Yaphet Kotto
Acting
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.
Born: November 16, 1939 · New York City, New York, U.S.A
Filmography (64)
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
Witless Protection
2008
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
Stiletto Dance
2001
Homicide: The Movie
2000
Two If by Sea
1996
Out-of-Sync
1995
The Puppet Masters
1994
seaQuest DSV
1993
Almost Blue
1993
Extreme Justice
1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Intent to Kill
1992
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
Law & Order
1990
Prime Target
1989
The Jigsaw Murders
1989
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
Terminal Entry
1988
Midnight Run
1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987
The Running Man
1987
Pretty Kill
1987
The Park Is Mine
1986
Eye of the Tiger
1986
Harem
1986
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Warning Sign
1985
Badge of the Assassin
1985
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Star Chamber
1983
The A-Team
1983
Fighting Back
1982
Hill Street Blues
1981
Brubaker
1980
Alien
1979
Blue Collar
1978
Raid on Entebbe
1976
The Monkey Hustle
1976
Drum
1976
Friday Foster
1975
Doctors' Hospital
1975
Sharks' Treasure
1975
Report to the Commissioner
1975
Truck Turner
1974
Live and Let Die
1973
Across 110th Street
1972
Bone
1972
Night Gallery
1970
Night Chase
1970
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
Hawaii Five-O
1968
The Name of the Game
1968
5 Card Stud
1968
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
Mannix
1967
The High Chaparral
1967
Tarzan
1966
The Big Valley
1965
Nothing But a Man
1964
Daniel Boone
1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Bonanza
1959
Gunsmoke
1955