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Yaphet Frederick Kotto (November 15, 1939 – March 15, 2021) was an American actor for film and television. He starred in the NBC television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999) as Lieutenant Al Giardello.
60 Photos. Physically imposing, intense Yaphet Kotto was one of the few actors of his generation to succeed in breaking racial stereotypes in Hollywood. He was born in Harlem, New York, the son of Gladys, a nurse and army officer, and Abraham Kotto, a businessman-turned-construction worker.
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Mar 17, 2021 · Yaphet Kotto with Pam Grier By Getty Images. By Benjamin Ivry March 17, 2021. Yaphet Kotto, who died on March 15 at age 81, used prolonged experience with Hebrew liturgy as a way to...
Mar 16, 2021 · Getty Images. Kotto as Dr Kananga giving Roger Moore's James Bond a grilling in Live and Let Die. Yaphet Kotto, best known for playing a villain in 1973 James Bond movie Live and Let Die,...
Mar 16, 2021 · Yaphet Kotto, a versatile actor whose many roles included the wisecracking engineer in the hit science-fiction film “Alien,” the villainous adversary in the James Bond movie “Live and Let...
Mar 16, 2021 · Yaphet Kotto, the charismatic actor who faced off with James Bond, a deadly alien and devious criminals in his long career, has died at age 81.
