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