He guest starred on the sitcom Night Court as a huge but gentle mental patient who humorously towered over bailiff Bull Shannon (played by Richard Moll, who is 6'8"). The next year, Hall portrayed yet another monster in the horror film Monster in the Closet, followed by the role of "Harry" in Harry and the Hendersons.
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While working on the TV series Harry and the Hendersons, Hall announced that he had contracted HIV from a contaminated blood transfusion.
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In 1990, Hall reprised his role as "Harry" in the television series Harry and the Hendersons, based on the 1987 film of the same name.
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Kevin Peter Hall (May 9, 1955 – April 10, 1991) was an American actor known for his roles in Misfits of Science, Prophecy, Without Warning, Harry and the Hendersons and most notably as the title character in the first two films in the Predator franchise.
William Dear (Harry and the Hendersons, Disney’s Angels in the Outfield) directed the film from a screenplay by Gary Goldstein based on an original idea from Nuclear Mango principals Menon and Keenan, who produced the film with Vikram Singh Lamba and Split Image Pictures.
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Initially, KASY ran cartoons (such as Highlander: The Animated Series, The Flintstones, Mutant League and Mighty Max), old movies, talk shows, classic sitcoms (such as Gilligan's Island, I Love Lucy and The Andy Griffith Show), recent off-network sitcoms (such as Harry and the Hendersons).
The TV comedy series Harry and the Hendersons used Leon Redbone's version of the song as its theme tune.