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Kevin Peter Hall (May 9, 1955 – April 10, 1991) was an American actor. Hall stood 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall, [1] and frequently played monster characters. He was the original title monster in the science fiction Predator franchise, appearing in the first 1987 film and its 1990 sequel.
Predator 2 is a 1990 American science fiction action film [3] written by brothers Jim and John Thomas, directed by Stephen Hopkins, and starring Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, María Conchita Alonso, Bill Paxton, and Kevin Peter Hall.
Another Predator (Kevin Peter Hall) appears in Los Angeles 10 years later, hunting drug lords and then members of the LAPD when they interfere in its hunt. The Predator is eventually killed by Harrigan, who rams the Predator's throwing disc into its stomach during their fight inside the Predator's ship.
The Predator franchise depicts a series of deadly encounters between humanity and a hostile, trophy-hunting extraterrestrial species known as the Yautja.Predominantly transpiring in the present day of the 20th and 21st century, the series comprises films that, while largely independent, portray human confrontations with Yautjas in different locations.
Downey was a program director and announcer at radio station WPOP in Hartford, Connecticut, in the 1950s.He went on to work as a disc jockey, sometimes using the moniker "Doc" Downey, in various markets around the U.S., including Phoenix (KRIZ), Miami (), Kansas City (KUDL), San Diego and Seattle ().
Hall died not long after Predator 2 was released in theaters. The voices of the Predators were provided by Hal Rayle. In Alien vs. Predator, Welsh actor Ian Whyte, standing at 7 feet 1 inch (2.16 m) and a fan of the Predator comics and movies, took over as the man in the Predator suits, including portraying the "Scar" Predator. [8]
William Gary Busey (/ ˈ b juː s i /; born June 29, 1944) is an American actor.He portrayed Buddy Holly in The Buddy Holly Story (1978), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor.
Elpidia Carrillo (born August 16, 1961) is a Mexican actress and director.Her career includes roles in both film and television. Internationally she is best known for supporting roles in Predator, Bread and Roses, Nine Lives and Blue Beetle.