Known For
Acting
Born
Nov 16, 1939
Died
Mar 15, 2021
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.A
Credits
96 titles
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
Filmography
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Self
Witless Protection
Ricardo Bodi
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
Stiletto Dance
Captain Rick Sands
The Ride
Carter
Homicide: The Movie
Al Giardello
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
The Defenders: Payback
Judge Williams
Two If by Sea
FBI Agent O'Malley
The World of James Bond
Self
Out-of-Sync
Quincy
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Marty Talbot
Dead Badge
Captain Hunt
The Puppet Masters
Ressler
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Detective Martin Talbot
seaQuest DSV
Captain Jack Clayton
Almost Blue
Terry
Extreme Justice
Larson
It's Nothing Personal
Lt. Tom Riley
Homicide: Life on the Street
Al Giardello
The American Clock
Isaac
Intent to Kill
Captain Jackson
Chrome Soldiers
Perry Beach
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Doc
Hangfire
Police Lieutenant
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Kelly
Law & Order
Al Giardello
After the Shock
William McElroy
Tripwire
Lee Pitt
Ministry of Vengeance
Mr. Whiteside
Prime Target
Gilmore Brown
The Jigsaw Murders
Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
Father Dowling Mysteries
Lt. Fleming
A Whisper to a Scream
Jules Tallard
Midnight Run
Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
General Sorenson
The Running Man
William Laughlin
Terminal Entry
Col. Styles
In Self Defense
Lt. Tyrell
Desperado
Bede
Pretty Kill
Harris
The Park Is Mine
Eubanks
Eye of the Tiger
J.B. Deveraux
Harem
Agha Kislar
Harem
Agha Kislar
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Convict
Warning Sign
Major Connolly
Playing with Fire
Fire Chief Walker
Badge of the Assassin
Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Bradshaw