Editing Sonny Bono (section)

==== Film and television ====
Bono's acting career included bit parts as a guest performer in such television series as ''[[The Man From U.N.C.L.E.]]'' (appearing with Cher in "The Hot Number Affair"), ''[[Fantasy Island]]'', ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'', ''[[The Love Boat]]'', ''[[The Six Million Dollar Man]]'' and ''[[CHiPs]]''. In the 1975 TV movie ''[[Murder on Flight 502]]'', he played the role of rock star Jack Marshall. He appeared in the 1980 miniseries ''Top of the Hill''. He played the role of mad bomber Joe Selucci in ''[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]'' (1982) and appeared in the horror film ''[[Troll (1986 film)|Troll]]'' (1986). He portrayed racist entrepreneur Franklin Von Tussle in the [[John Waters]] film ''[[Hairspray (1988 film)|Hairspray]]'' (1988). He appeared as the Mayor of Palm Springs (which he was at the time) in several episodes of ''[[P.S. I Luv U]]'' during the 1991–92 TV season, and on ''[[Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman]]'' (in season 1, episode 9 "The Man of Steel Bars", which aired November 21, 1993), he played Mayor Frank Berkowitz. He made a minor appearance as himself in the comedy film ''[[First Kid]]'' (1996). A portrait of Bono appeared in the ''[[VeggieTales]]'' episode "Dave and the Giant Pickle", in the Silly Songs with Larry segment ''I Love My Lips'' (original version).

Bono guest-starred as himself on ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' episode "Mrs. George Devereaux" (originally broadcast November 17, 1990), in which he vied with [[Lyle Waggoner]] for Dorothy's ([[Bea Arthur]]) affection in a dream sequence. In Blanche's ([[Rue McClanahan]]) dream, her husband is still alive, and Bono uses his power as Mayor of Palm Springs to have Waggoner falsely arrested so he can have Dorothy to himself. Sophia ([[Estelle Getty]]) had been hoping for Sonny and Dorothy to get together and actively supported Sonny.