Yaphet Kotto
Known for Acting · 96 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 (25)
Law & Order
1990
as Al Giardello
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Lt. Bradshaw
The A-Team
1983
as Charles Struthers
Bonanza
1959
as Child Barnett
Hawaii Five-O
1968
as LCpl. John T. Auston
Hill Street Blues
1981
as Calvin Matthias
Mannix
1967
as Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Al Giardello
American Playhouse
1982
as Jocko
Daniel Boone
1964
as Luke / Jonah
The Big Valley
1965
as Lobo Brown / Damien
Gunsmoke
1955
as Piney Biggs
seaQuest DSV
1993
as Captain Jack Clayton
Night Gallery
1970
as Buckner
The High Chaparral
1967
as Sgt. Major Creason
The Name of the Game
1968
as Wyman Jackson
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Convict
Tarzan
1966
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
as Lt. Fleming
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990
as Kelly / ADA Kelley
Doctors' Hospital
1975
Cowboy in Africa
1967
as Musa
Harem
1986
as Agha Kislar
For Love and Honor
1983
Movies (71)
Alien
1979
as Parker
Live and Let Die
1973
as Kananga/Mr. Big
The Running Man
1987
as William Laughlin
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
as Doc
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
as Carl
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
as Self
Midnight Run
1988
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
Brubaker
1980
as Dickie Coombes
5 Card Stud
1968
as Little George
Nothing But a Man
1964
as Jocko
Drum
1976
as Blase
The Star Chamber
1983
as Detective Harry Lowes
The Puppet Masters
1994
as Ressler
The Ride
2000
as Carter
Sharks' Treasure
1975
as Ben Flynn
It's Nothing Personal
1993
as Lt. Tom Riley
Two If by Sea
1996
as FBI Agent O'Malley
Ministry of Vengeance
1989
as Mr. Whiteside
Across 110th Street
1972
as Lt. William Pope
In Self Defense
1987
as Lt. Tyrell
Blue Collar
1978
as Sam 'Smokey' James
The Park Is Mine
1986
as Eubanks
Witless Protection
2008
as Ricardo Bodi
Homicide: The Movie
2000
as Al Giardello
Raid on Entebbe
1976
as President Idi Amin - Jr.
Extreme Justice
1993
as Larson
The World of James Bond
1995
as Self
Fighting Back
1982
as Ivanhoe Washington
Eye of the Tiger
1986
as J.B. Deveraux
Women of San Quentin
1983
as Sgt. Therman Patterson
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
as Self
Friday Foster
1975
as Colt Hawkins
Truck Turner
1974
as Blue
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
as Denmark Vessey
Badge of the Assassin
1985
as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
1973
as Self
Harem
1986
as Agha Kislar
Warning Sign
1985
as Major Connolly
Man and Boy
1971
as Nate Hodges
Stiletto Dance
2001
as Captain Rick Sands
The Defenders: Payback
1997
as Judge Williams
Intent to Kill
1992
as Captain Jackson
The Monkey Hustle
1976
as Daddy Foxx
After the Shock
1990
as William McElroy
A Whisper to a Scream
1989
as Jules Tallard
Dead Badge
1995
as Captain Hunt
The Jigsaw Murders
1989
as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987
as General Sorenson
Playing with Fire
1985
as Fire Chief Walker
Report to the Commissioner
1975
as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
as Sonny Boy Mosby
The American Clock
1993
as Isaac
For Love and Honor
1983
as Sgt. China Bell
Terminal Entry
1987
as Col. Styles
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994
as Detective Martin Talbot
Tripwire
1989
as Lee Pitt
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999
Prime Target
1989
as Gilmore Brown
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995
as Marty Talbot
Chrome Soldiers
1992
as Perry Beach
Othello
1980
as Othello
Night Chase
1970
as Ernie Green
Out-of-Sync
1995
as Quincy
Desperado
1987
as Bede
Hangfire
1991
as Police Lieutenant
Pretty Kill
1987
as Harris
Rage!
1980
as Ernie
Almost Blue
1993
as Terry
Bone
1972
as Bone
Crunch
1976
as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
The Limit
1972
as Mark Johnson
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 96 credits spanning from 1955 to 2018, Yaphet Kotto has appeared in 71 films and 25 TV shows.
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Most Popular Yaphet Kotto Movies
- Alien (1979) — as Parker
- Live and Let Die (1973) — as Kananga/Mr. Big
- The Running Man (1987) — as William Laughlin
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) — as Doc
- The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) — as Carl
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