Deceased

How Did Sonny Tufts Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 58

Also known asBowen Charlton "Sonny" Tufts III, Bowen Charlton Tufts IIIGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn16/07/1911Born inBoston, Massachusetts, USADied04/06/1970 (aged 58)Died inSanta MonicaCausepneumoniaWikidataQ3490670 ↗Buried atMunroe CemeteryTMDb#66075 ↗

Bowen Charlton "Sonny" Tufts III was an American stage, film, and television actor. He is best known for the films he made as a contract star at Paramount in the 1940s, including So Proudly We Hail!. He also starred in the cult classic Cat-Women of the Moon.

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Filmography29 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1968	Rowan & Martin's Laugh-InSeries	Self (uncredited)	57
1968	Land's EndSeries	Hal	57
1967	Cottonpickin' ChickenpickersMovie	Cousin Urie	56
1965	Town TamerMovie	Carmichael	54
1965	The LonerSeries	—	54
1965	My Mother the CarSeries	—	54
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	—	52
1962	The VirginianSeries	Frank Trampas	51
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	51
1957	The Parson and the OutlawMovie	Jack Slade	46
1956	Come Next SpringMovie	Leroy Hightower	45
1955	The Seven Year ItchMovie	Tom MacKenzie	44
1954	Serpent IslandMovie	Peter Mason	43
1952	Gift HorseMovie	Yank Flanagan	41
1949	Easy LivingMovie	Tim 'Pappy' McCarr	38
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	37
1947	Variety GirlMovie	Sonny Tufts	36
1947	Blaze of NoonMovie	Roland McDonald	36
1946	The VirginianMovie	Steve Andrews	35
1946	Swell GuyMovie	Jim Duncan	35
1946	Miss Susie Slagle'sMovie	Pug Prentiss	35
1946	The Well Groomed BrideMovie	Torchy McNeil	35
1946	Cross My HeartMovie	Oliver Clarke	35
1945	Duffy's TavernMovie	Sonny Tufts	34
1945	Bring on the GirlsMovie	Phil North	34
1944	I Love a SoldierMovie	Dan Kilgore	33
1944	Here Come the WavesMovie	Windy 'Pinetop' Windhurst	33
1943	So Proudly We HailMovie	Kansas	32
1943	Government GirlMovie	E.H. 'Ed' Browne	32