The Emmy-nominated actor also starred in shows like Homicide: Life on the Street.
Yaphet Kotto, an actor whose career spanned blockbusters like the James Bond film Live and Let Die and Alien, has died. He was 81 years old.
The actor’s death was confirmed Tuesday by his agent, Ryan Goldhar, according to The New York Times. A cause of death has not yet been reported.
Kotto’s wife, Sinahon Thessa, also confirmed his death with a lengthy Facebook post, shared Monday. “Rest in Peace Honey,” she wrote, noting they had been married for 24 years. “I’m gonna miss you every day, my best friend, my rock. I love you and you will always be in my heart. Till we meet again!”
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According to Variety, his agent Ryan Goldhar confirmed the sad news.
On Monday (March 15) evening, Kotto’s wife, Tessie Sinahon, wrote on Facebook, “I’m saddened and still in shocked of the passing of my husband Yaphet of 24 years. He died last night around 10:30pm Philippine time.”
She continued, “You played a villain on some of your movies but for me you’re a real hero and to a lot of people also. A good man, a good father, a good husband and a decent human being, very rare to find. One of the best actor in Hollywood a Legend. Rest in Peace Honey, I’m gonna miss you everyday, my bestfriend, my rock.”
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Actor Yaphet Kotto, known as Bond villain and Alien star, dies at 81 His death was first announced by his wife on Monday (Mar 15) and later confirmed by his agent.
Actor Yaphet Kotto, the villain in the James Bond film “Live and Let Die”, died Monday, March 15, 2021 at age 81. (AP Photo/John Gillis, File)
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Yaphet Kotto, an American actor known for his roles in movies including Alien and Midnight Run and as a villain in the James Bond film Live And Let Die, has died at age 81.
First Black Bond villain and Alien actor, Yaphet Kotto dies at 81
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Actor Yaphet Kotto, who rose to fame in the 1970s fighting James Bond in
Live and Let Die and an extraterrestrial stowaway in
Alien, has died, his agent told AFP. He was 81.
In a statement Monday on Facebook, wife Sinahon Thessa described her late husband as a legend . You played a villain on some of your movies but for me you re a real hero and to a lot of people also, she said.
Agent Ryan Goldhar confirmed his passing in an email to AFP. He did not share the cause of death.