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Yaphet Kotto
Actor, Director, Producer
Died March 15, 2021 (81 years)
Yaphet Frederick Kotto 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.
Filmography
| 2008 | Witless Protection · as Ricardo Bodi |
| 2003 | The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' · as (archive footage) |
| 2002 | Best Ever Bond · as Mr. Big |
| 2002 | The Wire (TV Series) · as Meeting Man |
| 2001 | Stiletto Dance · as Captain Rick Sands |
| 2000 | Homicide: The Movie · as Al Giardello |
| 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Parker |
| 1997 | The Defenders: Payback · as Judge Williams |
| 1996 | Two If by Sea · as FBI Agent O'Malley |
| 1996 | Almost Blue · as Terry |
| 1996 | The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (TV Series) · as Kaphe Kamar |
| 1995 | Out-of-Sync · as Quincy |
| 1995 | Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan · as Marty Talbot |
| 1995 | Dead Badge · as Captain Hunt |
| 1995 | The World of James Bond · as Unknown |
| 1994 | The Puppet Masters · as Ressler |
| 1993 | Extreme Justice · as Larson |
| 1993 | The American Clock · as Unknown |
| 1993 | It's Nothing Personal · as Lt. Riley |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life On The Street (TV Series) · as Al Giardello |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV (TV Series) · as Captain Jack Clayton |
| 1992 | Intent to Kill · as Captain Jackson |
| 1992 | Chrome Soldiers · as Perry Beach |
| 1991 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare · as Doc |
| 1991 | Hangfire · as Unknown |
| 1990 | After the Shock · as William McElroy |
| 1990 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (TV Series) · as ADA Kelley |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Lieutenant Al Giardello |
| 1989 | Prime Target · as Gilmore Brown |
| 1989 | Tripwire · as Lee Pitt |
| 1989 | A Whisper to a Scream · as Jules Tallard |
| 1989 | Ministry of Vengeance · as Mr. Whiteside |
| 1989 | The Jigsaw Murders · as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore |
| 1989 | Father Dowling Mysteries (TV Series) · as Lt. Fleming |
| 1988 | Midnight Run · as FBI Agent Alonzo Mosely |
| 1987 | The Running Man · as William Laughlin |
| 1987 | Terminal Entry · as Col. Styles |
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel · as General Sorenson |
| 1987 | Tomorrow's a Killer · as Harris |
| 1987 | Desperado · as Bede |
| 1987 | In Self Defense · as Unknown |
| 1986 | Eye of the Tiger · as J.B. Deveraux |
| 1985 | Warning Sign · as Major Connolly |
| 1985 | The Park Is Mine · as Eubanks |
| 1985 | Badge of the Assassin · as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD |
| 1985 | Playing with Fire · as Fire Chief Walker |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Convict |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Lt. Bradshaw |
| 1983 | Women of San Quentin · as Sgt. Therman Patterson |
| 1983 | The A-Team (TV Series) · as Charles Struthers |
| 1983 | The Star Chamber · as Detective Harry Lowes |
| 1982 | Fighting Back · as Ivanhoe Washington |
| 1982 | A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion · as Denmark Vessey |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1980 | Brubaker · as Richard 'Dickie' Coombes |
| 1979 | Alien · as Dennis Monroe Parker |
| 1978 | Blue Collar · as Smokey James |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Big Gus Belly |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbe · as President Idi Amin - Jr. |
| 1976 | Drum · as Blase |
| 1976 | The Monkey Hu$tle · as Daddy Foxx |
| 1975 | Report to the Commissioner · as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone |
| 1975 | Friday Foster · as Colt Hawkins |
| 1975 | Sharks' Treasure · as Unknown |
| 1974 | Truck Turner · as Blue |
| 1973 | Live and Let Die · as Kananga/Mr. Big |
| 1972 | Across 110th Street · as Lt. William Pope |
| 1972 | Bone · as Bone |
| 1972 | The Limit · as Mark Johnson |
| 1971 | Man and Boy · as Nate Hodges |
| 1970 | The Liberation of L.B. Jones · as Sonny Boy Mosby |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | The Thomas Crown Affair · as Carl |
| 1968 | 5 Card Stud · as Little George |
| 1968 | The Name of the Game (TV Series) · as Wyman Jackson |
| 1968 | Hawaii Five-O (TV Series) · as LCpl. John T. Auston |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral (TV Series) · as Sgt. Major Creason |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | Tarzan (1966) (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Damien |
| 1964 | Nothing But a Man · as Jocko |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Luke |
| 1959 | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Piney Biggs |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Abraham |