Yaphet Kotto

Actor

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.

Born: November 16, 1939 in New York City, New York, U.S.A

Died: March 15, 2021 (Age 81)

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Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
5 Card Stud Movie Available on 16 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Little George	1968
Across 110th Street Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Lt. William Pope	1972
Alien Movie Available on 31 streaming services.	8.4	Actor	Parker	1979
Blue Collar Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Smokey James	1978
Bone Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Bone	1972
Brubaker Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	Richard 'Dickie' Coombes	1980
Drum Movie	5.2	Actor	Blase	1976
Extreme Justice Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	5.3	Actor	Larson	1993
Eye of the Tiger Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	5.8	Actor	J.B. Deveraux	1986
Fighting Back Movie	5.8	Actor	Ivanhoe Washington	1982
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	4.8	Actor	Doc	1991
Friday Foster Movie Available on 17 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Colt Hawkins	1975
Hangfire Movie	3.8	Actor	Police Lieutenant	1991
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen Movie Available on 27 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Himself	2018
Live and Let Die Movie Available on 31 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Kananga/Mr. Big	1973
The Running Man Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	William Laughlin	1987
Midnight Run Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Alonzo Mosely	1988
The Thomas Crown Affair Movie Available on 27 streaming services.	7	Actor	Carl	1968
The Puppet Masters Movie Available on 29 streaming services.	5.7	Actor	Ressler	1994
Witless Protection Movie Available on 23 streaming services.	3.6	Actor	Ricardo Bodi	2008
The Star Chamber Movie Available on 24 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Detective Harry Lowes	1983
Two If by Sea Movie Available on 26 streaming services.	5.1	Actor	FBI Agent O'Malley	1996
Truck Turner Movie Available on 5 streaming services.	7	Actor	Blue	1974
Warning Sign Movie Available on 27 streaming services.	6.3	Actor	Major Connolly	1985
Nothing But a Man Movie Available on 8 streaming services.	7.8	Actor	Jocko	1964
Report to the Commissioner Movie Available on 11 streaming services.	6.5	Actor	Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone	1975
The Liberation of L.B. Jones Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.6	Actor	Sonny Boy Mosby	1970
The Monkey Hustle Movie	5	Actor	Daddy Foxx	1976
Sharks' Treasure Movie	4.5	Actor	Ben Flynn	1975
Tripwire Movie	4.7	Actor	Lee Pitt	1989
Pretty Kill Movie	2.5	Actor	Harris	1987
Ministry of Vengeance Movie	3.7	Actor	Mr. Whiteside	1989
Man and Boy Movie	5.3	Actor	Nate Hodges	1971
The Jigsaw Murders Movie	4.5	Actor	Doctor Tyrone Fillmore	1989
Terminal Entry Movie	4.2	Actor	Col. Styles	1988
A Whisper to a Scream Movie	4.1	Actor	Jules Tallard	1989
The Limit Movie	7.2	Actor	Mark Johnson	1972
Othello Movie	5.9	Actor	Othello	1980
Dead Badge Movie	4.3	Actor	Captain Hunt	1995
Almost Blue Movie	4.6	Actor	Terry	1993
Intent to Kill Movie	4.3	Actor	Captain Jackson	1992
The Beast Within: Making Alien Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	8	Actor	(archive footage)	2003
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Movie Available on 28 streaming services.	8.4	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2010
Out-of-Sync Movie	4.2	Actor	Quincy	1995
Homicide: Life on the Street TV Show	8.5	Actor	Al Giardello 122 Episodes	1993-1999
For Love and Honor TV Show	7	Actor	13 Episodes	1983-1984
