[Albion Wilde]

FWIW, I moved to the Baltimore area while Homicide: Life on the Street was filming, and once or twice I ran into Yaphet Kotto in the grocery store. Very reserved, but polite when my kid asked for his autograph (unlike when my kid asked for Tom Hanks' autograph in Philadelphia).

I guess Yaphet and André are up there comparing notes now—“Heavenside: Life Is Complete.” RIP to both.

Thanks for the link, bert.

[Robert DeLong]

Yeah, I remember him too. Not surprised about Tom Hanks.

[Tired of Taxes]

You have some cool stories about meeting famous people. I remember your post about the difference in meeting Denzel Washington and Tom Hanks when they were filming "Philadelphia." Maybe Hanks was never the nice guy people believe he is.

All I remember about "Homicide: Life on the Streets" is that the show was well-written and the actors were great. Andre and Yaphet were perfect in their roles. All the actors were. I think Giancarlo Esposito was on the show at one point.

I guess Yaphet and André are up there comparing notes now

I hope they're having a party with Richard Belzer, who I see also died this year, and the other cast members who've passed on.

Too bad about Andre. He was only 61. I hate cancer.