Yaphet Kotto

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1939-11-16

Deathday 2021-03-15 (81 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, U.S.A

Also Known As Yaphet Frederick Kotto, 耶佛·哥圖

Yaphet Kotto

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

Actor

2010
2008
Witless Protection

as Ricardo Bodi

2003
The Beast Within: Making Alien

as (archive footage)

2002
Best Ever Bond

as Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002
2001
Stiletto Dance

as Captain Rick Sands

2000
Homicide: The Movie

as Al Giardello

1997
The Defenders: Payback

as Judge Williams

1996
Two If by Sea

as FBI Agent O'Malley

1995
Out-of-Sync

as Quincy

1995
Dead Badge

as Captain Hunt

1994
1994
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

as Detective Martin Talbot

1993
Almost Blue

as Terry

1993
Extreme Justice

as Larson

1993
It's Nothing Personal

as Lt. Tom Riley

1993
seaQuest DSV

as Captain Jack Clayton

1993
1992
Intent to Kill

as Captain Jackson

1992
Chrome Soldiers

as Perry Beach

1991
Hangfire

as Police Lieutenant

1990
After the Shock

as William McElroy

1990
Law & Order

as Al Giardello

1989
Tripwire

as Lee Pitt

1989
Ministry of Vengeance

as Mr. Whiteside

1989
Prime Target

as Gilmore Brown

1989
The Jigsaw Murders

as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore

1989
A Whisper to a Scream

as Jules Tallard

1989
1988
Terminal Entry

as Col. Styles

1988
Midnight Run

as Alonzo Mosely

1987
The Running Man

as William Laughlin

1987
In Self Defense

as Lt. Tyrell

1987
Desperado

as Bede

1987
Pretty Kill

as Harris

1986
The Park Is Mine

as Eubanks

1986
Eye of the Tiger

as J.B. Deveraux

1986
Harem

as Agha Kislar

1986
Harem

as Agha Kislar

1985
Warning Sign

as Major Connolly

1985
Playing with Fire

as Fire Chief Walker

1985
Badge of the Assassin

as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

1984
Murder, She Wrote

as Lt. Bradshaw

1983
Women of San Quentin

as Sgt. Therman Patterson

1983
For Love and Honor

as Sgt. China Bell

1983
The Star Chamber

as Detective Harry Lowes

1983
The A-Team

as Charles Struthers

1982
Fighting Back

as Ivanhoe Washington

1981
Hill Street Blues

as Calvin Matthias

1980
Rage!

as Ernie

1980
Brubaker

as Richard 'Dickie' Coombes

1980
Othello

as Othello

1979
Alien

as Parker

1978
Blue Collar

as Sam 'Smokey' James

1976
Raid on Entebbe

as President Idi Amin - Jr.

1976
The Monkey Hustle

as Daddy Foxx

1976
Drum

as Blase

1976
Crunch

as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone

1975
Friday Foster

as Colt Hawkins

1975
Sharks' Treasure

as Ben Flynn

1975
Report to the Commissioner

as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone

1974
Truck Turner

as Blue

1973
Live and Let Die

as Kananga/Mr. Big

1972
Across 110th Street

as Lt. William Pope

1972
The Limit

as Mark Johnson

1972
Bone

as Bone

1971
Man and Boy

as Nate Hodges

1970
Night Chase

as Ernie Green

1970
The Liberation of L.B. Jones

as Sonny Boy Mosby

1968
5 Card Stud

as Little George

1968
Hawaii Five-O

as LCpl. John T. Auston

1968
The Name of the Game

as Wyman Jackson

1967
1967
The High Chaparral

as Sgt. Major Creason

1966
1965
The Big Valley

as Lobo Brown

1965
The Big Valley

as Damien

1964
1964
Daniel Boone

as Luke

1964
Daniel Boone

as Jonah

1959
Bonanza

as Child Barnett

1955
Gunsmoke

as Piney Biggs

Director

1972
The Limit

as Director

Writer

1972
The Limit

as Story

Producer

1972
The Limit

as Producer