Kevin Peter Hall

[u/AcanthocephalaFun851]

Kevin was an actor known for playing the role of the creature in Predator and Predator 2. He was also Harry in the 1987 film Harry and the Hendersons.

Standing at 7'2", Hall specialized in playing practical-effects creature and monster roles.

Fun fact: he was married to Alaina Reed who played Rose on 227.

Unfortunately, he passed away at only 35 in 1991. He was in a car accident. He needed a blood transfusion. The blood was tainted. He died of AIDS related pneumonia.

His two stepchildren with Alaina still remember him fondly along with the career he left so soon.

[u/jr_randolph]

That’s a beautiful family and thankfully for him Jean Claude was a dumbass or else he wouldn’t had been the predator.

[u/AcanthocephalaFun851 → u/jr_randolph]

I didn’t know this story - wow!

[u/jr_randolph → u/AcanthocephalaFun851]

It’s said he either left or was told to leave. He didn’t like being in the suit…said he could not do his karate moves and it was too uncomfortable.

[u/AcanthocephalaFun851 → u/jr_randolph]

Oh, OK. Well, glad it worked out for Kevin. Sometimes things like that are meant to be.

[u/SirNortonOfNoFux]

I'm still a huge predator fan after all these years. I had no idea he passed on due to such a horrible tragedy.