
Sinahon Thessa, wife of Yaphet described her late husband as a “legend” in a statement released on Monday. We hope you agree all this is worth preserving.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 kicked the bucket at age 81. Easy access to the paper on the streets of London also means Jewish News provides an invaluable window into the community for the country at large. The Jewish News team regularly appears on TV, radio and on the pages of the national press to comment on stories about the Jewish community.
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Joe and the movie of Tom Cruise and others. She added: “We still have a lot of plans honey that we discussed you have a lot of interviews waiting and you have movie offers like G.I. She wrote on Facebook: “I’m saddened and still in shocked of the passing of my husband Yaphet of 24 years.”

His widow Sinahon Thessa said that he died on Monday in the Philippines. He later appeared in Law & Order and The Wire, and his widow said that he was still receiving offers of work, including a Tom Cruise project. Kotto will also be remembered for his turn as crew member Dennis Parker in the 1979 hit Alien, his performance as Alonzo Mosely in the Robert De Niro film Midnight Run and for his role in TV police drama Homicide: Life On The Street. He was born to Avraham Kotto, who was Jewish and his mother, Gladys Marie, who converted to the faith. Get The Jewish News Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Kotto also appeared in The Running Man opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger and starred as former Ugandan president Idi Amin in Raid On Entebbe, which tells the story of a daring Israeli raid to free hostages held by the dictator.
