Sonny Caldinez obit

Sonny Caldinez 1932-2022

 

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The actor Sonny Caldinez has died at the age of 89.

 

Sonny Caldinez appeared in 17 episodes of Doctor Who between 1967 and 1974.

Born in Trinidad in 1932, then part of the British West Indies, his large and imposing frame saw him win many parts in film and television.

His first appearance in Doctor Who came in 1967 when he played Kemel in The Evil of the Daleks, working with Jamie to free Victoria Waterfield from the Daleks.

Later the same year he played Turoc, The Ice Warrior, in the debut story of the Martian invaders.  He would return playing Ice Warriors in three more stories, The Seeds of Death in 1969, The Curse of Peleadon in 1972, and The Monster of Peladon in 1974.

Other TV roles included parts in The Champions, Jackanory Playhouse, Mind Your Language, Sexton Blake and the Demon God and The Return of Sherlock Holmes

Fim roles included parts in The Man with the Golden Gun, Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.

Caldinez played Ice Warriors in all four of the classic Doctor Who serials in which they appeared. 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").

Sonny Caldinez died on Tuesday 12th April.

Actor (25 credits)

 2002 Ali G Indahouse

Ambassador (uncredited)

 2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

Gentleman (uncredited)

 1997 The Fifth Element

Emperor Kodar Japhet

 1996 Neverwhere (TV Mini Series)

Market Man

- Knightsbridge (1996) ... Market Man (uncredited)

 1988 The Return of Sherlock Holmes (TV Series)

The Mulatto

- Wisteria Lodge (1988) ... The Mulatto

 1981 Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

Mean Mongolian

 1979 Arabian Adventure

The Nubian

 1978 Sexton Blake and the Demon God (TV Series)

Abdullah

- Part 6 (1978) ... Abdullah

- Part 5 (1978) ... Abdullah

- Part 4 (1978) ... Abdullah

- Part 3 (1978) ... Abdullah

- Part 2 (1978) ... Abdullah

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 1978 Premiere (TV Series)

Bowling alley bouncer

- Hanging Around (1978) ... Bowling alley bouncer

 1978 Mind Your Language (TV Series)

Surinder's Father

- A Fate Worse Than Death (1978) ... Surinder's Father

 1977 The Fosters (TV Series)

Clyde

- The Nude (1977) ... Clyde

 1976 Hawaii Five-O (TV Series)

Code #42

- Nine Dragons (1976) ... Code #42 (uncredited)

 1976 Plays for Britain (TV Series)

John 'The Negative'

- Sunshine in Brixton (1976) ... John 'The Negative'

 1976 Jackanory Playhouse (TV Series)

Executioner

- The Magic Gorilla (1976) ... Executioner

 1974 The Man with the Golden Gun

Kra (uncredited)

 1967-1974 Doctor Who (TV Series)

Kemel / Sskel / Ssorg / ...

- The Monster of Peladon: Part Six (1974) ... Sskel

- The Monster of Peladon: Part Five (1974) ... Sskel

- The Monster of Peladon: Part Four (1974) ... Sskel

- The Monster of Peladon: Part Two (1974) ... Sskel (uncredited)

- The Curse of Peladon: Episode Four (1972) ... Ssorg

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 1973 White Cargo

Bodyguard

 1972 Pardon My Genie (TV Series)

Nubian Slave

- Fired with Enthusiasm (1972) ... Nubian Slave

 1969 The Spy Killer (TV Movie)

 1969 The Main Chance (TV Series)

Jeep Driver

- The Privilege of Justice (1969) ... Jeep Driver (uncredited)

 1968 The Champions (TV Series)

Hassan

- Desert Journey (1968) ... Hassan (uncredited)

 1968 Virgin of the Secret Service (TV Series)

1st Arab

- The Great Ring of Akba (1968) ... 1st Arab

 1967 A Challenge for Robin Hood

Wrestler (uncredited)

 1967 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (TV Series)

Egyptian Mummy

- Lot 249 (1967) ... Egyptian Mummy

 1964 Scott on... (TV Series)

The Foul Cohort

- Birds (1964) ... The Foul Cohort