Kotto as Dr Kananga giving Roger Moore's James Bond a grilling in Live and Let Die Yaphet Kotto, best known for playing a villain in 1973 James Bond movie Live and Let Die, has died at the age of 81.
He first played 007's CIA ally in 1973's Live and Let Die, the late Sir Roger Moore's first Bond film. He returned to the role 16 years later to appear alongside Timothy Dalton in 1989's Licence ...