Sonny Chorre


Joseph Vance "Sonny" Chorre Jr., better known by his ring name Suni War Cloud, was a professional wrestler and actor in the United States.
His mother was actress Gertrude Chorre, a Luiseño. He appeared in films with her. He attended Sherman Indian High School in Riverside. An athlete, he ran marathons.
His sister Marie Chorte also acted. Jim Thorpe managed him. Chorre performed a rain dance before wrestling bouts.
Many of his film roles were uncredited.

Personal life

Chorre married his first wife, Scottish-born actress Lillian Douglas, in c. 1950 and settled in Buffalo, New York. They had two sons, Gary Stewart Chorre and Ronald James Chorre, before divorcing in November 1954. He remarried in 1961 to Anna Bell Spears, a U.S. Army nurse during the Korean War, and remained together until his death.

Filmography

Championships and accomplishments