Kane

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Kane is a crew member of the spaceship Nostromo in the 1979 science fiction horror film "Alien," best known as the first victim of the xenomorph after the iconic chestburster scene.

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Kane canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
affiliation USCSS Nostromo crew NERFINISHED
appearsAlongside Ash NERFINISHED
Brett NERFINISHED
Dallas NERFINISHED
Ellen Ripley NERFINISHED
Lambert NERFINISHED
Parker NERFINISHED
appearsIn Alien NERFINISHED
appearsInFilm Alien (1979 film) NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom–United States co-production
creditedAs Kane NERFINISHED
crewRole executive officer’s subordinate
deathCause xenomorph chestburster eruption
directorOfWork Ridley Scott NERFINISHED
distributorOfWork 20th Century Fox NERFINISHED
fictionalEra late 21st century
filmReleaseYearOfWork 1979
gender male
genreOfWork science fiction horror
hasLegacy frequently cited as one of cinema’s most shocking death scenes
homeVideoReleaseOfWork Alien home media releases
hostOf xenomorph chestburster NERFINISHED
infectedBy xenomorph facehugger NERFINISHED
inspiredMerchandise Alien-related collectibles and figures
languageOfWork English
medium feature film
narrativeFunction introduces life cycle of xenomorph
nationality British
notableFor originating the Alien franchise’s chestburster imagery
notableScene chestburster scene
occupation warrant officer
portrayedBy John Hurt NERFINISHED
productionCompanyOfWork Brandywine Productions NERFINISHED
roleInPlot first human infected by xenomorph
first victim of xenomorph in Alien
screenWriterCreator Dan O'Bannon NERFINISHED
servesOn USCSS Nostromo NERFINISHED
settingVessel commercial towing spaceship USCSS Nostromo NERFINISHED
shipOwnerInFiction Weyland-Yutani Corporation NERFINISHED
species human
universe Alien franchise NERFINISHED

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John Hurt (voice, audio dramas) portrayedCharacter Kane
subject surface form: John Hurt