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Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

Acting November 16, 1939 (81 years old) March 15, 2021 New York City, New York, U.S.A

Biography

Yaphet Frederick Kotto (November 16, 1939 – March 15, 2021) was an American actor known for numerous film roles, as well as starring in the NBC television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-99) as Lieutenant Al Giardello. His films include the science-fiction and horror film Alien (1979), and the Arnold Schwarzenegger science-fiction and action film The Running Man (1987). He portrayed the main villain Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big in the James Bond movie Live and Let Die (1973). He appeared opposite Robert De Niro in the comedy thriller Midnight Run (1988) as FBI Agent Alonzo Mosley.

Movies 71

Alien 8.2

Alien

as Parker

1979
The Running Man 6.5

The Running Man

as William Laughlin

1987
Live and Let Die 6.5

Live and Let Die

as Kananga/Mr. Big

1973
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare 5.3

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

as Doc

1991
The Thomas Crown Affair 6.8

The Thomas Crown Affair

as Carl

1968
Midnight Run 7.2

Midnight Run

as Alonzo Mosely

1988
Brubaker 7.1

Brubaker

as Dickie Coombes

1980
The Puppet Masters 5.8

The Puppet Masters

as Ressler

1994
The Star Chamber 6.0

The Star Chamber

as Detective Harry Lowes

1983
Blue Collar 7.4

Blue Collar

as Sam 'Smokey' James

1978
Raid on Entebbe 6.0

Raid on Entebbe

as President Idi Amin - Jr.

1976
Two If by Sea 5.0

Two If by Sea

as FBI Agent O'Malley

1996
5 Card Stud 6.3

5 Card Stud

as Little George

1968
Harem 5.4

Harem

as Agha Kislar

1986
Eye of the Tiger 6.1

Eye of the Tiger

as J.B. Deveraux

1986
Report to the Commissioner 6.6

Report to the Commissioner

as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone

1975
Truck Turner 6.5

Truck Turner

as Blue

1974
Nothing But a Man 7.4

Nothing But a Man

as Jocko

1964
Warning Sign 6.0

Warning Sign

as Major Connolly

1985
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen 6.4

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

as Self

2018
Drum 5.2

Drum

as Blase

1976
Across 110th Street 6.7

Across 110th Street

as Lt. William Pope

1972
The Park Is Mine 5.6

The Park Is Mine

as Eubanks

1986
Extreme Justice 5.0

Extreme Justice

as Larson

1993
Fighting Back 5.8

Fighting Back

as Ivanhoe Washington

1982
The Jigsaw Murders 4.6

The Jigsaw Murders

as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore

1989
Friday Foster 6.1

Friday Foster

as Colt Hawkins

1975
Witless Protection 4.4

Witless Protection

as Ricardo Bodi

2008
The Liberation of L.B. Jones 6.1

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

as Sonny Boy Mosby

1970
Badge of the Assassin 5.6

Badge of the Assassin

as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

1985
Tripwire 6.0

Tripwire

as Lee Pitt

1989
BaadAsssss Cinema 6.0

BaadAsssss Cinema

as Self

2002
Sharks' Treasure 5.3

Sharks' Treasure

as Ben Flynn

1975
It's Nothing Personal 7.0

It's Nothing Personal

as Lt. Tom Riley

1993
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion 7.0

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

as Denmark Vessey

1982
Homicide: The Movie 6.9

Homicide: The Movie

as Al Giardello

2000
Bone 6.2

Bone

as Bone

1972
A Whisper to a Scream 4.3

A Whisper to a Scream

as Jules Tallard

1989
Hangfire 4.7

Hangfire

as Police Lieutenant

1991
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan 7.0

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

as Marty Talbot

1995
Desperado 4.2

Desperado

as Bede

1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel 7.4

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

as General Sorenson

1987
The American Clock 5.7

The American Clock

as Isaac

1993
Chrome Soldiers 4.4

Chrome Soldiers

as Perry Beach

1992
Ministry of Vengeance 3.8

Ministry of Vengeance

as Mr. Whiteside

1989
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary 6.0

Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

as Self

1973
Dead Badge 6.8

Dead Badge

as Captain Hunt

1995
Inside 'Live and Let Die' 7.4

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

1999
Intent to Kill 4.5

Intent to Kill

as Captain Jackson

1992
For Love and Honor 9.7

For Love and Honor

as Sgt. China Bell

1983
Playing with Fire 6.0

Playing with Fire

as Fire Chief Walker

1985
The Ride 3.7

The Ride

as Carter

2000
Women of San Quentin 5.0

Women of San Quentin

as Sgt. Therman Patterson

1983
Out-of-Sync 4.5

Out-of-Sync

as Quincy

1995
Pretty Kill 2.4

Pretty Kill

as Harris

1987
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face 4.7

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

as Detective Martin Talbot

1994
Rage! 8.0

Rage!

as Ernie

1980
Prime Target 5.2

Prime Target

as Gilmore Brown

1989
The Monkey Hustle 5.9

The Monkey Hustle

as Daddy Foxx

1976
After the Shock 6.4

After the Shock

as William McElroy

1990
Stiletto Dance 4.9

Stiletto Dance

as Captain Rick Sands

2001
Terminal Entry 4.1

Terminal Entry

as Col. Styles

1987
In Self Defense 6.0

In Self Defense

as Lt. Tyrell

1987
Night Chase 5.9

Night Chase

as Ernie Green

1970
The Defenders: Payback 4.5

The Defenders: Payback

as Judge Williams

1997
Man and Boy 6.7

Man and Boy

as Nate Hodges

1971
The World of James Bond 6.7

The World of James Bond

as Self

1995
Almost Blue 7.1

Almost Blue

as Terry

1993
Othello 8.0

Othello

as Othello

1980
The Limit 10.0

The Limit

as Mark Johnson

1972
Crunch 8.0

Crunch

as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone

1976

TV Shows 28

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