Bond Villain and Alien Star Yaphet Kotto Dead at 81
Yaphet Kotta in Alien.
Kotto starred in films like
Alien,
Homicide: Life on the Street.
Though a cause of death was not revealed, Kotto s wife Tessie Sinahon first announced the news, revealing that he died on March 15 in the Philippines. You played a villain on some of your movies but for me you re a real hero and to a lot of people also, she wrote. A good man, a good father, a good husband and a decent human being, very rare to find.
Kotto s last onscreen role was opposite Larry the Cable Guy in 2008 s