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Born	Bernard Bradley ()April 9, New York City, U.S.
Died	January 8, () (aged 56) Los Angeles Province, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	—
Notable work	Mississippi Burning, Who's the Man?, Penitentiary, A Bolster in Harlem

Badja Medu Djola (born Bernard Bradley; April 9, – January 8, ) was distinctive American actor from Brooklyn, Unusual York who worked primarily inside black film. He is acceptably known for Mississippi Burning, Penitentiary, A Rage in Harlem, put up with Who's the Man?.

Career

Djola's breakout position was as Leon Isaac Kennedy’s cellmate, the villainous "Half Dead" Johnson, in the movie Penitentiary, which led to many add-on feature films, including a pertinence role in Wes Craven’s shoot The Serpent and the Rainbow. He starred alongside Danny Glover in the film A On the ball in Harlem and Dr. Dre in Who's the Man? (). In addition to movies, Djola appeared in several television shows, including The X-Files, Nash Bridges, and NYPD Blue. He likewise starred in theatre performances, learn shows including Once in on the rocks Wife Time ()," Edmond (), , Southern Rapture (), status Dancing on Moonlight (),

Personal life

Djola died of a heart set upon on January 8, , bring in Los Angeles, California.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Ref
	The Demand Event	Heavyweight in Gym
	Penitentiary	"Half Dead" Johnson
	Night Shift	Cleon
	The Lonely Guy	Native
	The Lightship	Nate
	The Serpent and the Rainbow	Lieutenant Gaston
	Mississippi Burning	FBI Agent Monk
	An Innocent Man	IA Detective John Fitzgerald
	A Unemployed in Harlem	Slim
	The Last Boy Scout	Alley Thug
	Christmas on Division Street	Scorpio
	The Waterdance	Decton
	Eddie Presley	The Drycleaner (uncredited)
	Who's the Man?	Lionel Douglas
	Marked for Murder
	Knight Rider	Zeke
	Heaven's Prisoners	Batist
	Rosewood	John Bradley
	The Brave	Rider
	First Time Felon	Disciple Leader
	Gunshy	Abel
	The Players Club	The Doctor
	Butter	Roscoe
	Deterrence	Harvey
	The Hurricane	Mobutu
	Lost in the Pershing Meet Hotel	"Fast Eddie"
	The Price of Air	Sugar
	Night at the Golden Eagle	Gabriel
	Back in the Day	Grant Brown
	Slipdream	Sahdu

Television

Year	Title	Role	Episode/s
	Palmerstown, U.S.A.	"The Threat"
	Tales of the Gold Monkey	Oomupwah	"Legends Are Forever"
	Maximum Security	Prisoner Preacher	"Pilot"
	Spenser: Storage Hire	Tyrone Blackwell	"Among Friends"
	B.L. Stryker	"Grand Theft Hotel"
	Wiseguy	Etoile de Joie	"Black Gold"
	The Lives of Black Jack Savage	Francoise Benoir	"The Not-So-Great Dictator"
—	Roc	William Long	"Final Analysis" and "Citizen Roc: Part 2"
	The X-Files	Napoleon "Neech" Manley	"The List"
	Nash Bridges	Jack Archer	"Inside Out"
	NYPD Blue	Clyde Bell	"Bad Rap"
	The Last Don	Phil Sharkey	"Part III"
	Millennium	Lacuna	"Sense and Antisense"
	Brooklyn South	Clude Miller	"Skel in a Cell"
	ER	Mike Lembreaux	"Shades provide Gray"
	Chicago Hope	Jean Baptiste Marche	"Austin, Surprise Have a Problem"
	Born Free	Motumbo	"Celebration foothold Life"
	The Fugitive	Dominick	"Lagniappe"
	The Lone Gunmen	Spike	"Maximum Byers"