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Badja Djola(1948-2005)

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Badja Djola in Mississippi Burning (1988)
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Who's the Man? (1993)
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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 Hurricane (1999). 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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Badja Djola in Knight Rider 2010 (1994)
Badja Djola in The X-Files (1993)
Badja Djola in The X-Files (1993)
David Duchovny and Badja Djola in The X-Files (1993)
J.T. Walsh, Badja Djola, and Ken Foree in The X-Files (1993)

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
Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (1999)
The Hurricane
7.6
  • Mobutu
  • 1999
Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
The X-Files
8.6
TV Series
  • Napoleon 'Neech' Manley

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  • Slipdream
    • Sahdu
    • 2005
  • Ving Rhames and Ja Rule in Back to You in the Days (2005)
    Back to You in the Days
    • Grant Brown
    • 2005
  • Night at the Golden Eagle (2001)
    Night at the Golden Eagle
    • Gabriel
    • 2001
  • Tom Braidwood, Dean Haglund, and Bruce Harwood in The Lone Gunmen (2001)
    The Lone Gunmen
    • Spike
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • The Fugitive (2000)
    The Fugitive
    • Dominick
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • The Price of Air (2000)
    The Price of Air
    • Sugar
    • 2000
  • Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel (2000)
    Lost in the Pershing Point Hotel
    • Fast Eddie
    • 2000
  • Denzel Washington in The Hurricane (1999)
    The Hurricane
    • Mobutu
    • 1999
  • Timothy Hutton and Kevin Pollak in Deterrence (1999)
    Deterrence
    • Harvey
    • 1999
  • Benjamin Burdick, Cee Cee Michaela, Laura Johnson, John Novak, and Basil Wallace in Born Free (1998)
    Born Free
    • Motumbo
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Hector Elizondo, Mandy Patinkin, Roma Maffia, Adam Arkin, Roxanne Hart, and E.G. Marshall in Chicago Hope (1994)
    Chicago Hope
    • Jean Baptiste Marche
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Butter (1998)
    Butter
    • Roscoe
    • 1998
  • George Clooney, 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
    • Mike Lembreaux
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Yancy Butler, Jon Tenney, and Dylan Walsh in Brooklyn South (1997)
    Brooklyn South
    • Clude Miller
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • The Players Club (1998)
    The Players Club
    • The Doctor
    • 1998

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Who's The Man
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Who's The Man

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

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

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