Yaphet Kotto
Acting
Born: November 16, 1939 · New York City, New York, U.S.A
Died: March 15, 2021 (aged 81)
Highest Rated
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
Alien
1979
The Running Man
1987
Live and Let Die
1973
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
Midnight Run
1988
The A-Team
1983
Law & Order
1990
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
Brubaker
1980
Bonanza
1959
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The Puppet Masters
1994
Photos (5)
Movies (67)
Alien
Parker
The Running Man
William Laughlin
Live and Let Die
Kananga/Mr. Big
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Doc
Midnight Run
Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
The Thomas Crown Affair
Carl
Two If by Sea
FBI Agent O'Malley
Brubaker
Dickie Coombes
Warning Sign
Major Connolly
The Star Chamber
Detective Harry Lowes
The Park Is Mine
Eubanks
The Puppet Masters
Ressler
Raid on Entebbe
President Idi Amin - Jr.
5 Card Stud
Little George
Eye of the Tiger
J.B. Deveraux
Report to the Commissioner
Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
Blue Collar
Sam 'Smokey' James
Badge of the Assassin
Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
Homicide: The Movie
Al Giardello
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Denmark Vessey
Friday Foster
Colt Hawkins
For Love and Honor
Sgt. China Bell
Nothing But a Man
Jocko
Extreme Justice
Larson
Drum
Blase
Across 110th Street
Lt. William Pope
Women of San Quentin
Sgt. Therman Patterson
Fighting Back
Ivanhoe Washington
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Sonny Boy Mosby
Truck Turner
Blue
It's Nothing Personal
Lt. Tom Riley
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
General Sorenson
Sharks' Treasure
Ben Flynn
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Marty Talbot
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Detective Martin Talbot
A Whisper to a Scream
Jules Tallard
Harem
Agha Kislar
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999
Dead Badge
Captain Hunt
Out-of-Sync
Quincy
Witless Protection
Ricardo Bodi
Tripwire
Lee Pitt
The Ride
Carter
Intent to Kill
Captain Jackson
Pretty Kill
Harris
Terminal Entry
Col. Styles
The American Clock
Isaac
Man and Boy
Nate Hodges
Stiletto Dance
Captain Rick Sands
Othello
Othello
In Self Defense
Lt. Tyrell
The Monkey Hustle
Daddy Foxx
Ministry of Vengeance
Mr. Whiteside
Rage!
Ernie
Hangfire
Police Lieutenant
Desperado
Bede
After the Shock
William McElroy
Playing with Fire
Fire Chief Walker
The Jigsaw Murders
Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
Bone
Bone
Almost Blue
Terry
Night Chase
Ernie Green
The Defenders: Payback
Judge Williams
Prime Target
Gilmore Brown
Chrome Soldiers
Perry Beach
The Limit
Mark Johnson
Crunch
Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
TV Shows (26)
Law & Order
Al Giardello · 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Bradshaw · 1 eps
Bonanza
Child Barnett · 1 eps
Mannix
Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon · 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
Lance Corporal John T. Auston · 1 eps
The A-Team
Charles Struthers · 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
Calvin Matthias · 1 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
Al Giardello · 122 eps
American Playhouse
Jocko · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Lobo Brown · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Damien · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Luke · 1 eps
Daniel Boone
Jonah · 1 eps
The Name of the Game
Wyman Jackson · 1 eps
seaQuest DSV
Captain Jack Clayton · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Piney Biggs · 1 eps
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Convict · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Buckner · 1 eps
The High Chaparral
Sgt. Major Creason · 1 eps
Tarzan
1 eps
Father Dowling Mysteries
Lt. Fleming · 1 eps
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Kelly · 1 eps
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
ADA Kelley · 1 eps
Doctors' Hospital
1 eps
Cowboy in Africa
Musa · 1 eps
Harem
Agha Kislar · 2 eps
