

The Queen, who was reportedly at her husband’s bedside when he died, privately described his death as “having left a huge void in her life” He was the longest-serving royal consort in world history. Philip died of “old age” on the morning of 9 April 2021 at Windsor Castle, aged 99, two months before his 100th birthday. Kotto died on March 15 near Manila in the Philippines. It was confirmed by Kotto’s agent, Ryan Goldhar, The New York Times reported. His wife, Thessa Sinahon, announced Kotto’s passing in a Facebook post.
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Known for his physically imposing characters, Kotto was a fixture in movie and TV for decades, including roles on the series “Homicide: Life on the Street” and FBI agent Mosely in the beloved comedy “Midnight Run” opposite Robert De Niro. Big in 1973’s James Bond movie “Live and Let Die” and Parker in the sci-fi classic “Alien.” The veteran character actor was known best for playing Bond villain Mr. He did not have to lie submerged in pain. “The only mercy it exhibited was its sharp and swift execution. In that time, it managed to spread rapidly throughout his system,” the statement continued.

“He was diagnosed with this brutal, relentless form of malignant cancer only three weeks ago. “We are saddened to confirm of Dustin Diamond’s passing on Monday, February 1st, 2021 due to carcinoma,” Diamond’s representative said in a statement provided to Insider. The 65-year-old passed peacefully at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, where she’d been hospitalized since Christmas Eve after collapsing at her home following a hike.(picture above)ĭiamond was known best for playing the bumbling comic relief Samuel “Screech” Powers in the beloved 1990s TV series “Saved by the Bell.” 4, one day after her publicist mistakenly announced her death prematurely. Below is just a summary of some of the stars and celebrities we lost this year.Īctress and model Tanya Roberts - known for her roles as Midge in “That ’70s Show” and a Bond Girl in 1985’s “A View to Kill” - died on Jan. No matter how much wealth you have or how famous and powerful you are, death waits for no one. All rights reserved.In 2021 we saw the deaths of many rich and famous. Kotto, also known for his distinctive voice, recently reprised his Alien character Parker in the video game Alien: Isolation in 2020, and according to his wife had other projects on the horizon, including a book.Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. But he took those parts and made them wonderful all the same. He’s one of those actors who deserved more than the parts he got. Kotto was memorialized by fans online, including filmmaker Ava Duvernay, who tweeted, “My Mom’s favorite. One of the best actor in Hollywood a Legend.” “A good man, a good father, a good husband and a decent human being, very rare to find.

“You played a villain on some of your movies but for me you’re a real hero and to a lot of people also,” Thessa wrote. Big in Live and Let Die, among many roles over his three decade-long career, reportedly died Monday night in the Philippines, according to a Facebook post from his “saddened and shocked” wife of 24 years, Sinahon Thessa.

The actor, who also played the James Bond villain Mr. (PHILLIPINES) - Yaphet Kotto, who played everything from a deep space miner in the seminal sci-film Alien to a dogged police lieutenant on TV’s Homicide: Life on the Street, has died. Stanley Bielecki Movie Collection/Getty Images
