Yaphet Kotto
Born:11/16/1939•Died:3/15/2021
Place of Birth:New York City, New York, U.S.A
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.
Filmography
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
20186.6
Witless Protection
20084.5
The Beast Within: Making Alien
20038.2
Best Ever Bond
20025.0
BaadAsssss Cinema
20026.1
Stiletto Dance
20015.1
The Ride
20002.0
Homicide: The Movie
20006.8
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
19997.5
The Defenders: Payback
19972.7
Two If by Sea
19965.0
The World of James Bond
19956.0
Out-of-Sync
19954.3
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
19955.0
Dead Badge
19956.8
The Puppet Masters
19945.8
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
19943.5
Almost Blue
19936.3
Extreme Justice
19934.9
It's Nothing Personal
19930.0
The American Clock
19936.5
Intent to Kill
19924.3
Chrome Soldiers
19923.8
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
19915.3
Hangfire
19914.2
After the Shock
19905.8
Tripwire
19894.0
Ministry of Vengeance
19893.0
Prime Target
19894.7
The Jigsaw Murders
19894.2
A Whisper to a Scream
19893.3
Terminal Entry
19884.0
Midnight Run
19887.2
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
19877.1
The Running Man
19876.5
In Self Defense
19875.3
Desperado
19873.8
Pretty Kill
19871.7
The Park Is Mine
19865.5
Eye of the Tiger
19866.0
Harem
19864.8
Warning Sign
19856.0
Playing with Fire
19856.0
Badge of the Assassin
19855.0
Women of San Quentin
19831.0
For Love and Honor
198310.0
The Star Chamber
19836.0
Fighting Back
19825.7
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
19826.0
Rage!
19807.0
Brubaker
19807.1
Othello
19808.0
Alien
19798.2
Blue Collar
19787.4
Raid on Entebbe
19766.0
The Monkey Hustle
19766.2
Drum
19765.1
Crunch
19760.0
Friday Foster
19756.0
Sharks' Treasure
19754.6
Report to the Commissioner
19756.6
Truck Turner
19746.5
Live and Let Die
19736.5
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
19736.0
Across 110th Street
19726.7
The Limit
19720.0
Bone
19726.1
Man and Boy
19716.0
Night Chase
19705.5
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
19705.8
5 Card Stud
19686.2
The Thomas Crown Affair
19686.8
Nothing But a Man
19647.4