Yaphet Kotto, James Bond Villain and 'Alien' Star, Dies at 81
Well known for playing hardened personalities, he was also seen in movies like “Midnight Run” and the TV show “Homicide: Life on the Street.”
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Well known for playing hardened personalities, he was also seen in movies like “Midnight Run” and the TV show “Homicide: Life on the Street.”
Yaphet Kotto, actor who ranged from Bond villain in Live and Let Die to Baltimore police detective – obituary The Bond film's script made woefully bad attempts to capture authentic Harlem street talk, recalled Kotto Yaphet Kotto as Lt Al Giardello of the Baltimore homicide squad Credit: James Sorensen /Avalon Yaphet Kotto, the actor who has died aged 81, brought a memorably swaggering menace to his role as the Bond villain in Live and Let Die, Roger Moore’s first outing as 007, and later proved equally compelling as tough but decent characters in Alien, The Running Man and the televisi...
Yaphet Kotto death: James Bond villain passes away at 81 Tue Mar 16, 2021 at 3:44pm ET Yaphet Kotto played Dr. Kananga (aka Mr Big) in the 1973 James Bond movie Live and Let Die. Pic credit: United Artists Yaphet Kotto, the actor best known for playing Dr. Kananga in the James Bond film, Live and Let Die, has died at 81. Kotto’s wife, Sinahon Thessa, announced his death on Facebook. The actor died on Monday in the Philippines, according to Sinahon’s Facebook post. “I’m saddened and still in shocked of the passing of my husband Yaphet of 24 years,” she wrote. “He died last night ar...