{"id":9440,"date":"2021-03-16T19:11:37","date_gmt":"2021-03-17T02:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/?p=9440"},"modified":"2021-03-16T19:11:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-17T02:11:37","slug":"yaphet-kotto-dies-at-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/yaphet-kotto-dies-at-81\/","title":{"rendered":"Yaphet Kotto Dies at 81"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yaphet Kotto<\/strong>, who portrayed \u201cDoc\u201d in Freddy\u2019s Dead: The Final Nightmare<\/em>, among many other roles in film and television has died, according to his agent, Ryan Goldhar. Kotto was 81.<\/p>\n

Goldhar confirmed Kotto died in the Philippines on March 14, 2021, at 10:30 p.m. local time, where he lived with his wife. Kotto\u2019s cause of death was not provided.<\/p>\n

Outside of the Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em> series, Kotto\u2019s notable work includes roles in Alien<\/em>, The Running Man<\/em>, Midnight Run<\/em>, Live and Let Die<\/em> (in which he originated iconic Bond villain Mr. Big<\/strong>), and playing Lt. Al Giardello on NBC’s Homicide: Life on the Street<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Our sincere condolences to Mr. Kotto\u2019s family and friends.<\/p>\n

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