Badja Medu Djola (born Bernard Bradley; April 9, 1948 – January 8, 2005) was an American actor from Brooklyn, [citation needed] New York who worked primarily within black film.[1][2] He is best known for Mississippi Burning,[1] Penitentiary,[3] A Rage in Harlem,[1] and Who's the Man?.[4] He was often seen in tough or villainous roles.

Career

Djola's breakout role was as Leon Isaac Kennedy’s cellmate, the villainous "Half Dead" Johnson, in the 1979 movie Penitentiary, which led to many more feature films, including a supporting role in Wes Craven’s 1988 movie The Serpent and the Rainbow.[3][1] He starred alongside Danny Glover in the 1991 film A Rage in Harlem and Doctor Dré in Who's the Man? (1993).[1][4] In addition to movies, Djola appeared in several television shows, including The X-Files, Nash Bridges, and NYPD Blue.[5][6][7] He also starred in theatre performances, with shows including Once in a Wife Time (1981),"[8] Edmond (1984),[9] 227,[10] Southern Rapture (1993),[11] and Dancing on Moonlight (1995),[12]

Personal life

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

Filmography

Film

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

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]

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  2. ^ a b "Badja Djola". U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014. n.d. Retrieved 2021-12-26 – via ancestry.com.
  3. ^ a b Berry, S. Torriano; Berry, Venise T. (2007-01-26). Historical Dictionary of African American Cinema. Vol. 12. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810855458.
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  7. ^ a b "Inside Out: Nash Bridges Season 2". Rotten Tomatoes. n.d. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  8. ^ Chamberlain, Carl (1981-02-19). ""Once in A Wife Time" Instant Hit". Los Angeles Sentinel. Los Angeles, CA. p. A8. Retrieved 2012-12-26 – via newspapers.com.
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  12. ^ "Theater review: 'Moonlight' eclipsed by visuals". Daily News. New York, NY. 1995-04-24. Retrieved 2012-12-26 – via newspapers.com.
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