Yaphet Kotto
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday16 November 1939
Died15 March 2021 (age 81)
Place of birthNew York City, New York, U.S.A
Known credits96
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.
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018 · Self
Witless Protection
2008 · Ricardo Bodi
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002 · Self
Stiletto Dance
2001 · Captain Rick Sands
The Ride
2000 · Carter
Homicide: The Movie
2000 · Al Giardello
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999
The Defenders: Payback
1997 · Judge Williams
Two If by Sea
1996 · FBI Agent O'Malley
The World of James Bond
1995 · Self
Out-of-Sync
1995 · Quincy
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995 · Marty Talbot
Dead Badge
1995 · Captain Hunt
The Puppet Masters
1994 · Ressler
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994 · Detective Martin Talbot
seaQuest DSV
1993 · Captain Jack Clayton
Almost Blue
1993 · Terry
Extreme Justice
1993 · Larson
It's Nothing Personal
1993 · Lt. Tom Riley
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · Al Giardello
The American Clock
1993 · Isaac
Intent to Kill
1992 · Captain Jackson
Chrome Soldiers
1992 · Perry Beach
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991 · Doc
Hangfire
1991 · Police Lieutenant
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990 · Kelly
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990 · ADA Kelley
Law & Order
1990 · Al Giardello
After the Shock
1990 · William McElroy
Tripwire
1989 · Lee Pitt
Ministry of Vengeance
1989 · Mr. Whiteside
Prime Target
1989 · Gilmore Brown
The Jigsaw Murders
1989 · Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989 · Lt. Fleming
A Whisper to a Scream
1989 · Jules Tallard
Midnight Run
1988 · Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987 · General Sorenson
The Running Man
1987 · William Laughlin
Terminal Entry
1987 · Col. Styles
In Self Defense
1987 · Lt. Tyrell
Desperado
1987 · Bede
Pretty Kill
1987 · Harris
The Park Is Mine
1986 · Eubanks
Eye of the Tiger
1986 · J.B. Deveraux
Harem
1986 · Agha Kislar
Harem
1986 · Agha Kislar
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · Convict
Warning Sign
1985 · Major Connolly
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