Yaphet Kotto

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-11-16 (82 years old)

Deathday

2021-03-15

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, U.S.A

Yaphet Kotto

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.

Acting

1973

Live and Let Die

as Kananga/Mr. Big

1987

The Running Man

as William Laughlin

1980

Brubaker

as Richard 'Dickie' Coombes

1968

5 Card Stud

as Little George

2000

Homicide: The Movie

as Al Giardello

1974

1972

Across 110th Street

as Lt. William Pope

1976

Raid on Entebbe

as President Idi Amin - Jr.

1994

1988

Midnight Run

as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.

1972

Bone

as Bone

1983

The Star Chamber

as Detective Harry Lowes

1985

Warning Sign

as Major Connolly

1986

Eye of the Tiger

as J.B. Deveraux

1988

Terminal Entry

as Col. Styles

1975

Report to the Commissioner

as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone

1978

Blue Collar

as Sam 'Smokey' James

2008

Witless Protection

as Ricardo Bodi

1996

Two If by Sea

as FBI Agent O'Malley

1986

1989

Tripwire

as Lee Pitt

1976

The Monkey Hustle

as Daddy Foxx

1975

Friday Foster

as Colt Hawkins

1964

1976

Drum

as Blase

1970

1982

Fighting Back

as Ivanhoe Washington

1993

1971

Man and Boy

as Nate Hodges

1989

Ministry of Vengeance

as Mr. Whiteside

1987

In Self Defense

as Lt. Tyrell

1997

The Defenders: Payback

as Judge Williams

2001

Stiletto Dance

as Captain Rick Sands

1992

Chrome Soldiers

as Perry Beach

1987

Pretty Kill

as Harris

1985

Badge of the Assassin

as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

1993

It's Nothing Personal

as Lt. Tom Riley

1995

Out-of-Sync

as Quincy

1989

A Whisper to a Scream

as Jules Tallard

1991

Hangfire

as Police Lieutenant

1992

Intent to Kill

as Captain Jackson

1976

Crunch

as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone

1987

Desperado

as Bede

1989

The Jigsaw Murders

as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore

2002

Best Ever Bond

as Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited)

1990

After the Shock

as William McElroy

1972

The Limit

as Mark Johnson

1979

Alien

as Parker

1970

Night Chase

as Ernie Green

1986

Harem

as Agha Kislar

1989

Prime Target

as Gilmore Brown

1975

Sharks' Treasure

as Ben Flynn

1985

Playing with Fire

as Fire Chief Walker

1983

Women of San Quentin

as Sgt. Therman Patterson

1994

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

as Detective Martin Talbot

1980

Othello

as Othello

1983

For Love and Honor

as Sgt. China Bell

2003

The Beast Within: Making Alien

as (archive footage)

1980

Rage!

as Ernie

1995

Dead Badge

as Captain Hunt

1993

Almost Blue

as Terry

2000

The Ride

as Carter

Production

1972

The Limit

as Director

1972

The Limit

as Story

1972

The Limit

as Producer

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