<ul class="summary-list"><li>Kotto was known for his roles in the <keyword id="17991" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="James-Bond">James Bond</keyword> movie "<keyword id="476169" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Live-and-Let-Die">Live and Let Die</keyword>" and "<keyword id="64146" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="alien">Alien</keyword>."</li><li>He died on Monday near Manila in the Philippines, according to his wife and manager.</li></ul>Veteran character actor <keyword id="10939537" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="yaphet-kotto">Yaphet Kotto</keyword>, who was known best for playing Bond villain Mr. Big in 1973's James Bond movie "Live and Let Die" and Parker in the sci-fi classic "Alien," died on Monday near Manila in the Philippines. He was 81 years old. No cause of death was given.His wife, Thessa Sinahon, announced the news in a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ykottoaliendiary/">Facebook post</a>. It was confirmed by Kotto's agent, Ryan Goldhar, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/world/yaphet-kotto-dead.html">The New York Times reported</a>.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 "<keyword id="492230" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Midnight-Run">Midnight Run</keyword>" opposite Robert De Niro.Kotto began acting professionally in his late teens and eventually got to Hollywood thanks to his intense acting and six-foot-three frame, which made him perfect for bad guy roles. That particularly fit well for his performance as infamous Ugandan president Idi Amin in the 1976 television movie "Raid on Entebbe," which earned him an Emmy nomination.<div type="image" title="Alien Fox" height="726" width="1280" msid="81534190" hostid="261"></div>He would be the standout in roles like 1976's "Drum" and 1978's "Blue Collar," which dealt with social issues and race. But it would be playing chief engineer Parker, who fights alongside Sigourney Weaver to fight off an evil alien in 1979's "Alien," that would make him a beloved character actor until the end of his life.Kotto, who was born in Harlem and grew up in the Bronx, had over 90 acting credits in film, TV, and Broadway over his career.

Bond villain and 'Alien' star Yaphet Kotto is dead at 81

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Courtesy of Sega/The Creative Assembly" title_caption="Imagine getting chased by this guy in a space station where you're the sole human on board." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/544971aa69bedd6a75264091-960/alien-isolation-video-game.jpg"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/544971aa69bedd6a75264091-1200-924/alien-isolation-video-game.jpg" border="0" alt="alien isolation video game" /></a>Courtesy of Sega/The Creative AssemblyImagine getting chased by this guy in a space station where you're the sole human on board.</div></div></div>Over 30 video games have been made based on the "Alien" film franchise. 
Earlier this month, Sega released the latest installment to the growing franchise with "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=alien+isolation&amp;tag=googhydr-20&amp;index=aps&amp;hvadid=31137478370&amp;hvpos=1t1&amp;hvexid=&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=12374288218930093866&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=b&amp;hvdev=c&amp;ref=pd_sl_6qi4hjaeuh_b">Alien: Isolation.</a>"
Different from most of its predecessors, there is no alien killing in this game. Rather than a typical first-person shooter, "Isolation" is a survival story where you try and outwit an alien aboard a ship in space.
Largely inspired by the original 1979 "Alien" film from director Ripley Scott the game is set 15 years after the first movie. But instead of following around Ellen Ripley, who was played by Sigourney Weaver in the movie, you play as Ripley's daughter Amanda as she tries to discover what happened to her mother.
We've been playing it for about a week and it's pretty terrifying. You never know when and where an alien is going to pop out and in what way your character will suddenly be killed.
You can just be walking around minding your own business and then something like this will happen. 
<div class="KonaFilter image-container click-to-enlarge"><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Sega/Alien Isolation via YouTube" title_caption="" class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54497725eab8ead836a44611-960/alien-isolation-death.gif"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54497725eab8ead836a44611/alien-isolation-death.gif" border="0" alt="alien isolation death" width="600" height="360" /></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXURiaXG1l4">Sega/Alien Isolation via YouTube</a></div></div> 
However, one of the most impressive feats of the game doesn't even occur in regular game play.
Sega and developer the Creative Assembly were able to work with 20th Century Fox to get the cast of "Alien" to reprise their characters 35 years later in additional bonus content.
Weaver, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, Harry Dean Stanton, and Yaphet Kotto return as Ripley, Dallas, Lambert, Brett, and Parker in an extra mission aboard the Nostromo ship featured in "Alien."
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/54496edfecad04ab1fa44608-618-309/alien-isolation-ripley-original-cast-1.png" border="0" alt="alien isolation ripley original cast">Sega/Alien: IsolationThe original cast except for Ian Holm reprised their roles in an extra mission in "Alien: Isolation."</img></div></div></div>
Never before has the cast lent their voices together in a video game.
We recently spoke with the game's creative lead Alistair Hope who told Business Insider about how they were able to reunite the actors. Hope says what he believes really convinced the cast to sign on was the game's commitment to honoring the original film. 
"When we were in a position to present the game to the original cast I think they could immediately see the care and attention we put into recreating the world that they had established 35 years ago and the fact that this game was about survival," says Hope. "It wasn't about killing. You know, we were taking a new approach within video games with the franchise. That was really important, and, yeah, they were really excited to be on board." 
In an interview with Time, Weaver <a href="https://time.com/3453689/sigourney-weaver-alien-isolation/">explained why this was the first "Alien" game she signed on to do</a> echoing much of Hope's sentiment.
"I had been approached to participate in a couple of different Alien games but I felt that this one was very different," Weaver said. "First of all, there was a desire to put the player into the world that [director] Ridley Scott created, which is quite a terrifying one, and to let you loose in this situation that was so powerful in the first movie."
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table click-to-enlarge"><div><div class="image on-image"><a title_source="Sega/Alien: Isolation" title_caption="Here's a closer-up shot of Sigourney Weaver's character Ripley in the bonus content." class="zoomin" href="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/544972deeab8eaa220a4460c-960/alien-isolation-1.png"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/544972deeab8eaa220a4460c-1200-600/alien-isolation-1.png" border="0" alt="alien isolation" /></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu_rWH5lS3w">Sega/Alien: Isolation</a>Here's a closer-up shot of Sigourney Weaver's character Ripley in the bonus content.</div></div></div>
"This was a very passionate homage to Ridley's work that I think is quite unique, and to recognize that people would love to be in that world, navigating this empty, not really empty, ship, with a flamethrower," she added. "I thought it's pretty juicy."
"To work with Sigourney and be on the recording session when she's delivering her lines, everyone was kind of transported back to the Nostromo," Hope tells Business Insider. "It was really quite some spine-tingling stuff."
The mission itself, lets you play as Ripley, Parker, or Dallas as you try and rid of an alien by luring it into the ship's airlock like in the original film. It's a pretty short mission. Reviews say it takes <a href="http://metro.co.uk/2014/10/08/alien-isolation-dlc-review-crew-expendable-and-last-survivor-4897081/">about 15 minutes to complete</a> but that's probably if you're running through it.
"If you're a fan, I think you're going to get an enormous amount out of it," says Hope.
"Alien: Isolation" is available on Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, and PC.
You can check out the cast speak in a featurette for the game below:
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