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