Yaphet Kotto Dies: ‘Live & Let Die’ & ‘Alien’ Star Was 81

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NEW YORK -- 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 died. He was 81.Kotto’s wife, Tessie Sinahon, announced his death Monday in a Facebook post.

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Tributes are being paid to actor Yaphet Kotto, the actor best known for his turn as a James Bond villain in Live And Let Die, who has died aged 81. Kotto was the Bond franchise's first black antagonist, playing Dr Kananga and his alter-ego Mr Big in the 1973 film opposite the late Sir Roger Moore as 007.

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