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| “You played a villain on some of your movies but for me you’re a real hero and to a lot of people also,” his wife of 24 years wrote on Facebook. LOS ANGELES — Yaphet Kotto, an actor known for his performances in “Alien,” the James Bond film “Live and Let Die” and the television series “Homicide: Life on the Street,” has died, his agent Ryan Goldhar confirmed to Variety. He was 81. Kotto’s wife, Tessie Sinahon, first posted about Kotto’s death on Facebook Monday night. Yaphet Kotto with his wife Tessie Sinahon at the BACS (Black Cinema Society) in 1997Credit: Getty

Well known for playing hardened personalities, he was also seen in movies like “Midnight Run” and the TV show “Homicide: Life on the Street.”

NEW YORK (AP) — Yaphet Kotto, the commanding actor who brought tough magnetism and stately gravitas to films including the James Bond movie “Live and Let Die” and “Alien,” has

The agent of the star of Live and Let Die, Alien, and Homicide: Life on the Street confirmed Yaphet Kotto dead at the age of 81.

The commanding actor was a regular and compelling presence across films, television and Broadway.