Doctors' Hospital TV Show	6.9	Actor	1 Episode	1975-1976
The Big Valley TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Damien 1 Episode	1965-1969
Tarzan TV Show	6.8	Actor	1 Episode	1966-1968
Cowboy in Africa TV Show	7.3	Actor	1 Episode	1967-1968
SeaQuest 2032 TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	6.9	Actor	Captain Jack Clayton 1 Episode	1993-1996
Mannix TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	2 Episodes	1967-1975
Gunsmoke TV Show Available on 2 streaming services.	7.9	Actor	Piney Biggs 1 Episode	1955-1975
Night Gallery TV Show	8	Actor	1 Episode	1969-1973
Daniel Boone TV Show	7.1	Actor	Jonah 1 Episode	1964-1970
The High Chaparral TV Show	7.4	Actor	Sgt. Major Creason 1 Episode	1967-1971
The A-Team TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	7.6	Actor	Charles Struthers 1 Episode	1983-1987
Hawaii Five-O TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	7.2	Actor	LCpl. John T. Auston 1 Episode	1968-1980
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Show	7.5	Actor	Convict 1 Episode	1985-1989
Hill Street Blues TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	8	Actor	1 Episode	1981-1987
Bonanza TV Show Available on 12 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Child Barnett 1 Episode	1959-1973
The Name of the Game TV Show	7.4	Actor	Wyman Jackson 1 Episode	1968-1971
Daniel Boone TV Show	7.1	Actor	Luke 1 Episode	1964-1970
The Big Valley TV Show Available on 1 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Lobo Brown 1 Episode	1965-1969
Murder, She Wrote TV Show Available on 5 streaming services.	7.4	Actor	Lt. Bradshaw 1 Episode	1984-1996
Law & Order TV Show Available on 19 streaming services.	7.7	Actor	Al Giardello 1 Episode	1990
Father Dowling Mysteries TV Show	6.7	Actor	Lt. Fleming 1 Episode	1989-1991
Hill Street Blues TV Show Available on 9 streaming services.	8	Actor	Calvin Matthias 1 Episode	1981-1987
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary Short Film	7	Actor	Self	1973
Raid on Entebbe Movie	6.5	Actor	President Idi Amin - Jr.	1976
The Park Is Mine Movie Available on 25 streaming services.	6.1	Actor	Eubanks	1985
Homicide: The Movie Movie	7.6	Actor	Al Giardello	2000
Baadasssss Cinema Movie	6.7	Actor	Self	2002
Harem Movie	5.7	Actor	Agha Kislar	1986
Stiletto Dance Movie	5.1	Actor	Captain Rick Sands	2001
Badge of the Assassin Movie	5.9	Actor	Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD	1985
Desperado Movie	6.7	Actor	Bede	1987
The Defenders: Payback Movie	5.4	Actor	Judge Williams	1997
After the Shock Movie	5.3	Actor	William McElroy	1990
Prime Target Movie	5	Actor	Gilmore Brown	1989
The American Clock Movie	6.1	Actor		1993
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face Movie	5.5	Actor	Detective Martin Talbot	1994
Women of San Quentin Movie	5.5	Actor	Sgt. Therman Patterson	1983
Night Chase Movie	6.6	Actor	Ernie Green	1970
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan Movie	7.5	Actor	Marty Talbot	1995
Playing with Fire Movie	6.7	Actor	Fire Chief Walker	1985
For Love and Honor Movie	6.6	Actor	Sgt. China Bell	1983
Chrome Soldiers Movie	4.1	Actor	Perry Beach	1992
Rage! Movie	7	Actor	Ernie	1980
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel Movie	6.8	Actor	General Sorenson	1987
The World of James Bond Movie	6.4	Actor		1995
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion Movie	7	Actor	Denmark Vessey	1982
In Self Defense Movie	4.7	Actor	Lt. Tyrell	1987
Crunch Movie		Actor	Richard "Crunch" Blackstone	1976
Best Ever Bond Movie	6.4	Actor	Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited)	2002
It's Nothing Personal Movie	5	Actor	Lt. Tom Riley	1993
The Limit Movie	7.2	Directing	Director, Story, Producer	1972
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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