Cast
Yaphet Kotto
Acting
Cast
Yaphet Kotto
Known for
Acting
Born
1939-11-16
From
New York City, New York, U.S.A
Died
2021-03-15
Also known as Yaphet Frederick Kotto, θΆδ½Β·ε₯ε
Biography
Yaphet Frederick Kotto (November 16, 1939 β 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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8.2
MOVIE1979
Alien
as Parker
β
6.5
MOVIE1973
Live and Let Die
as Kananga/Mr. Big
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6.5
MOVIE1987
The Running Man
as William Laughlin
β
5.3
MOVIE1991
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
as Doc
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6.8
MOVIE1968
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Carl
β
6.4
MOVIE2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as Self
β
7.2
MOVIE1988
Midnight Run
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
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7.1
MOVIE1980
Brubaker
as Dickie Coombes
β
6.3
MOVIE1968
5 Card Stud
as Little George
β
7.4
MOVIE1964
Nothing But a Man
as Jocko
β
5.3
MOVIE1976
Drum
as Blase
β
6.0
MOVIE1983
The Star Chamber
as Detective Harry Lowes
β
5.8
MOVIE1994
The Puppet Masters
as Ressler
β
3.7
MOVIE2000
The Ride
as Carter
β
5.3
MOVIE1975
Sharks' Treasure
as Ben Flynn
β
7.0
MOVIE1993
It's Nothing Personal
as Lt. Tom Riley
β
5.0
MOVIE1996
Two If by Sea
as FBI Agent O'Malley
β
3.8
MOVIE1989
Ministry of Vengeance
as Mr. Whiteside
β
6.7
MOVIE1972
Across 110th Street
as Lt. William Pope
β
6.0
MOVIE1987
In Self Defense
as Lt. Tyrell
β
7.3
MOVIE1978
Blue Collar
as Sam 'Smokey' James
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5.5
MOVIE1986
The Park Is Mine
as Eubanks
β
4.5
MOVIE2008
Witless Protection
as Ricardo Bodi
β
6.9
MOVIE2000
Homicide: The Movie
as Al Giardello
β
6.0
MOVIE1976
Raid on Entebbe
as President Idi Amin - Jr.
β
5.0
MOVIE1993
Extreme Justice
as Larson
β
6.7
MOVIE1995
The World of James Bond
as Self
β
5.8
MOVIE1982
Fighting Back
as Ivanhoe Washington
β
6.1
MOVIE1986
Eye of the Tiger
as J.B. Deveraux
β
5.0
MOVIE1983
Women of San Quentin
as Sgt. Therman Patterson
β
6.0
MOVIE2002
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
β
6.1
MOVIE1975
Friday Foster
as Colt Hawkins
β
6.5
MOVIE1974
Truck Turner
as Blue
β
7.0
MOVIE1982
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
as Denmark Vessey
β
5.6
MOVIE1985
Badge of the Assassin
as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
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6.0
MOVIE1973
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
as Self
β
5.4
MOVIE1986
Harem
as Agha Kislar
β
5.9
MOVIE1985
Warning Sign
as Major Connolly
β
6.7
MOVIE1971
Man and Boy
as Nate Hodges
β
4.9
MOVIE2001
Stiletto Dance
as Captain Rick Sands
β
4.5
MOVIE1997
The Defenders: Payback
as Judge Williams
β
4.5
MOVIE1992
Intent to Kill
as Captain Jackson
β
5.7
MOVIE1976
The Monkey Hustle
as Daddy Foxx
β
6.4
MOVIE1990
After the Shock
as William McElroy
β
4.0
MOVIE1989
A Whisper to a Scream
as Jules Tallard
β
6.8
MOVIE1995
Dead Badge
as Captain Hunt
β
4.7
MOVIE1989
The Jigsaw Murders
as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
β
7.4
MOVIE1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
as General Sorenson
β
6.0
MOVIE1985
Playing with Fire
as Fire Chief Walker
β
6.6
MOVIE1975
Report to the Commissioner
as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
β
6.0
MOVIE1970
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
as Sonny Boy Mosby
β
5.7
MOVIE1993
The American Clock
as Isaac
β
9.7
MOVIE1983
For Love and Honor
as Sgt. China Bell
β
4.1
MOVIE1987
Terminal Entry
as Col. Styles
β
4.7
MOVIE1994
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
as Detective Martin Talbot
β
6.0
MOVIE1989
Tripwire
as Lee Pitt
β
7.4
MOVIE1999
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
β
5.2
MOVIE1989
Prime Target
as Gilmore Brown
β
7.0
MOVIE1995
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
as Marty Talbot
β
4.4
MOVIE1992
Chrome Soldiers
as Perry Beach
β
8.0
MOVIE1980
Othello
as Othello
β
5.9
MOVIE1970
Night Chase
as Ernie Green
β
4.5
MOVIE1995
Out-of-Sync
as Quincy
β
4.2
MOVIE1987
Desperado
as Bede
β
4.7
MOVIE1991
Hangfire
as Police Lieutenant
β
2.4
MOVIE1987
Pretty Kill
as Harris
β
8.0
MOVIE1980
Rage!
as Ernie
β
7.1
MOVIE1993
Almost Blue
as Terry
β
6.1
MOVIE1972
Bone
as Bone
β
8.0
MOVIE1976
Crunch
as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
β
10.0
MOVIE1972
The Limit
as Mark Johnson