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1 win & 4 nominations.
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Actor (95 credits)
2004
The Wire
(TV Series)
Meeting Man
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Amsterdam
(2004)
... Meeting Man (uncredited)
1986
Harem
(TV Movie)
Agha Kislar
1983-1984
For Love and Honor
(TV Series)
Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell / Platoon Sgt. James 'China' Bell
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Bloodline
(1984)
... Platoon Sgt. James 'China' Bell
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Team Work
(1983)
... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell
1983
The A-Team
(TV Series)
Charles 'East-Side Charlie' F. Struthers
1980
Rage!
(TV Movie)
Ernie
1971
Night Gallery
(TV Series)
Buckner (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street")
1969
Mannix
(TV Series)
Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon
1968
Bonanza
(TV Series)
Child Barnett
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Child
(1968)
... Child Barnett
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Self (17 credits)
1979
Arena
(TV Series documentary)
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Personal Details
Other Works:
He acted in August Wilson's play, "Fences," at the Garrick Theatre in London, England with Tyrone Huggins and Adrian Lester in the cast.
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Publicity Listings:
2 Interviews
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2 Articles
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1 Pictorial
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Height:
6' 4" (1.93 m)
Spouse:
Tessie Sinahon
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Parents:
Kotto, Avraham
| Kotto, Gladys Marie
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Personal Quote:
[on filming
Alien (1979)] All of the scenes were challenging, particularly when you know you have to act against sets that were huge. The special effects determined where you could walk. Then you ask yourself how can you survive in acting against a monster. Will you be remembered? Ridley Scott was cool. He gave us a ninety-page outline detailing each of our characters and then he disappeared ...
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Trivia:
Within a week of the divorce from his first wife Rita, he married Antoinette Pettyjohn.
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Trademark:
Often played police detectives and military officers
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