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KEVIN PETER HALL, WE SALUTE YOU!

This week, we at DSFC would like to take a moment to salute, and to commemorate the man behind the mask, which itself was behind another mask, of the Predator, the late KEVIN PETER HALL.

Hall, who made a name, if not a face, for himself behind the masks as the Predator in PREDATOR and PREDATOR 2, as well as that of Harry in HARRY & THE HENDERSONS, was a man of extreme height, but also of considerable physical dexterity. Just watch him scale trees and buildings and John Lithgow's house.

Before we jump off that cliff into bad taste, it should be noted that Kevin died of AIDS in 1991, survived by wife Alaina Reed Hall, who was Olivia on SESAME STREET. He is missed.

KEVIN PETER HALL
Career Highlights

PREDATOR
PREDATOR 2

As the titular dreadlocked, vagina-faced alien creature, Kevin kicked some sincere ass, with a list of confirmed kills including (between the two movies) Apollo Creed, the guy who wrote LETHAL WEAPON, the Indian guy from 48 HRS., renowned musician and artist Ruben Blades, weaselly guy inexplicably turned leading man Bill Paxton, creepy dude Gary Busey, and the Governor of Wisconsin. Good show, my man. Let them laser beams shine.

HARRY & THE HENDERSONS

Kevin's lethal grace as the Predator is here supplanted by an oafish geniality as Sasquatch, rechristened Harry. The gentleness of his performance here fairly begs the question: does the Predator harbor the gentle soul of Bigfoot misunderstood? Or does Harry posess the keen eye and stony heart of the huntsmanly Predator? The world will wonder ...

MISFITS OF SCIENCE

Kevin was on Misfits of Science. He played a man named El, who would go from seven feet tall to seven inches tall by pressing the back of his neck. He could only do it once a day, and it only lasted an hour. That's understandable, though.

For further information about our 12.7.00 DSFC Weekly Salute, KEVIN PETER HALL:

KEVIN PETER HALL at IMDB

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