Sonny Caldinez
Acting1932Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
Biography
Sonny Caldinez (1 July 1932 – 12 April 2022) was a Trinidadian actor and professional wrestler. He was often cast in television and films for his great height and muscular physique. He appeared as various Ice Warriors on the British programme Doctor Who and also in films such as The Man with the Golden Gun, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Ali G Indahouse, Arabian Adventure and The Fifth Element.
Known For
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Mean Mongolian
The Fifth Element
Emperor Kodar Japhet
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
Gentleman (uncredited)
The Man with the Golden Gun
Kra (uncredited)
Doctor Who
Kemel / Ssorg / Ice Warrior / Sskel / Ice Warrior Turoc / Sskel (uncredited)
Sherlock Holmes
The Mulatto
Mind Your Language
Surinder's Father
Arabian Adventure
The Nubian
Acting History
2010
2001
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
as Gentleman (uncredited)
1997
The Fifth Element
as Emperor Kodar Japhet
1988
Sherlock Holmes
TVas The Mulatto• 1 eps
1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Mean Mongolian
1979
Arabian Adventure
as The Nubian
1978
Hanging Around
as Bowling Alley Bouncer
Mind Your Language
TVas Surinder's Father• 1 eps
1976
Sunshine in Brixton
as John 'The Negative'
The Fosters
TVas Clyde
1974
The Man with the Golden Gun
as Kra (uncredited)
1973
White Cargo
as Bodyguard
1972
Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon
as Ssorg
1969
Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death
as Ice Warrior
1967
Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
as Turoc
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
TVas Egyptian Mummy
1963
Doctor Who
TVas Kemel / Ssorg / Ice Warrior / Sskel / Ice Warrior Turoc / Sskel (uncredited)