Bet You Didn’t Know They Were Jewish #3
Aussie Dave | Jan 11, 2007 | 7 comments
Today’s Jew:
- Calls himself the worst nightmare of a prejudiced American
- Had a great-grandfather who ruled the Douala region of Cameroon in the late 19th century and was also a practicing Jew
- Claims to have uncovered proof that he is the great-great-great-grandson of Britain’s Queen Victoria
- Once played a James Bond villain
- Knows about life on the street
And the mystery Jew is…
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Yaphet Kotto
See here.
About the Author
An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.Filed Under: General
And he played Idi Amin, too.
Great series!
I think he converted to Christianity. Sorry
Kosher And Famous?
I would have never guessed that Elvis Presley and Yaphet Kotto were Jewish.
I was able to meet Presley’s step brother (by marriage) a few years ago, although he mentioned nothing about his step brothers kosher roots…
I think he didn’t, although that rumor has been going around.
Very cool scoop, Dave!
I really didn’t
Dave at Israelly Cool has a new feature up: Bet You Didn’t Know They Were Jewish. As in really, halachically Jewish (rather than, you know…
he also played kananga in james bond live n let die