Tessie announced Yaphet’s death in a post on Facebook. “He died last night around 10:30 p.m. Philippine time,” she said. “This is a very painful moment for me to inform you all fans, friends, and family of my husband.”
“You played a villain on some of your movies but for me you’re a real hero and to a lot of people also. A good man, a good father, a good husband, and a decent human being, very rare to find,” she continued.
Yaphet’s cause of death was not included in Tessie’s statement and remains unknown. Given his relatively old age, it could have come from any number of things. For now, though, that piece of the story around Yaphet’s death remains a mystery.
As an actor from an early age, Yaphet’s success in the world of film and TV paved the way for many of the Black actors who came after him.
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