US actor Sonny Landham, who appeared in Predator and 48 Hrs, has died from congestive heart failure.
The 76-year-old who was part Seminole and part Cherokee, died on Thursday in Lexington, Kentucky.
He was best known for portraying Native American tracker Billy Sole in the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Predator in 1987.
Landham's early work in the 1970s included several X-rated films, but after appearing in Walter Hill's 1979 street-gang thriller The Warriors, Landham often portrayed the tough guy in 1980s films including roles in Action Jackson and Lock Up. With over 50 acting credits to his name, Landham continued to appear in films through the 1990s.
In 2003, Landham embarked on a brief campaign for the governor of Kentucky, but was unable to secure the Republican Party's nomination.
He also ran for the Kentucky State Senate in 2004, and was nominated by Kentucky's Libertarian party for candidacy in 2008 for one of Kentucky's seats in the US Senate, although his comments on a political radio show caused the party to rescind his nomination a few days later.
Landham is survived by his son, William, and daughter, Priscilla.
