Hollywood lost one its perennial ‘bad-asses’ this past week in
actor Sonny Landham. He was 76 years
old.
Sinister, scowling, black-hearted film roles are what we’ll
remember about him the most, namely with 48 Hrs. and Predator.
However, one of Hollywood’s elite gave Landham his due (thank you,Daily Mirror UK).
Sylvester Stallone touted
the late actor as his co-star in Lock Up (1989), which is arguably Landham’s
most dramatically-centered role. He portrays
a prisoner who is commissioned by the warden (Donald Sutherland) to make life a
living hell for prisoner Frank Leoni (Stallone).
This is evident in the prison yard-football game scene (watch it here).
The editors wanted to
thank Stallone for his acknowledgement of his co-star, as we salute Landham’s performance
and his contributions to the silver screen.
