American actor Yaphet Kotto has passed away. He was 81. He had acted in several films including Homicide: Life on the Street, A Space Traveler in Alien, Live and Let Die. Yaphet's wife Tassie posted a message on Facebook, writing, "The actor passed away on Monday. I am very sad and in shock. We both spent 24 years together.''
Bond Film Actor Yaphet Kotto Dies
Live and Let Die is the eighth film in the 1973 James Bond series in which Roger Moore first played James Bond. In this film, Yaphet Kotto played the character of Supervillain.
RIP Yaphet Kotto, a brilliant magnetic presence, bringing gravitas & naturalism to deep space or underground Bond lair. So memorable as Parker in Alien, Kananga (Mr Big) in Live & Let Die, Smokey James in Blue Collar or in the simmering funny rage of Midnight Run's Alonzo Mosely. pic.twitter.com/3LSuGSQQ8X
— edgarwright (@edgarwright) March 16, 2021
Yaphet Kotto is also remembered for his supporting role. He played superb characters in The Running Man, the comedy Midnight Run. Apart from this, he also wrote and directed the 1972 film The Limit. Born in New York on November 15, 1939, Yaphet Kotto had three weddings.
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