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Badja Djola(1948-2005)

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Badja Djola in Mississippi Burning (1988)
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Badja Djola was born on 9 April 1948 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for The Last Boy Scout (1991), Mississippi Burning (1988) and The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988). He died on 8 January 2005 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornApril 9, 1948
DiedJanuary 8, 2005(56)
BornApril 9, 1948
DiedJanuary 8, 2005(56)
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Known for

Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans in The Last Boy Scout (1991)
The Last Boy Scout
7.0
  • Alley Thug
  • 1991
Willem Dafoe and Gene Hackman in Mississippi Burning (1988)
Mississippi Burning
7.8
  • Agent Monk
  • 1988
Bill Pullman in The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)
The Serpent and the Rainbow
6.4
  • Gaston
  • 1988
Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
The X-Files
8.6
TV Series
  • Napoleon 'Neech' Manley

Credits

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Actor

  • Slipdream
    6.6
    • Sahdu
    • 2005
  • Ving Rhames and Ja Rule in Back to You in the Days (2005)
    Back to You in the Days
    4.5
    • Grant Brown
    • 2005
  • Night at the Golden Eagle (2001)
    Night at the Golden Eagle
    5.7
    • Gabriel
    • 2001
  • Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund, and Bruce Harwood in The Lone Gunmen (2001)
    The Lone Gunmen
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Spike
    • 2001
  • Tim Daly and Mykelti Williamson in The Fugitive (2000)
    The Fugitive
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Dominick
    • 2001
  • The Price of Air (2000)
    The Price of Air
    2.1
    • Sugar
    • 2000
  • Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000)
    Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
    5.2
    • Fast Eddie
    • 2000
  • Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (1999)
    The Hurricane
    7.6
    • Mobutu
    • 1999
  • Timothy Hutton and Kevin Pollak in Deterrence (1999)
    Deterrence
    6.4
    • Harvey
    • 1999
  • Benjamin Burdick, Cee Cee Michaela, Laura Johnson, John Novak, and Basil Wallace in Born Free (1998)
    Born Free
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Motumbo
    • 1998
  • Lauren Holly, Hector Elizondo, Carla Gugino, Mark Harmon, Barbara Hershey, Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, and Rocky Carroll in Chicago Hope (1994)
    Chicago Hope
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Jean Baptiste Marche
    • 1998
  • Butter (1998)
    Butter
    4.4
    • Roscoe
    • 1998
  • Anthony Edwards, Julianna Margulies, Ming-Na Wen, Noah Wyle, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Eriq La Salle, Kellie Martin, Paul McCrane, Michael Michele, Erik Palladino, Maura Tierney, and Goran Visnjic in ER (1994)
    ER
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Mike Lembreaux
    • 1998
  • Yancy Butler, Gary Basaraba, Michael DeLuise, Richard T. Jones, Adam Rodriguez, Klea Scott, James B. Sikking, Jon Tenney, and Dylan Walsh in Brooklyn South (1997)
    Brooklyn South
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Clude Miller
    • 1998
  • Ice Cube, Monica Calhoun, Jamie Foxx, Bernie Mac, LisaRaye McCoy, and Chrystale Wilson in The Players Club (1998)
    The Players Club
    5.9
    • The Doctor
    • 1998

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Who's The Man
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Who's The Man

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Badja Medu Djola
  • Born
    • April 9, 1948
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • January 8, 2005
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(heart attack)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Pictorial

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  • Trivia
    African-American character actor, often seen in tough or villainous roles. Was a former dancer.

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