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- Bolaji Badejo was a graphic designer from Lagos. He is primarily remembered for his single acting role, playing the titular predatory alien in the science fiction-horror film Alien (1979).The film was a box-office hit, having earned a worldwide gross of US$143 million by 1992 estimates.
In 1953, Badejo was born in Lagos, Colonial Nigeria. At the time, Nigeria was a British colony. Badejo's family was of Yoruba descent, an ethnic group estimated to represent about 16% of the country 's population. Badejo's father would later serve as the director-general of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation, a state-owned radio-broadcasting organization.
Badejo decided to follow a career as a visual artist. He studied abroad in the United States before moving to London, England, to get specialized training as a graphic designer. Bodejo was unusually tall, standing at a height of 2.08 meters (6 feet and 10 inches). Director Ridley Scott's casting crew was seeking a tall person to play the creature in his upcoming film. They found Badejo drinking at a Soho bar and offered him the role. He accepted the offer, although he had neither acting experience nor training.
In 1980, Badejo moved back to Nigeria. In 1983, Badejo opened his own art gallery. He remained active until 1992, when he died from sickle-cell anemia, a hereditary blood disorder that is very common among people of African descent. About 80% of sickle-cell disease cases recorded worldwide have occurred in Africa. Badejo was 39 years old at the time of his death.
Badejo is long gone but is still fondly remembered for his only acting role. "Alien" has had several sequels, prequels, and spin-offs, and the influence of the original film in modern science fiction cinema is quite large. - Actor
- Writer
Milo Sperber was born on 20 March 1911 in Poland. He was an actor and writer, known for The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), Operation Crossbow (1965) and The Woman in White (1982). He died on 22 December 1992 in Camden, London, England, UK.- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
- Producer
Ted Willis was born on 13 January 1918 in Tottenham, Middlesex, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957), Flame in the Streets (1961) and No Trees in the Street (1959). He died on 22 December 1992 in Chislehurst, London, England, UK.- Actor
- Soundtrack
William Janney was born on 15 February 1908 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Two Seconds (1932), The World Changes (1933) and Sweepstake Annie (1935). He was married to Lola Marie Lockwood, Venice Bernadine Camp and Madlin Mansfield Hobbs. He died on 22 December 1992 in Payette, Idaho, USA.- Larry Michel Demers was born on 15 June 1954 in Hawkesbury, Ontario, Canada. He was an actor, known for Adramélech (1985), Haute tension (1988) and Bonheur d'occasion (1983). He died on 22 December 1992 in Montréal, Québec, Canada.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Harry Bluestone was born on 30 September 1907 in London, England, UK. He was a composer, known for X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014), Sicario (2015) and Eternals (2021). He died on 22 December 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Production Manager
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Producer
Jack Bohrer was born on 1 April 1925 in California, USA. He was a production manager and assistant director, known for Last Woman on Earth (1960), I Escaped from Devil's Island (1973) and The Wild Angels (1966). He died on 22 December 1992 in Chico, California, USA.- Alina Casteleiro was born on 4 January 1960. She died on 22 December 1992.
- Writer
- Director
- Editor
Andrea Forzano was born on 2 February 1915 in Viareggio, Tuscany, Italy. Andrea was a writer and director, known for Pilgrim of Love (1954), La casa senza tempo (1945) and Ragazza che dorme (1941). Andrea died on 22 December 1992 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.- Actor
- Writer
Peter Boesen was born on 26 April 1945. He was an actor and writer, known for Sirup (1990), Aftenlandet (1977) and Næste stop paradis (1980). He died on 22 December 1992.- Nicole Paquette was born on 26 August 1961 in Riverside, California, USA. She died on 22 December 1992 in Hawthorne, California, USA.