AKA Ralph Hubert Barger, Jr.

Born: 8-Oct-1938
Birthplace: Modesto, CA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Criminal

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Oakland Hells Angels

Military service: US Army (1955)

Mother: (abandoned family)
Wife: Noel (wife #3, separated)
Girlfriend: Zorana

    High School: (expelled)

    Hell's Angels
    Expelled from School
    Murder acquitted
    Drug Dealing served 5 years
    Racketeering acquitted
    Conspiracy served 5 years
    Domestic Violence arrested 7-Mar-2003
    Tracheotomy
    Italian Ancestry Maternal
    Risk Factors: Throat Cancer, Smoking, Cocaine

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (20-Jan-2008) · Himself
    Hell's Angels Forever (1983) · Himself
    Gimme Shelter (6-Dec-1970) · Himself
    Hell's Angels '69 (10-Sep-1969)
    Hells Angels on Wheels (26-Jul-1967)

Official Website:
http://www.sonnybarger.com/

Author of books:
Hell's Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club (2001, memoir, with Keith and Kent Zimmerman)
Ridin' High, Livin' Free: Hell Raising Motorcycle Stories (2003, with Keith and Kent Zimmerman)
Dead in 5 Heartbeats (2003, novel, with Keith and Kent Zimmerman)

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