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Yaphet Kotto obituary – The Guardian
Actor who brought subtlety and power to roles in productions from Live and Let Die to Homicide: Life on the Street

In the 1985 TV movie Badge of the Assassin, Yaphet Kotto, who has died aged 81, is told by Alex Rocco, playing an NYPD detective, that the only reason he has been assigned to the investigation of a black militant murder of two cops is because he is a black detective. As Rocco storms away, Kotto calls out to him: Who told you I was a black detective?
This could be a metaphor for Kottos career. His considerable acting talent was often subsumed by his appearance, almost the antithesis of what a Hollywood…
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