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Koton or Rando (died 1991) was a German Shepherd police dog who played Jerry Lee in the 1989 movie K-9 with James Belushi. He also starred in a short lived TV series of the same name. Prior to being in the movie/TV series, Koton worked for the Kansas City Police Department as a K-9 officer. During his policing career he was responsible for over 24 felony arrests and in October 1991 located 10 kilograms of cocaine worth more than US$1.2 million. On November 18, 1991, Koton was fatally shot while trying to apprehend a suspect in the murder of a police officer.[1][2][3][4]

People magazine[5] stated that the dog in the film was named Rando, not Koton.

Filmography

References

  1. ^ "K-9 | Dog Actors". Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  2. ^ "Koton - Jerry Lee from K9 Was Shot and Killed While Arresting a Suspect". 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ Hayes, Monique (25 July 2017). "6 Animal Film Stars With Tragic Histories". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  4. ^ https://www.gonetoosoon.org/memorials/pets/koton-jerry-lee
  5. ^ "Get Used to It, Cybill—there's a New Shepherd in Hollywood". People. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2014.

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