Bolaji Badejo

Bolaji Badejo (23 August 1953 – 22 December 1992) was a Nigerian visual artist and a one-time actor, known for playing the Alien in Ridley Scott's 1979 film Alien. He was 208 cm (6 ft 10 inches) tall, Badejo was of Yoruba descent and was the son of the director general of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. who had been searching for a candidate to play the titular creature in his science fiction horror film Alien. Standing at 208 cm (6 ft 10 inches) in height, He was described as "mild-mannered" and "withdrawn" on set, and special effects supervisor Nick Allder said "To have been the center of attraction… it was a bit of a shock to him." Alien was released in 1979 to significant critical and commercial success, and Screen Rant wrote in a retrospective review that he "effectively brought the Xenomorph to life ... Badejo certainly helped make the creature one of the most recognizable monsters in horror."

After his return to Nigeria, Badejo began running his own art gallery in 1983.

Filmography +List of acting credits for Bolaji Badejo Year Title Role Notes 1979 Alien Alien / XenomorphFeature film