Yaphet Kotto

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Known For Acting

Known Credits 93

Gender Male

Birthday 1939-11-16

Day of Death 2021-03-15 (81 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, U.S.A

Also Known As

Yaphet Frederick Kotto

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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.

Known For

Acting

2018

as Himself

2010

as Self (archive footage)

2008

as Ricardo Bodi

2003

as (archive footage)

2002		Best Ever Bond as Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002		BaadAsssss Cinema as Self

2001

as Captain Rick Sands

2000

as Al Giardello

1999

1997

as Judge Williams

1996

as FBI Agent O'Malley

1995		The World of James Bond
1995		Out-of-Sync as Quincy
1995		Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan as Marty Talbot
1995		Dead Badge as Captain Hunt

1994		The Puppet Masters as Ressler
1994		The Corpse Had a Familiar Face as Detective Martin Talbot

1993		seaQuest DSV (1 episode) as Captain Jack Clayton
1993		Almost Blue as Terry
1993		Extreme Justice as Larson
1993		It's Nothing Personal as Lt. Tom Riley
1993		Homicide: Life on the Street (122 episodes) as Al Giardello
1993		The American Clock

1992		Intent to Kill as Captain Jackson
1992		Chrome Soldiers as Perry Beach

1991		Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare as Doc
1991		Hangfire as Police Lieutenant

1990		Law & Order (1 episode) as Lieutenant Al Giardello
1990		After the Shock as William McElroy

1989		Tripwire as Lee Pitt
1989		Ministry of Vengeance as Mr. Whiteside
1989		Prime Target as Gilmore Brown
1989		The Jigsaw Murders as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
1989		A Whisper to a Scream as Jules Tallard

1988		Terminal Entry as Col. Styles
1988		Midnight Run as Alonzo Mosely

1987		Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel as General Sorenson
1987		The Running Man as William Laughlin
1987		In Self Defense as Lt. Tyrell
1987		Desperado as Bede
1987		Pretty Kill as Harris

1986		Eye of the Tiger as J.B. Deveraux
1986		Harem (2 episodes) as Agha Kislar
1986		Harem as Agha Kislar

1985		The Park Is Mine as Eubanks
1985		The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1 episode) as Convict
1985		Warning Sign as Major Connolly
1985		Playing with Fire as Fire Chief Walker
1985		Badge of the Assassin as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

1984

(1 episode) as Lt. Bradshaw

1983		Women of San Quentin as Sgt. Therman Patterson
1983		For Love and Honor (13 episodes)
1983		For Love and Honor as Sgt. China Bell
1983		The Star Chamber as Detective Harry Lowes
1983		The A-Team (1 episode) as Charles Struthers

1982		Fighting Back as Ivanhoe Washington
1982		A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion as Denmark Vessey

1981

(1 episode)

1980		Rage! as Ernie
1980		Brubaker as Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
1980		Othello as Othello

1979

as Parker

1978

as Smokey James

1976		Raid on Entebbe as President Idi Amin - Jr.
1976		The Monkey Hustle as Daddy Foxx
1976		Drum as Blase
1976		Crunch as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone

1975		Friday Foster as Colt Hawkins
1975		Doctors' Hospital (1 episode)
1975		Sharks' Treasure as Ben Flynn
1975		Report to the Commissioner as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone

1974

as Blue

1973

as Kananga/Mr. Big

1972		Across 110th Street as Lt. William Pope
1972		The Limit as Mark Johnson
1972		Bone as Bone

1971

as Nate Hodges

1970		Night Gallery (1 episode)
1970		Night Chase as Ernie Green
1970		The Liberation of L.B. Jones as Sonny Boy Mosby

1968		The Name of the Game (1 episode) as Wyman Jackson
1968		Hawaii Five-O (1 episode) as LCpl. John T. Auston
1968		5 Card Stud as Little George
1968		The Thomas Crown Affair as Carl

1967		Mannix (2 episodes)
1967		Cowboy in Africa (1 episode)
1967		The High Chaparral (1 episode) as Sgt. Major Creason

1966

(1 episode)

1965

(1 episode) as Damien (1 episode) as Lobo Brown

1964		Nothing But a Man as Jocko
1964		Daniel Boone (1 episode) as Jonah (1 episode) as Luke

1959

(1 episode) as Child Barnett

1955

(1 episode) as Piney Biggs

Writing

1972

… Story

Production

1972

… Producer

Directing

1972

… Director

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