Yaphet Kotto
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 16, 1939
- Died
- March 15, 2021 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Movie · as Self
Witless Protection
Movie · as Ricardo Bodi
BaadAsssss Cinema
Movie · as Self
Stiletto Dance
Movie · as Captain Rick Sands
Homicide: The Movie
Movie · as Al Giardello
The Ride
Movie · as Carter
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
Movie
The Defenders: Payback
Movie · as Judge Williams
Two If by Sea
Movie · as FBI Agent O'Malley
Out-of-Sync
Movie · as Quincy
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Movie · as Marty Talbot
Dead Badge
Movie · as Captain Hunt
The World of James Bond
Movie · as Self
The Puppet Masters
Movie · as Ressler
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Movie · as Detective Martin Talbot
Extreme Justice
Movie · as Larson
It's Nothing Personal
Movie · as Lt. Tom Riley
The American Clock
Movie · as Isaac
Almost Blue
Movie · as Terry
seaQuest DSV
TV · as Captain Jack Clayton · 1 ep
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV · as Al Giardello · 122 eps
Chrome Soldiers
Movie · as Perry Beach
Intent to Kill
Movie · as Captain Jackson
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Movie · as Doc
Hangfire
Movie · as Police Lieutenant
After the Shock
Movie · as William McElroy
Law & Order
TV · as Al Giardello · 1 ep
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
TV · as Kelly, ADA Kelley · 1 ep
Tripwire
Movie · as Lee Pitt
Ministry of Vengeance
Movie · as Mr. Whiteside
A Whisper to a Scream
Movie · as Jules Tallard
The Jigsaw Murders
Movie · as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
Prime Target
Movie · as Gilmore Brown
Father Dowling Mysteries
TV · as Lt. Fleming · 1 ep
Midnight Run
Movie · as Alonzo Mosely
The Running Man
Movie · as William Laughlin
Terminal Entry
Movie · as Col. Styles
In Self Defense
Movie · as Lt. Tyrell
Pretty Kill
Movie · as Harris
Desperado
Movie · as Bede
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Movie · as General Sorenson
Eye of the Tiger
Movie · as J.B. Deveraux
The Park Is Mine
Movie · as Eubanks
Harem
Movie · as Agha Kislar
Harem
TV · as Agha Kislar · 2 eps
Warning Sign
Movie · as Major Connolly
Badge of the Assassin
Movie · as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
Playing with Fire
Movie · as Fire Chief Walker
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Convict · 1 ep
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Lt. Bradshaw · 1 ep
The Star Chamber
Movie · as Detective Harry Lowes
Women of San Quentin
Movie · as Sgt. Therman Patterson
For Love and Honor
Movie · as Sgt. China Bell
The A-Team
TV · as Charles Struthers · 1 ep
For Love and Honor
TV · 13 eps
Fighting Back
Movie · as Ivanhoe Washington
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Movie · as Denmark Vessey
American Playhouse
TV · as Jocko · 1 ep
Hill Street Blues
TV · as Calvin Matthias · 1 ep
Brubaker
Movie · as Dickie Coombes
Othello
Movie · as Othello
Rage!
Movie · as Ernie
Alien
Movie · as Parker
Blue Collar
Movie · as Sam 'Smokey' James
Raid on Entebbe
Movie · as President Idi Amin - Jr.
The Monkey Hustle
Movie · as Daddy Foxx
Drum
Movie · as Blase
Crunch
Movie · as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
Report to the Commissioner
Movie · as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
Friday Foster
Movie · as Colt Hawkins
Sharks' Treasure
Movie · as Ben Flynn
Doctors' Hospital
TV · 1 ep
Truck Turner
Movie · as Blue
Live and Let Die
Movie · as Kananga/Mr. Big
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Movie · as Self
Across 110th Street
Movie · as Lt. William Pope
Bone
Movie · as Bone
The Limit
Movie · as Mark Johnson
Man and Boy
Movie · as Nate Hodges
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Movie · as Sonny Boy Mosby
Night Chase
Movie · as Ernie Green
Night Gallery
TV · as Buckner · 1 ep
Hawaii Five-O
TV · as Lance Corporal John T. Auston · 1 ep
The Thomas Crown Affair
Movie · as Carl
5 Card Stud
Movie · as Little George
The Name of the Game
TV · as Wyman Jackson · 1 ep
Mannix
TV · as Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon · 1 ep
The High Chaparral
TV · as Sgt. Major Creason · 1 ep
Cowboy in Africa
TV · as Musa · 1 ep
Tarzan
TV · 1 ep
The Big Valley
TV · as Lobo Brown, Damien · 1 ep
Nothing But a Man
Movie · as Jocko
Daniel Boone
TV · as Luke, Jonah · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Child Barnett · 1 ep
Gunsmoke
TV · as Piney Biggs · 1 ep