Actor Yaphet Kotto, who rose to fame in the 1970s fighting James Bond in “Live and Let Die” and an extraterrestrial stowaway in “Alien”, has died, his agent told AFP. He was 81.
In a statement Monday on Facebook, wife Thessa Sinahon described her late husband as a “legend.”
“I’m saddened and still in [shock about] the passing of my husband Yaphet of 24 years. He died last night around 10:30pm Philippine time,” she wrote.
“You played a villain [in] some of your movies but for me you’re a real hero and to a lot of people also,” she said.
Agent Ryan Goldhar confirmed his passing in an email to AFP. He did not share the cause of death.
“I am still processing his passing, and I…
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