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