Sonny Caldinez
| Sonny Caldinez | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1 July 1932 Trinidad, West Indies |
| Occupation | Actor |
Sonny Caldinez (born 1 July 1932) is a Trinidadian actor, best known for his appearances as various Ice Warriors on the British programme Doctor Who. He is noted for his formidable height.
Caldinez has played Ice Warriors in all the Doctor Who serials in which they appeared prior to 2013. His Ice Warrior roles include Turoc from The Ice Warriors, an unnamed Ice Warrior in The Seeds of Death, Ssorg in The Curse of Peladon and Sskel in The Monster of Peladon. He also appeared as Kemel in The Evil of the Daleks. Other television roles include Abdullah on Sexton and Blake and the mulatto on The Return of Sherlock Holmes (episode "Wisteria Lodge").
He has also appeared in small roles in a few films, including Ali G Indahouse, Arabian Adventure, The Man with the Golden Gun, Raiders of the Lost Ark and The Fifth Element
Filmography
- A Challenge for Robin Hood (1967) - Wrestler (uncredited)
- White Cargo (1973) - Bodygurad
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) - Kra (uncredited)
- Arabian Adventure (1979) - Nubian
- Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) - Mean Mongolian
- The Fifth Element (1997) - Emperor Kodar Japhet
- Ali G Indahouse (2002) - Ambassador (uncredited, Last appearance)