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Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

ActorDirectorProducerWriter Nov 16 (died age 81) New York City, New York, U.S.A 1955–2018 (63 year career)
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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 opposi…

Known For

Alien
Film

Alien

Parker
The Running Man
Film

The Running Man

William Laughlin
Midnight Run
Film

Midnight Run

Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
Live and Let Die
Film

Live and Let Die

Kananga/Mr. Big
Brubaker
Film

Brubaker

Dickie Coombes
The Thomas Crown Affair
Film

The Thomas Crown Affair

Carl
Homicide: Life on the Street
Film

Homicide: Life on the Street

Al Giardello
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Film

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Doc

Filmography

Acting (95)

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Movies (71)

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018

as Self

6.4
Witless Protection

Witless Protection

2008

as Ricardo Bodi

4.5
BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002

as Self

5.9
Stiletto Dance

Stiletto Dance

2001

as Captain Rick Sands

4.7
Homicide: The Movie

Homicide: The Movie

2000

as Al Giardello

6.8
The Ride

The Ride

2000

as Carter

2.0
Inside 'Live and Let Die'

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

1999
7.5
The Defenders: Payback

The Defenders: Payback

1997

as Judge Williams

2.7
Two If by Sea

Two If by Sea

1996

as FBI Agent O'Malley

4.9
Dead Badge

Dead Badge

1995

as Captain Hunt

6.8
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

1995

as Marty Talbot

5.0
Out-of-Sync

Out-of-Sync

1995

as Quincy

3.9
The World of James Bond

The World of James Bond

1995

as Self

6.0
The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters

1994

as Ressler

5.8
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

1994

as Detective Martin Talbot

3.5
Almost Blue

Almost Blue

1993

as Terry

6.9
The American Clock

The American Clock

1993

as Isaac

5.4
Extreme Justice

Extreme Justice

1993

as Larson

4.7
It's Nothing Personal

It's Nothing Personal

1993

as Lt. Tom Riley

Intent to Kill

Intent to Kill

1992

as Captain Jackson

3.9
Chrome Soldiers

Chrome Soldiers

1992

as Perry Beach

3.8
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991

as Doc

5.3
Hangfire

Hangfire

1991

as Police Lieutenant

4.0
After the Shock

After the Shock

1990

as William McElroy

5.8
The Jigsaw Murders

The Jigsaw Murders

1989

as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore

4.5
Ministry of Vengeance

Ministry of Vengeance

1989

as Mr. Whiteside

3.0
Tripwire

Tripwire

1989

as Lee Pitt

4.0
Prime Target

Prime Target

1989

as Gilmore Brown

5.0
A Whisper to a Scream

A Whisper to a Scream

1989

as Jules Tallard

2.8
Midnight Run

Midnight Run

1988

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

7.2
Terminal Entry

Terminal Entry

1988

as Col. Styles

3.8
The Running Man

The Running Man

1987

as William Laughlin

6.5
In Self Defense

In Self Defense

1987

as Lt. Tyrell

5.3
Desperado

Desperado

1987

as Bede

3.2
Pretty Kill

Pretty Kill

1987

as Harris

1.8
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

1987

as General Sorenson

7.1
Harem

Harem

1986

as Agha Kislar

4.2
The Park Is Mine

The Park Is Mine

1986

as Eubanks

5.5
Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger

1986

as J.B. Deveraux

6.0
Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

1985

as Fire Chief Walker

6.0
Badge of the Assassin

Badge of the Assassin

1985

as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

5.4
Warning Sign

Warning Sign

1985

as Major Connolly

6.0
Women of San Quentin

Women of San Quentin

1983

as Sgt. Therman Patterson

1.0
The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber

1983

as Detective Harry Lowes

6.0
For Love and Honor

For Love and Honor

1983

as Sgt. China Bell

10.0
Fighting Back

Fighting Back

1982

as Ivanhoe Washington

5.6
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

1982

as Denmark Vessey

6.0
Brubaker

Brubaker

1980

as Dickie Coombes

7.1
Othello

Othello

1980

as Othello

8.0
Rage!

Rage!

1980

as Ernie

7.0
Alien

Alien

1979

as Parker

8.2
Blue Collar

Blue Collar

1978

as Sam 'Smokey' James

7.3
Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976

as President Idi Amin - Jr.

6.0
Drum

Drum

1976

as Blase

4.8
The Monkey Hustle

The Monkey Hustle

1976

as Daddy Foxx

5.6
Crunch

Crunch

1976

as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone

Sharks' Treasure

Sharks' Treasure

1975

as Ben Flynn

4.8
Friday Foster

Friday Foster

1975

as Colt Hawkins

5.9
Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

1975

as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone

6.5
Truck Turner

Truck Turner

1974

as Blue

6.4
Live and Let Die

Live and Let Die

1973

as Kananga/Mr. Big

6.5
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

1973

as Self

6.0
Bone

Bone

1972

as Bone

5.9
Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street

1972

as Lt. William Pope

6.8
The Limit

The Limit

1972

as Mark Johnson

Man and Boy

Man and Boy

1971

as Nate Hodges

6.0
The Liberation of L.B. Jones

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

1970

as Sonny Boy Mosby

5.8
Night Chase

Night Chase

1970

as Ernie Green

5.5
The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

1968

as Carl

6.8
5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

1968

as Little George

6.2
Nothing But a Man

Nothing But a Man

1964

as Jocko

7.5