Yaphet Kotto

Acting

Yaphet Kotto

Born November 16, 1939New York City, New York, U.S.A95 credits

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

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
6.4

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

Movie

2018

Witless Protection
4.5

Witless Protection

Movie

2008

BaadAsssss Cinema
5.9

BaadAsssss Cinema

Movie

2002

Stiletto Dance
4.7

Stiletto Dance

Movie

2001

The Ride
2.0

The Ride

Movie

2000

Homicide: The Movie
6.8

Homicide: The Movie

Movie

2000

Filmography

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohenas SelfMovie
Witless Protection
2008Witless Protectionas Ricardo BodiMovie
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002BaadAsssss Cinemaas SelfMovie
Stiletto Dance
2001Stiletto Danceas Captain Rick SandsMovie
The Ride
2000The Rideas CarterMovie
Homicide: The Movie
2000Homicide: The Movieas Al GiardelloMovie
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999Inside 'Live and Let Die'Movie
The Defenders: Payback
1997The Defenders: Paybackas Judge WilliamsMovie
Two If by Sea
1996Two If by Seaas FBI Agent O'MalleyMovie
The World of James Bond
1995The World of James Bondas SelfMovie
Out-of-Sync
1995Out-of-Syncas QuincyMovie
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchananas Marty TalbotMovie
Dead Badge
1995Dead Badgeas Captain HuntMovie
The Puppet Masters
1994The Puppet Mastersas ResslerMovie
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994The Corpse Had a Familiar Faceas Detective Martin TalbotMovie
seaQuest DSV
1993seaQuest DSVas Captain Jack ClaytonTV
Almost Blue
1993Almost Blueas TerryMovie
Extreme Justice
1993Extreme Justiceas LarsonMovie
It's Nothing Personal
1993It's Nothing Personalas Lt. Tom RileyMovie
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993Homicide: Life on the Streetas Al GiardelloTV
The American Clock
1993The American Clockas IsaacMovie
Intent to Kill
1992Intent to Killas Captain JacksonMovie
Chrome Soldiers
1992Chrome Soldiersas Perry BeachMovie
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmareas DocMovie
Hangfire
1991Hangfireas Police LieutenantMovie
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990The Trials of Rosie O'Neillas KellyTV
Law & Order
1990Law & Orderas Al GiardelloTV
After the Shock
1990After the Shockas William McElroyMovie
Tripwire
1989Tripwireas Lee PittMovie
Ministry of Vengeance
1989Ministry of Vengeanceas Mr. WhitesideMovie
Prime Target
1989Prime Targetas Gilmore BrownMovie
The Jigsaw Murders
1989The Jigsaw Murdersas Doctor Tyrone FillmoreMovie
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989Father Dowling Mysteriesas Lt. FlemingTV
A Whisper to a Scream
1989A Whisper to a Screamas Jules TallardMovie
Terminal Entry
1988Terminal Entryas Col. StylesMovie
Midnight Run
1988Midnight Runas Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.Movie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrelas General SorensonMovie
The Running Man
1987The Running Manas William LaughlinMovie
In Self Defense
1987In Self Defenseas Lt. TyrellMovie
Desperado
1987Desperadoas BedeMovie
Pretty Kill
1987Pretty Killas HarrisMovie
The Park Is Mine
1986The Park Is Mineas EubanksMovie
Eye of the Tiger
1986Eye of the Tigeras J.B. DeverauxMovie
Harem
1986Haremas Agha KislarMovie
Harem
1986Haremas Agha KislarTV
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985The New Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas ConvictTV
Warning Sign
1985Warning Signas Major ConnollyMovie
Playing with Fire
1985Playing with Fireas Fire Chief WalkerMovie
Badge of the Assassin
1985Badge of the Assassinas Detective Cliff Fenton NYPDMovie
Murder, She Wrote
1984Murder, She Wroteas Lt. BradshawTV
Women of San Quentin
1983Women of San Quentinas Sgt. Therman PattersonMovie
For Love and Honor
1983For Love and Honoras Sgt. China BellMovie
F
1983For Love and HonorTV
The Star Chamber
1983The Star Chamberas Detective Harry LowesMovie
The A-Team
1983The A-Teamas Charles StruthersTV
Fighting Back
1982Fighting Backas Ivanhoe WashingtonMovie
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellionas Denmark VesseyMovie
Hill Street Blues
1981Hill Street Bluesas Calvin MatthiasTV
Rage!
1980Rage!as ErnieMovie
Brubaker
1980Brubakeras Dickie CoombesMovie
Othello
1980Othelloas OthelloMovie
Alien
1979Alienas ParkerMovie
Blue Collar
1978Blue Collaras Sam 'Smokey' JamesMovie
Raid on Entebbe
1976Raid on Entebbeas President Idi Amin - Jr.Movie
The Monkey Hustle
1976The Monkey Hustleas Daddy FoxxMovie
Drum
1976Drumas BlaseMovie
Crunch
1976Crunchas Richard "Crunch" BlackstoneMovie
Friday Foster
1975Friday Fosteras Colt HawkinsMovie
Doctors' Hospital
1975Doctors' HospitalTV
Sharks' Treasure
1975Sharks' Treasureas Ben FlynnMovie
Report to the Commissioner
1975Report to the Commissioneras Richard 'Crunch' BlackstoneMovie
Truck Turner
1974Truck Turneras BlueMovie
Live and Let Die
1973Live and Let Dieas Kananga/Mr. BigMovie
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
1973Bond 1973: The Lost Documentaryas SelfMovie
Across 110th Street
1972Across 110th Streetas Lt. William PopeMovie
The Limit
1972The Limitas Mark JohnsonMovie
Bone
1972Boneas BoneMovie
Man and Boy
1971Man and Boyas Nate HodgesMovie
Night Gallery
1970Night Galleryas BucknerTV
Night Chase
1970Night Chaseas Ernie GreenMovie
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970The Liberation of L.B. Jonesas Sonny Boy MosbyMovie
Hawaii Five-O
1968Hawaii Five-Oas LCpl. John T. AustonTV
The Name of the Game
1968The Name of the Gameas Wyman JacksonTV
5 Card Stud
19685 Card Studas Little GeorgeMovie
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968The Thomas Crown Affairas CarlMovie
Mannix
1967Mannixas Gabe Johnson / Gabriel DillonTV
Cowboy in Africa
1967Cowboy in Africaas MusaTV
The High Chaparral
1967The High Chaparralas Sgt. Major CreasonTV
Tarzan
1966TarzanTV
The Big Valley
1965The Big Valleyas Lobo BrownTV
Nothing But a Man
1964Nothing But a Manas JockoMovie
Daniel Boone
1964Daniel Booneas LukeTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
Bonanza
1959Bonanzaas Child BarnettTV
Gunsmoke
1955Gunsmokeas Piney BiggsTV