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Kevin Peter Hall, Actor, 35

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April 13, 1991

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Kevin Peter Hall, the 7-foot-2-inch star of the movie and the television series "Harry and the Hendersons," died on Wednesday of pneumonia. He was 35 years old.

The towering Mr. Hall, a native of Pittsburgh, played the lovable "Bigfoot" character in the 1987 feature film "Harry," as well as the lizardlike alien who stalked Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Predator."

He also appeared in the television series "Misfits of Science," "Shannon's Deal" and "Room 227."

Kevin Peter Hall (May 9, 1955 – April 10, 1991) was an American actor who portrayed the Predator in the 1987 film Predator, replacing Jean-Claude Van Damme, and the Predator in the 1990 film Predator 2. He also played an unnamed helicopter pilot in Predator,[1] and portrayed the Elder Predator in Predator 2,[2] although he was not credited for these roles. Aside from his work on the Predator films, Hall is known for his starring role as the sasquatch Harry in the first season of the television series Harry and the Hendersons (1991).

While working on Harry and the Hendersons, Hall announced that he had contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion, given to him following injuries sustained in a car accident.[3] He died from AIDS-related pneumonia on April 10, 1991 at the age of 35.[4]

Work

Predator

The Predator suit weighed over 200lbs and even though Kevin Peter Hall was a large and powerful man he had to be connected to a "bungie" rig to enable him to move believably.

Kevin Peter Hall had to wear a custom made "cool suit" which circulated cold water to keep him cool while wearing the Predator suit in the Jungle. Even with the cool suit he could only wear the Predator suit for about 2 hours before overheating and having to be quickly but carefully extricated from the suit.

Filmography

Year	Title	Notes
1979	Prophecy	Uncredited; with William H. Burton, Jr.
1980	Without Warning
1982	One Dark Night
1984	The Wild Life
1986	Monster in the Closet
1987	Harry and the Hendersons
Predator
1988	Big Top Pee-Wee
1990	Predator 2
1991	Highway to Hell

Documentary Appearances

If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It: The Making of Predator
The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of Predator 2

Trivia

Following Hall's death, the role of Harry in Harry and the Hendersons' was eventually taken over by actor Brian Steele for the show's third season, who would himself go on to play the Predator creature in the 2010 film Predators.
The real-life goblin spider species Predatoroonops peterhalli is named after Hall; every member of the Predatoroonops genus has a name that references Predator, due to the perceived similarity between the spider's mouthparts and the Predator's mandibles.[5] Additionally, one of the two recognised groups in the Predatoroonops genus is also named peterhalli.[5]

External Links

Kevin Peter Hall at the Internet Movie Database
Kevin Peter Hall on Wikipedia

References

↑ John McTiernan, John Davis, Carl Weathers, Bill Duke, Shane Black, Stan Winston. If It Bleeds, We Can Kill It: The Making of Predator (2004), 20th Century Fox [DVD].
↑ Stephen Hopkins, John Rosengrant. The Hunters and the Hunted: The Making of Predator 2 (2005), 20th Century Fox [DVD].
↑ Douglas Snauffer, Joel Thurm. The Show Must Go On: How the Deaths of Lead Actors Have Affected Television, p. 201 (2008), McFarland.
↑ "Kevin Peter Hall, Actor, 35", The New York Times, April 13, 1991. Retrieved on [[August 1, 2014]].
↑ 5.0 5.1 Brescovit, Bonaldo, Santos, Ott & Rheims, 2012: The Brazilian goblin spiders of the new genus Predatoroonops (Araneae, Oonopidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, n. 370, pp. 1–68 (whole text).

How much did the predator suit weigh?

The Predator costume weighed over two hundred pounds, and even though 7'2" Kevin Peter Hall was a large and powerful man, he had to be connected to a "bungie" rig, to enable him to move more believably.

How old was Kevin Peter Hall when he died?

35 years (1955–1991)Kevin Peter Hall / Age at deathnull

Who was Kevin Peter Hall wife?

Alaina Reed HallKevin Peter Hall / Wifenull

How big was Kevin Peter Hall?

Hall originated from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied Theatrical Arts at George Washington University, Washington DC. At 7 feet, 2 inches (218 cm) tall [2], he was one of the tallest actors ever to perform in any Star Trek movie or television series.

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