Yaphet Kotto

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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 (2081 items)
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Published 1 year, 8 months ago

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Rest in Peace (498 items)
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Published 15 years, 1 month ago

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Bond Villains (85 items)
list by diabolical dr voodoo

Published 3 months ago

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41 votes

Badass actors (101 items)
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Published 13 years, 1 month ago

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35 votes

People...Black Actors (887 items)
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Published 12 years, 5 months ago

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Description: 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 ... (more)

Tags: Actor (11), American (2), Bond Villain (2), Born 1937 (2), Died 2021 (2), Conservative (1), Straight (1), Black (1), Jewish (1), Male (1), Royalty (1), Republican (1), Born 1939 (1), Died Aged 81 (1), Alien El Octavo Pasajero (1), Live And Let Die (1)

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1. Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)

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1. The Limit (1972)

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1. The Limit (1972)

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Bond Villains (85 person items)

"The very talented Yaphet Kotto plays another great villain in the series, Kananga also known as Mr. Big. A supersticious man, who has his own fortune teller to follow him everywhere. He's a very powerful man. Since Roger Moore took the role of James Bond, SPECTRE wasn't seen anymore (unfortunately). "