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Yaphet Kotto
Actor, Director, Producer, Additional Credits
Born November 16, 1939Died March 15, 2021 (81 years)
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
Yaphet Kotto Filmography
| 2015 | James Bond's 'Spectre' with Jonathan Ross · as Dr. Kananga |
| 2008 | Witless Protection · as Ricardo Bodi |
| 2002 | Best Ever Bond · as Mr. Big |
| 2001 | Stiletto Dance · as Captain Rick Sands |
| 2000 | Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years · as Parker |
| 2000 | Homicide: The Movie · as Al Giardello |
| 1998 | Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' · as Lt. Al Giardello |
| 1997 | The Defenders: Payback · as Judge Williams |
| 1996 | The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (TV Series) · as Kaphe Kamar |
| 1996 | Two If by Sea · as Fbi Agent O'malley |
| 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 |
| 1994 | The Puppet Masters · as Ressler |
| 1994 | The Corpse Had a Familiar Face · as Detective Martin Talbot |
| 1993 | seaQuest DSV (TV Series) · as Captain Jack Clayton |
| 1993 | The American Clock · as Isaac |
| 1993 | Almost Blue · as Terry |
| 1993 | Extreme Justice · as Larson |
| 1993 | It's Nothing Personal · as Lt. Tom Riley |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) · as Al Giardello |
| 1992 | Intent to Kill · as Captain Jackson |
| 1992 | Chrome Soldiers · as Perry Beach |
| 1991 | Civil Wars (TV Series) · as Judge Louis Decker |
| 1991 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare · as Doc |
| 1991 | Hangfire · as Police Lieutenant |
| 1990 | The Trials of Rosie O'Neill (TV Series) · as Ada Kelley |
| 1990 | Law & Order (TV Series) · as Al Giardello |
| 1990 | After the Shock · as William Mcelroy |
| 1990 | Hollywood Mavericks · as Smokey |
| 1989 | Tripwire · as Lee Pitt |
| 1989 | Ministry of Vengeance · as Mr. Whiteside |
| 1989 | Prime Target · as Gilmore Brown |
| 1989 | A Whisper to a Scream · as Jules Tallard |
| 1989 | The Jigsaw Murders · as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore |
| 1989 | Father Dowling Mysteries (TV Series) · as Lt. Fleming |
| 1988 | Midnight Run · as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.b.i. |
| 1987 | Terminal Entry · as Col. Styles |
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel · as General Sorenson |
| 1987 | The Running Man · as William Laughlin |
| 1987 | In Self Defense · as Lt. Tyrell |
| 1987 | Desperado · as Bede |
| 1987 | Tomorrow's a Killer · as Harris |
| 1986 | Eye of the Tiger · as J.b. Deveraux |
| 1986 | Harem · as Agha Kislar |
| 1985 | Badge of the Assassin · as Detective Cliff Fenton Nypd |
| 1985 | The Park Is Mine · as Eubanks |
| 1985 | Warning Sign · as Major Connolly |
| 1985 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (TV Series) · as Convict |
| 1985 | Playing with Fire · as Fire Chief Walker |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote (TV Series) · as Lt. Bradshaw |
| 1983 | Women of San Quentin · as Sgt. Therman Patterson |
| 1983 | For Love and Honor (TV Series) |
| 1983 | The Star Chamber · as Detective Harry Lowes |
| 1983 | The A-Team (TV Series) · as Charles Struthers |
| 1982 | Fighting Back · as Ivanhoe Washington |
| 1982 | A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion · as Denmark Vessey |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Calvin Matthias |
| 1980 | Rage! · as Ernie |
| 1980 | Brubaker · as Richard 'dickie' Coombes |
| 1979 | Alien · as Parker |
| 1978 | Blue Collar · as Sam 'smokey' James |
| 1977 | Fantasy Island (TV Series) · as Big Gus Belly |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbe · as President Idi Amin - Jr. |
| 1976 | The Monkey Hu$tle · as Daddy Foxx |
| 1976 | Drum · as Blase |
| 1975 | Friday Foster · as Colt Hawkins |
| 1975 | Report to the Commissioner · as Richard 'crunch' Blackstone |
| 1975 | Sharks' Treasure · as Ben Flynn |
| 1974 | Truck Turner · as Blue |
| 1973 | Live and Let Die · as Kananga/mr. Big |
| 1972 | Across 110th Street · as Lt. William Pope |
| 1972 | The Limit · as Mark Johnson |
| 1972 | Bone · as Bone |
| 1971 | Man and Boy · as Nate Hodges |
| 1970 | Night Chase · as Ernie Green |
| 1970 | The Liberation of L.B. Jones · as Sonny Boy Mosby |
| 1969 | Night Gallery (TV Series) · as Buckner |
| 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 |
| 1968 | The Thomas Crown Affair · as Carl |
| 1967 | Mannix (TV Series) · as Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africa (TV Series) · as Musa |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral (TV Series) · as Sgt. Major Creason |
| 1967 | NBC Experiment in Television (TV Series) · as Pete Sr. |
| 1966 | Tarzan (1966) (TV Series) |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Damien |
| 1964 | Nothing But a Man · as Jocko |
| 1964 | Daniel Boone (TV Series) · as Jonah |
| 1959 | |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke (TV Series) · as Piney Biggs |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Abraham |
| 2021 | The Oscars · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 2019 | Memory: The Origins of Alien · as Self - Parker, Alien |
| 2017 | King Cohen · as Self |
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy · as Self |
| 2003 | The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' · as Self |
| 2002 | Baadasssss Cinema · as Self |
| 1997 | TV Nation: Volume One · as Self |
| 1995 | The World of James Bond · as Self |
| 1994 | TV Nation (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Showtime at the Apollo (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Arena (1975) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1972 |
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| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street (TV Series) · as Written By |
| 1972 | The Limit · as Story |