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Birth Name: Yaphet Frederick Kotto
Born: 15 November 1939 Died: 15 March 2021
Country of origin: 
United States
Height: 6' 4"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Tessie Sinahon
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Gone, but not forgotten
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Bond Villains
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People...Black Actors
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Kotto was born in New York City, the son of Gladys Marie, a nurse and army officer, and Avraham Kotto (originally named Njoki Manga Bell), a businessman and the Crown Prince of Cameroon. Kotto's father, who immigrated to the U.S. in the 1920s, was an observant Jew who spoke Hebrew, and Kotto's mother converted to Judaism before marrying his father. Kotto's great-grandfather King Alexander Bell ruled the Douala region of Cameroon in the late 19th century and was also a practicing Jew. Kotto has said that his paternal family originated from Israel and migrated to Egypt and then Cameroon, and have been African Jews for many generat
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1. Alien (1979)
| Rating: | 4456 Watched |
2. The Running Man (1987)
| Rating: | 1036 Watched |
3. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
| Rating: | 794 Watched |
4. Live and Let Die (1973)
| Rating: | 680 Watched |
5. Midnight Run (1988)
| Rating: | 435 Watched |
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1. The A-Team (1983)
| Rating: | 760 Watched |
2. Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
| Rating: | 672 Watched |
3. Law & Order (1990)
| Rating: | 646 Watched |
4. Fantasy Island (1977)
| Rating: | 214 Watched |
5. Bonanza (1959)
| Rating: | 195 Watched |
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1. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
| Rating: | 72 Watched |
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1. The Limit (1972)
| Rating: | 6 want to see |
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1. The Limit (1972)
| Rating: | 6 want to see |
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