Actor
Sonny Caldinez
July 1, 1932 · Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
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.
Notable work
7.9Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
as Mean Mongolian
7.6The Fifth Element (1997)
as Emperor Kodar Japhet
5.9Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
as Gentleman (uncredited)
6.5The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
as Kra (uncredited)
7.9Doctor Who (1963)
as Ssorg and as Sskel and as Ice Warrior Turoc and as Kemel and as Sskel (uncredited)
Often works with
Patrick Troughton
4 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death, Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
Frazer Hines
4 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death, Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors
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Stuart Fell
4 titles together
Arabian Adventure, Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon, Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
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Alan Bennion
4 titles together
Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon, Doctor Who: The Seeds of Death, Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
Jon Pertwee
3 titles together
Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon, Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
Christopher Lee
2 titles together
The Man with the Golden Gun, Arabian Adventure
Full filmography · 23
Warriors of Mars
cast
2010
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
as Gentleman (uncredited)
20015.9
The Fifth Element
as Emperor Kodar Japhet
19977.6
I Was a Doctor Who Monster!
cast
1996
Raiders of the Lost Ark
as Mean Mongolian
19817.9
Arabian Adventure
as The Nubian
19795.9
Hanging Around
as Bowling Alley Bouncer
1978
Sunshine in Brixton
as John 'The Negative'
1976
The Man with the Golden Gun
as Kra (uncredited)
19746.5
Doctor Who: The Monster of Peladon
as Sskel
1974
White Cargo
as Bodyguard
1973
Doctor Who: The Curse of Peladon
as Ssorg
1972