Yaphet Kotto
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- November 16, 1939
- Died
- March 15, 2021
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, U.S.A
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.
Filmography
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen 2018
as Self
Witless Protection 2008
as Ricardo Bodi
BaadAsssss Cinema 2002
as Self
Stiletto Dance 2001
as Captain Rick Sands
The Ride 2000
as Carter
Homicide: The Movie 2000
as Al Giardello
Inside 'Live and Let Die' 1999
Actor
The Defenders: Payback 1997
as Judge Williams
Two If by Sea 1996
as FBI Agent O'Malley
The World of James Bond 1995
as Self
Out-of-Sync 1995
as Quincy
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan 1995
as Marty Talbot
Dead Badge 1995
as Captain Hunt
The Puppet Masters 1994
as Ressler
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face 1994
as Detective Martin Talbot
Almost Blue 1993
as Terry
Extreme Justice 1993
as Larson
It's Nothing Personal 1993
as Lt. Tom Riley
The American Clock 1993
as Isaac
Intent to Kill 1992
as Captain Jackson
Chrome Soldiers 1992
as Perry Beach
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare 1991
as Doc
Hangfire 1991
as Police Lieutenant
After the Shock 1990
as William McElroy
Tripwire 1989
as Lee Pitt
Ministry of Vengeance 1989
as Mr. Whiteside
Prime Target 1989
as Gilmore Brown
The Jigsaw Murders 1989
as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
A Whisper to a Scream 1989
as Jules Tallard
Midnight Run 1988
as Alonzo Mosely
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel 1987
as General Sorenson
The Running Man 1987
as William Laughlin
Terminal Entry 1987
as Col. Styles
In Self Defense 1987
as Lt. Tyrell
Desperado 1987
as Bede
Pretty Kill 1987
as Harris
The Park Is Mine 1986
as Eubanks
Eye of the Tiger 1986
as J.B. Deveraux
Harem 1986
as Agha Kislar
Warning Sign 1985
as Major Connolly
Playing with Fire 1985
as Fire Chief Walker
Badge of the Assassin 1985
as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
Women of San Quentin 1983
as Sgt. Therman Patterson
For Love and Honor 1983
as Sgt. China Bell
The Star Chamber 1983
as Detective Harry Lowes
Fighting Back 1982
as Ivanhoe Washington
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion 1982
as Denmark Vessey
Rage! 1980
as Ernie
Brubaker 1980
as Dickie Coombes
Othello 1980
as Othello
Alien 1979
as Parker
Blue Collar 1978
as Sam 'Smokey' James
Raid on Entebbe 1976
as President Idi Amin - Jr.
The Monkey Hustle 1976
as Daddy Foxx
Drum 1976
as Blase
Crunch 1976
as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
Friday Foster 1975
as Colt Hawkins
Sharks' Treasure 1975
as Ben Flynn
Report to the Commissioner 1975
as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
Truck Turner 1974
as Blue
Live and Let Die 1973
as Kananga/Mr. Big
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary 1973
as Self
Across 110th Street 1972
as Lt. William Pope
The Limit 1972
as Mark Johnson, Director, Story, Producer
Bone 1972
as Bone
Man and Boy 1971
as Nate Hodges
Night Chase 1970
as Ernie Green
The Liberation of L.B. Jones 1970
as Sonny Boy Mosby
5 Card Stud 1968
as Little George
The Thomas Crown Affair 1968
as Carl
Nothing But a Man 1964
as Jocko
Credits from TMDB.