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