Kevin Peter Hall is an American film and television actor, musician, and professional athlete. His film career began in 1979 with a small role in the horror film Prophecy.
The actor is well known for his leading role in the fantasy action movie "Predator" in 1987. It was he who played the famous alien monster.
In the creative biography of the performer there are 20 roles in television and film projects. His face was rarely seen on screen because Hall usually played characters that required tons of makeup and special costumes to create.
Biography facts
Kevin Peter was born in the United States in the spring of 1955. He apparently inherited his height from his parents. Hall's father and mother were very tall people, and the boy himself surpassed his parents and six brothers in height. At the time of filming the famous Predator, Hall's height was 218 cm.
From an early age, the boy became interested in playing basketball. During his school and student years, he continued to practice his favorite sport and achieved good results. The family thought that he would become a professional athlete, but Hall eventually chose a completely different profession, although he devoted many years to basketball.
The young man received his primary education at Penn Hills High School in Pennsylvania. His friend was the future famous actor Jay Finchell. Together they made several musical productions. But after graduating from high school, Jay moved to Los Angeles, and Peter went to Venezuela to continue playing sports professionally.
Having won a personal sports scholarship, he continued his studies at George Washington University, where he played for the student basketball team. But soon, creativity completely captured Hall, and he decided to devote his future life to art and cinema.
After graduating from university, Hall went to Los Angeles, where he again met his longtime friend Finchell. They began performing in nightclubs and staged several musical performances. Friends also had a small advertising business, for some time they successfully collaborated with large retail outlets.
Film career
Fans of science fiction films are well aware of Peter's work. He played the Predator, Bigfoot Harry, a mutant bear in Prophecy, an alien in Warning. Hall was very tall, athletic, and had good flexibility and stamina. Perhaps it was these qualities that allowed him to get the main role in the famous "Predator", because initially Jean-Claude Van Damme claimed it. But against the background of Schwarzenegger, Van Damme did not look very impressive. Hall, on the other hand, was perfect for the role. An interesting fact is that the actor's true face can still be seen in the film. In the last frames of the picture, he appeared on the screen in the form of a helicopter pilot.
Shortly before Predator, Peter had another casting. He was preparing to play an alien in V. Petersen's film "My Enemy", but in the end the director chose another performer for this role.
He made his film debut at Hall in 1979. He got the role of a mutant bear in the horror film "Prophecy" directed by J. Frankenheimer. A year later, he got the role of an alien in G. Clark's fantastic thriller Without Warning.
In the 1982 television film "Sinister Game," the actor played Gorville. The film tells about a group of students who got carried away by the role-playing game "Labyrinths and Monsters" and gradually stopped distinguishing fictional events from real ones. In the same year, Hall appeared on the screen as Eddie in the mystical thriller "One Dark Night".
For some time, the actor worked in popular television series and films: "Duke of Hazzard", "Night Court", "227", "Martyrs of Science", "Monster from the Closet".
In 1987, William Deere's fantastic comedy Harry and the Hendersons was released, where Hall first appeared as Bigfoot Harry. The film won an Oscar for Best Makeup and was nominated for a Saturn Award 4 times.
Another famous monster character, Hall played in the cult sci-fi action movie of 1987 John McTiernan "Predator". The film starred famous performers: A. Schwarzenegger, K. Weather, Jesse Ventura, Bill Duke. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Visual Effects and was nominated three times for a Saturn Award.
In this image, Hall appeared in the next part of the popular action movie "Predator 2", which was released in 1990.
The actor played in several more popular films, including: "Star Trek: The Next Generation", "Road to Hell", "Shorty is a Big Shot", "Book of Secrets of America". Hall's last work was the role of Bigfoot Harry in the series "Harry and the Hendersons."
Personal life
On the set of the comedy project 227, Hall met his future wife, actress Alaina Reed. According to the plot of the film, they were supposed to get married. After filming ended, the wedding took place in real life. The wedding took place on December 22, 1988 in Los Angeles. In this union, two children were born.
But the couple's happiness did not last long. In the early 1990s, Hall had a misfortune. He was involved in a car accident and suffered serious injuries. When the actor was brought to the clinic, he needed a blood transfusion. After a while, it was discovered that the blood was infected with HIV. The treatment failed, and Hall developed AIDS.
On the set of Harry and the Hendersons, where the actor played Bigfoot, he announced that he was terminally ill. He managed to act in film only in the first season of the project.
In the spring of 1991, Hall developed pneumonia against the background of an underlying illness. He passed away at the age of 35 a month before his next birthday.
