YK
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.
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Filmography
| 2015 | James Bond's 'Spectre' with Jonathan Ross · as Dr. Kananga |
| 2008 | Witless Protection · as Ricardo Bodi |
| 2003 | The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' · as (archive Footage) |
| 2002 | Best Ever Bond · as Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive Footage) (uncredited) |
| 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 |
| 1996 | Almost Blue · as Terry |
| 1995 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel · as General Sorenson |
| 1987 | The Running Man · as William Laughlin |
| 1987 | Terminal Entry · as Col. Styles |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 1967 | Cowboy in Africa (TV Series) |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral (TV Series) · as Sgt. Major Creason |
| 1967 | NBC Experiment in Television (TV Series) · as Grandfather |
| 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 |