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.
Alien
as Parker
The Running Man
as William Laughlin
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
as Doc
Live and Let Die
as Kananga/Mr. Big
Midnight Run
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
Brubaker
as Dickie Coombes
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Carl
Truck Turner
as Blue
Tripwire
as Lee Pitt
Fighting Back
as Ivanhoe Washington
Rage!
as Ernie
Drum
as Blase
The Ride
as Carter
Witless Protection
as Ricardo Bodi
Night Chase
as Ernie Green
Across 110th Street
as Lt. William Pope
The Puppet Masters
as Ressler
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
The World of James Bond
as Self
The Star Chamber
as Detective Harry Lowes
5 Card Stud
as Little George
Raid on Entebbe
as President Idi Amin - Jr.
Homicide: The Movie
as Al Giardello
Eye of the Tiger
as J.B. Deveraux
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as Self
Harem
as Agha Kislar
Warning Sign
as Major Connolly
Two If by Sea
as FBI Agent O'Malley
Extreme Justice
as Larson
Prime Target
as Gilmore Brown
Blue Collar
as Sam 'Smokey' James
Friday Foster
as Colt Hawkins
Ministry of Vengeance
as Mr. Whiteside
Badge of the Assassin
as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
The American Clock
as Isaac
Chrome Soldiers
as Perry Beach
The Park Is Mine
as Eubanks
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
as General Sorenson
Women of San Quentin
as Sgt. Therman Patterson
Terminal Entry
as Col. Styles
Report to the Commissioner
as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
Crunch
as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
Pretty Kill
as Harris
In Self Defense
as Lt. Tyrell
Stiletto Dance
as Captain Rick Sands
The Defenders: Payback
as Judge Williams
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
as Sonny Boy Mosby
Desperado
as Bede
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
as Self
Sharks' Treasure
as Ben Flynn
Out-of-Sync
as Quincy
Nothing But a Man
as Jocko
The Jigsaw Murders
as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
The Monkey Hustle
as Daddy Foxx
Bone
as Bone
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
as Denmark Vessey
Hangfire
as Police Lieutenant
Dead Badge
as Captain Hunt
Intent to Kill
as Captain Jackson
After the Shock
as William McElroy
It's Nothing Personal
as Lt. Tom Riley
Almost Blue
as Terry
For Love and Honor
as Sgt. China Bell
The Limit
as Mark Johnson
Playing with Fire
as Fire Chief Walker
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
as Marty Talbot
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
as Detective Martin Talbot
Othello
as Othello
A Whisper to a Scream
as Jules Tallard
Man and Boy
as Nate Hodges