American actor Yaphet Kotto, who played Harlem drug lord Mr. Big and corrupt dictator Dr. Ross Kananga in the film To Live and Let Die (1973), died at the age of 81 last March 16, 2021. He is survived by his wife Tess Sinahon, with whom he was residing in the Philippines when he passed away.
His other notable roles include engineer Dennis Parker in Ridley Scott's sci-fi horror movie Alien (1979) and Baltimore Police Department shift boss Al "Gee" Giardello in the critically acclaimed TV series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-99).
