Harris, whom you probably remember as Yaphet Kotto's menacing sidekick Tee Hee in the James Bond film LIVE AND LET DIE, has passed away at the age of 81. With dozens of film and TV credits and likely hundreds of stage credits in his career, Harris was most visible in blaxploitation films of the 1970s, including SUPERFLY, BLACK CAESAR and HELL UP IN HARLEM (where he played the father of star Fred Williamson), and FRIDAY FOSTER.

The New York Times obit linked below provides a photo of Harris in LIVE AND LET DIE.

Julius Harris, 81, Pioneering Black Actor, Dies

So sorry to hear this. Harris is a guy who would show up all the time in a variety of different things and was always good. In addition to the films you mentioned, I also enjoyed him in THE TAKING OF PELHAM 123 (where he has some great moments with Matthau), the remake of KING KONG and LET'S DO IT AGAIN. I will also boldly state that he was the best thing about MANIAC COP 3!