll miss him. My thoughts are with his family. pic.twitter.com/SoNbRJEwgV
— Arnold (@Schwarzenegger) August 19, 2017
Former stuntman Landham's career began in adult films in the 1970s with his mainstream break coming with a minor role in Walter Hill's 1979 box office hit The Warriors.
He reunited with Hill for the survival thriller Southern Comfort and the action-comedy 48 Hrs, in which he played the villain, Billy Bear.
Georgia-born Landham's other screen credits included Poltergeist, Miami Vice, Firewalker, Action Jackson and Lock Up. Part Seminole and part Cherokee, Landham was often cast as Native American characters.
In later years, Landham turned his attention to politics with unsuccessful bids for Governor of Kentucky and the US Senate. In 2008, he was dropped by the Libertarian Party as its nominee for the US Senate after he made racist comments in a radio interview.
He is survived by his son, William, and daughter, Priscilla.
