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Sonny Liston
Deceased

How Did Sonny Liston Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 38
GenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn08/05/1932Died30/12/1970 (aged 38)Died inLas VegasCausedrug overdoseWikidataQ313684 ↗Buried atDavis Memorial ParkTMDb#123526 ↗

Charles L. "Sonny" Liston, nicknamed "the Big Bear", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 until his death in 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became the undisputed world heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, repeating the knockout the following year in defense of the title; in the latter fight he also became the inaugural WBC heavyweight champion.

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Filmography14 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2008TysonMovieSelf (archive footage)76
2002The Documented Life and Times of Muhammad Ali - The GreatestMovieHimself70
1996Boxing BarmyMovie—64
1996Die Muhammad Ali StorySeriesSonny Liston64
1995Sonny Liston: The Mysterious Life and Death of a ChampionMovieSelf (archival footage)63
1988Mike Tyson Presents: The HeavyweightsMovie—56
1974Muhammad Ali, the GreatestMovieSelf42
1973MoonfireMovieThe Farmer41
1970a.k.a. Cassius ClayMovieSelf (archive footage)38
1969Love, American StyleSeries—37
1968HeadMovieExtra36
1965HarlowMovieFirst Fighter33
1965Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston IIMovieSelf33
1964Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston IMovieSelf32