Yaphet Kotto
Known for Acting · 95 credits
- Born
- 1939-11-16
- Died
- 2021-03-15
- Place of birth
- New York City, New York, U.S.A
- Also known as
- Yaphet Frederick Kotto · 耶佛·哥圖
Biography
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
TV Shows (24)
Law & Order
1990
as Al Giardello
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lt. Bradshaw
Bonanza
1959
as Child Barnett
Mannix
1967
as Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon
The A-Team
1983
as Charles Struthers
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as LCpl. John T. Auston
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Calvin Matthias
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Al Giardello
Daniel Boone
1964
as Luke / Jonah
The Big Valley
1965
as Lobo Brown / Damien
seaQuest DSV
1993
as Captain Jack Clayton
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Convict
Night Gallery
1970
as Buckner
The Name of the Game
1968
as Wyman Jackson
The High Chaparral
1967
as Sgt. Major Creason
Gunsmoke
1955
as Piney Biggs
Tarzan
1966
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
as Lt. Fleming
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990
as Kelly / ADA Kelley
Cowboy in Africa
1967
as Musa
Harem
1986
as Agha Kislar
Doctors' Hospital
1975
For Love and Honor
1983
Movies (71)
Alien
1979
as Parker
The Running Man
1987
as William Laughlin
Live and Let Die
1973
as Kananga/Mr. Big
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
as Doc
Midnight Run
1988
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
as Carl
Brubaker
1980
as Dickie Coombes
Two If by Sea
1996
as FBI Agent O'Malley
Fighting Back
1982
as Ivanhoe Washington
Truck Turner
1974
as Blue
Witless Protection
2008
as Ricardo Bodi
The Puppet Masters
1994
as Ressler
Raid on Entebbe
1976
as President Idi Amin - Jr.
Homicide: The Movie
2000
as Al Giardello
Tripwire
1989
as Lee Pitt
Extreme Justice
1993
as Larson
The Star Chamber
1983
as Detective Harry Lowes
Drum
1976
as Blase
Across 110th Street
1972
as Lt. William Pope
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
as Self
5 Card Stud
1968
as Little George
The Park Is Mine
1986
as Eubanks
Eye of the Tiger
1986
as J.B. Deveraux
Blue Collar
1978
as Sam 'Smokey' James
Night Chase
1970
as Ernie Green
The American Clock
1993
as Isaac
The Ride
2000
as Carter
Warning Sign
1985
as Major Connolly
Harem
1986
as Agha Kislar
Friday Foster
1975
as Colt Hawkins
Rage!
1980
as Ernie
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
as Self
Prime Target
1989
as Gilmore Brown
Ministry of Vengeance
1989
as Mr. Whiteside
The World of James Bond
1995
as Self
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
as Sonny Boy Mosby
Pretty Kill
1987
as Harris
Report to the Commissioner
1975
as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987
as General Sorenson
Nothing But a Man
1964
as Jocko
Badge of the Assassin
1985
as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
Desperado
1987
as Bede
The Jigsaw Murders
1989
as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
Terminal Entry
1987
as Col. Styles
The Defenders: Payback
1997
as Judge Williams
Women of San Quentin
1983
as Sgt. Therman Patterson
Out-of-Sync
1995
as Quincy
Bone
1972
as Bone
Chrome Soldiers
1992
as Perry Beach
Hangfire
1991
as Police Lieutenant
The Monkey Hustle
1976
as Daddy Foxx
Sharks' Treasure
1975
as Ben Flynn
Dead Badge
1995
as Captain Hunt
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
1973
as Self
Stiletto Dance
2001
as Captain Rick Sands
It's Nothing Personal
1993
as Lt. Tom Riley
After the Shock
1990
as William McElroy
In Self Defense
1987
as Lt. Tyrell
For Love and Honor
1983
as Sgt. China Bell
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
as Denmark Vessey
Almost Blue
1993
as Terry
Man and Boy
1971
as Nate Hodges
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994
as Detective Martin Talbot
Playing with Fire
1985
as Fire Chief Walker
A Whisper to a Scream
1989
as Jules Tallard
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995
as Marty Talbot
Intent to Kill
1992
as Captain Jackson
The Limit
1972
as Mark Johnson
Othello
1980
as Othello
Crunch
1976
as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
About Yaphet Kotto
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… With 95 credits spanning from 1955 to 2018, Yaphet Kotto has appeared in 71 films and 24 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yaphet Kotto Movies
- Alien (1979) — as Parker
- The Running Man (1987) — as William Laughlin
- Live and Let Die (1973) — as Kananga/Mr. Big
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) — as Doc
- Midnight Run (1988) — as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
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