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Badja Djola
Born
Bernard Bradley

(1948-04-09)April 9, 1948
New York City, U.S.
DiedJanuary 8, 2005(2005-01-08)(aged 56)
Los Angeles County, California,U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1979–2005
Notable workMississippi Burning,Who's the Man?,Penitentiary,A Rage in Harlem

Badja Medu Djola(bornBernard Bradley;April 9, 1948 – January 8, 2005) was an American actor from Brooklyn,[citation needed]New York who worked primarily withinblack film.[1][2]He is best known forMississippi Burning,[1]Penitentiary,[3]A Rage in Harlem,[1]andWho's the Man?.[4]

Career[edit]

Djola's breakout role was asLeon Isaac Kennedy’s cellmate, the villainous "Half Dead" Johnson, in the 1979 moviePenitentiary,which led to many more feature films, including a supporting role inWes Craven’s 1988 movieThe Serpent and the Rainbow.[3][1]He starred alongsideDanny Gloverin the 1991 filmA Rage in HarlemandDoctor DréinWho's the Man?(1993).[1][4]In addition to movies, Djola appeared in several television shows, includingThe X-Files,Nash Bridges,andNYPD Blue.[5][6][7]He also starred in theatre performances, with shows includingOnce in a Wife Time(1981), "[8]Edmond(1984),[9]227,[10]Southern Rapture(1993),[11]andDancing on Moonlight(1995),[12]

Personal life[edit]

Djola died of a heart attack on January 8, 2005, inLos Angeles, California.[2]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Ref
1979 The Main Event Heavyweight in Gym [13]
Penitentiary "Half Dead" Johnson [14]
1982 Night Shift Cleon [15]
1984 The Lonely Guy Native [16]
1985 The Lightship Nate [17]
1988 The Serpent and the Rainbow Lieutenant Gaston [18]
Mississippi Burning FBI Agent Monk [19]
1989 An Innocent Man IA Detective John Fitzgerald [20]
1991 A Rage in Harlem Slim [21]
The Last Boy Scout Alley Thug [22]
Christmas on Division Street Scorpio [23]
1992 The Waterdance Decton [24]
Eddie Presley The Drycleaner (uncredited) [citation needed]
1993 Who's the Man? Lionel Douglas [4]
Marked for Murder [25]
1994 Knight Rider 2010 Zeke [25]
1996 Heaven's Prisoners Batist [26]
1997 Rosewood John Bradley [27]
The Brave Rider [citation needed]
First Time Felon Disciple Leader [28]
1998 Gunshy Abel [29]
The Players Club The Doctor [30]
Butter Roscoe [25]
1999 Deterrence Harvey [31]
The Hurricane Mobutu [32]
2000 Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel "Fast Eddie" [citation needed]
The Price of Air Sugar [33]
2001 Night at the Golden Eagle Gabriel [34]
2005 Back in the Day Grant Brown [citation needed]
Slipdream Sahdu [citation needed]

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Episode/s Ref
1981 Palmerstown, U.S.A. "The Threat" [35]
1982 Tales of the Gold Monkey Oomupwah "Legends Are Forever" [36]
1984 Maximum Security Prisoner Preacher "Pilot" [citation needed]
1987 Spenser: For Hire Tyrone Blackwell "Among Friends" [citation needed]
1990 B.L. Stryker "Grand Theft Hotel" [25]
Wiseguy Etoile de Joie "Black Gold" [37]
1991 The 100 Lives of Black Jack Savage Francoise Benoir "The Not-So-Great Dictator" [38]
1993—1994 Roc William Lawn "Final Analysis" and "Citizen Roc: Part 2" [citation needed]
1995 The X-Files Napoleon "Neech" Manley "The List" [5]
1997 Nash Bridges Jack Archer "Inside Out" [7]
NYPD Blue Clyde Bell "Bad Rap" [6]
The Last Don Phil Sharkey "Part III" [25]
Millennium Lacuna "Sense and Antisense" [39]
1998 Brooklyn South Clude Miller "Skel in a Cell" [citation needed]
ER Mike Lembreaux "Shades of Gray" [40]
Chicago Hope Jean Baptiste Marche "Austin, We Have a Problem" [citation needed]
Born Free Motumbo "Celebration of Life" [citation needed]
2001 The Fugitive Dominick "Lagniappe" [citation needed]
The Lone Gunmen Spike "Maximum Byers" [41]

References[edit]

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  8. ^Chamberlain, Carl (1981-02-19).""Once in A Wife Time" Instant Hit ".Los Angeles Sentinel.Los Angeles, CA. p. A8.Retrieved2012-12-26– via newspapers.
  9. ^"Article 6 -- No Title: Incomplete Source".Los Angeles Times.Los Angeles, CA. 1984-06-25.Retrieved2012-12-26– via newspapers.
  10. ^"Gertrude Gipson's CANDID COMMENTS: Stephanie Stars In" The Wiz "".Los Angeles Times.Los Angeles, CA. 1984-01-05.Retrieved2012-12-26– via newspapers.
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  12. ^"Theater review: 'Moonlight' eclipsed by visuals".Daily News.New York, NY. 1995-04-24.Retrieved2012-12-26– via newspapers.
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  26. ^Johnson, Malcolm (1996-05-17)."'Prisoners' a captivating film noir'".Hartford Courant.Hartford, CT.Retrieved2012-12-26– via newspapers.
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  36. ^"The series".The Kansas City Star.Kansas City, MO. 1982-10-20.Retrieved2012-12-26– via newspapers.
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  38. ^"Sunday highlights".The Cincinnati Enquirer.Cincinnati, OH. 1991-05-19.Retrieved2012-12-26– via newspapers.
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