death_place death_date birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
los angeles , california , u.s. 8 january 2005 new york city , new york , u.s. 9 april 1948 badja djola
 badja djola actor
badja djola

badja medu djola -lrb- april 9 , 1948 -- january 8 , 2005 -rrb- was an american actor .
d'jola appeared in 47 films and tv shows during his career .
his best role was as leon isaac kennedy 's cellmate in the movie `` penitentiary '' .
d'jola played the bad guy character `` half dead . ''
he showed exceptional acting talent in the movie , which led to more roles .
he also had a supporting role in wes craven 's 1988 movie `` the serpent and the rainbow '' .
mr. d'jola 's other film and tv credits include `` mississippi burning '' , `` a rage in harlem '' , `` the lonely guy '' , `` the last boy scout '' , `` nypd blue '' , `` rosewood '' , who 's the man , `` the hurricane '' , `` night shift '' , `` the waterdance '' , `` er '' , `` the x files '' , `` millennium '' and `` roc '' .
he also had a role in `` the players club '' starring ice cube .
badja d'jola died of a heart attack at age 56 .
interred at inglewood park cemetery , inglewood , california .
