Yaphet Kotto
Acting
- Born:
- 1939-11-16
- Died:
- 2021-03-15
- Place of birth:
- 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.
Known For
Filmography
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Witless Protection
BaadAsssss Cinema
Stiletto Dance
The Ride
Homicide: The Movie
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
The Defenders: Payback
Two If by Sea
The World of James Bond
Out-of-Sync
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Dead Badge
The Puppet Masters
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
seaQuest DSV
Almost Blue
Extreme Justice
It's Nothing Personal
Homicide: Life on the Street
The American Clock
Intent to Kill
Chrome Soldiers
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Hangfire
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Law & Order
After the Shock
Tripwire
Ministry of Vengeance
Prime Target
The Jigsaw Murders
Father Dowling Mysteries
A Whisper to a Scream
Midnight Run
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
The Running Man
Terminal Entry
In Self Defense
Desperado
Pretty Kill
The Park Is Mine
Eye of the Tiger
Harem
Harem
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Warning Sign
Playing with Fire
Badge of the Assassin
Murder, She Wrote
Women of San Quentin
For Love and Honor
For Love and Honor
The Star Chamber
The A-Team
Fighting Back
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
American Playhouse
Hill Street Blues
Rage!
Brubaker
Othello
Alien
Blue Collar
Raid on Entebbe
The Monkey Hustle
Drum
Crunch
Friday Foster
Doctors' Hospital
Sharks' Treasure
Report to the Commissioner
Truck Turner
Live and Let Die
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Across 110th Street
The Limit
Bone
Man and Boy
Night Gallery
Night Chase
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Hawaii Five-O
The Name of the Game
5 Card Stud
The Thomas Crown Affair
Mannix
Cowboy in Africa
The High Chaparral
Tarzan
The Big Valley
Nothing But a Man
Daniel Boone
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Bonanza
Gunsmoke