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Yaphet Kotto has died at the age of 81.  Kotto, who may have been best known for his role as Dennis Parker in the original 1979 Alien film, was known for playing tough guys on screen. In the 1990s, he starred as Lieutenant Al Giardello in the NBC series, Homicide: Life on the Street. He also played two roles as a villain against James Bond in the 1973 hit Live and Let Die.  Veteran film and TV actor Yaphet Kotto, pictured at the 1997 Black American Cinema Society Awards, has died at age 81. (Getty Images) The acclaimed actor also made memorable appearances in a range of cinema classics, ...

The veteran character actor was known for his tough-guy roles that ranged from television to movies for decades.

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

Kotto, who was born in New York to a Jewish father from Cameroon and a mother who converted to Judaism, had a long career in film and television