Yaphet Kotto
Born November 16, 1939 · New York City, New York, U.S.A
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
TV Shows
Hawaii Five-O
Mannix
Hill Street Blues
Homicide: Life on the Street
The A-Team
American Playhouse
Daniel Boone
The Big Valley
The High Chaparral
The Name of the Game
seaQuest DSV
Gunsmoke
Night Gallery
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tarzan
Father Dowling Mysteries
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Cowboy in Africa
Doctors' Hospital
Harem
More Movies
Nothing But a Man
Report to the Commissioner
In Self Defense
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Across 110th Street
Extreme Justice
Truck Turner
Fighting Back
The Ride
It's Nothing Personal
Witless Protection
Women of San Quentin
Out-of-Sync
Homicide: The Movie
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Badge of the Assassin
Friday Foster
Intent to Kill
Ministry of Vengeance
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
The Monkey Hustle
A Whisper to a Scream
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Tripwire
Hangfire
BaadAsssss Cinema
The Jigsaw Murders
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Rage!
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
Desperado
The Defenders: Payback
The World of James Bond
For Love and Honor
Man and Boy
Stiletto Dance
Bone
Chrome Soldiers
Pretty Kill
Terminal Entry
After the Shock
The American Clock
Prime Target
Almost Blue
Playing with Fire
Night Chase
Othello
The Limit
