Biography
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.
Filmography
all 97
Movies 75
TV Shows 22
self 5
Himself
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018)
Movie
Self (archive footage)
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)
Movie
Ricardo Bodi
Witless Protection (2008)
Movie
(archive footage)
The Beast Within: Making Alien (2003)
Movie
Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited)
Best Ever Bond (2002)
Movie
Self
BaadAsssss Cinema (2002)
Movie
Captain Rick Sands
Stiletto Dance (2001)
Movie
Al Giardello
Homicide: The Movie (2000)
Movie
Inside 'Live and Let Die' (1999)
Movie
Judge Williams
The Defenders: Payback (1997)
Movie
Self
TV Nation: Volume One (1997)
Movie
FBI Agent O'Malley
Two If by Sea (1996)
Movie
The World of James Bond (1995)
Movie
Quincy
Out-of-Sync (1995)
Movie
Marty Talbot
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995)
Movie
Captain Hunt
Dead Badge (1995)
Movie
ArchiveFootage
Afros, Macks & Zodiacs (1995)
Movie
Ressler
The Puppet Masters (1994)
Movie
1
Detective Martin Talbot
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994)
Movie
Captain Jack Clayton
seaQuest DSV (1993)
TV
6
Terry
Almost Blue (1993)
Movie
Detective Larson
Extreme Justice (1993)
Movie
Lt. Tom Riley
It's Nothing Personal (1993)
Movie
Lieutenant Al Giardello
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
TV
6
The American Clock (1993)
Movie
Captain Jackson
Intent to Kill (1992)
Movie
Perry Beach
Chrome Soldiers (1992)
Movie
Doc
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Movie
5.58
Police Lieutenant
Hangfire (1991)
Movie
Al Giardello
Law & Order (1990)
TV
5.78
William McElroy
After the Shock (1990)
Movie
Lee Pitt
Tripwire (1989)
Movie
Mr. Whiteside
Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
Movie
Gilmore Brown
Prime Target (1989)
Movie
Doctor Fillmore
The Jigsaw Murders (1989)
Movie
Lt. Fleming
Father Dowling Mysteries (1989)
TV
6
Jules Tallard
A Whisper to a Scream (1989)
Movie
Col. Styles
Terminal Entry (1988)
Movie
Alonzo Mosely
Midnight Run (1988)
Movie
6
General Sorenson
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
Movie
William Laughlin
The Running Man (1987)
Movie
5.5
Lt. Tyrell
In Self Defense (1987)
Movie
Bede
Desperado (1987)
Movie
Harris
Pretty Kill (1987)
Movie
J.B. Deveraux
Eye of the Tiger (1986)
Movie
Agha Kislar
Harem (1986)
Movie
Agha Kislar
Harem (1986)
TV
Eubanks
The Park Is Mine (1985)
Movie
Convict
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
TV
6.33
Major Connolly
Warning Sign (1985)
Movie
Fire Chief Walker
Playing with Fire (1985)
Movie
Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
Badge of the Assassin (1985)
Movie
Lt. Bradshaw
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
TV
7
Sgt. Therman Patterson
Women of San Quentin (1983)
Movie
Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell / Platoon Sgt. James 'China' Bell
For Love and Honor (1983)
TV
Sgt. China Bell
For Love and Honor (1983)
Movie
Detective Harry Lowes
The Star Chamber (1983)
Movie
4.67
Charles Struthers
The A-Team (1983)
TV
3.29
Ivanhoe Washington
Fighting Back (1982)
Movie
Denmark Vessey
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion (1982)
Movie
Hill Street Blues (1981)
TV
6
Ernie
Rage! (1980)
Movie
Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
Brubaker (1980)
Movie
6
Othello
Othello (1980)
Movie
Parker
Alien (1979)
Movie
5.96
Smokey
Blue Collar (1978)
Movie
President Idi Amin Jr.
Raid on Entebbe (1976)
Movie
Daddy Foxx
The Monkey Hustle (1976)
Movie
Blase
Drum (1976)
Movie
Crunch
Crunch (1976)
Movie
Colt Hawkins
Friday Foster (1975)
Movie
6
Doctors' Hospital (1975)
TV
Ben Flynn
Sharks' Treasure (1975)
Movie
Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
Report to the Commissioner (1975)
Movie
Blue
Truck Turner (1974)
Movie
Kananga / Mr. Big
Live and Let Die (1973)
Movie
5.33
Self
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary (1973)
Movie
Lt. Pope
Across 110th Street (1972)
Movie
Mark Johnson
The Limit (1972)
Movie
Bone
Bone (1972)
Movie
Nate Hodges
Man and Boy (1971)
Movie
Night Gallery (1970)
TV
Ernie Green
Night Chase (1970)
Movie
Sonny Boy Mosby
The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
Movie
LCpl. John T. Auston
Hawaii Five-O (1968)
TV
5.45
Wyman Jackson
The Name of the Game (1968)
TV
Little George
5 Card Stud (1968)
Movie
Carl
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Movie
2
Mannix (1967)
TV
6.38
Cowboy in Africa (1967)
TV
Sgt. Major Creason
The High Chaparral (1967)
TV
6
Tarzan (1966)
TV
6
Lobo Brown / Damien
The Big Valley (1965)
TV
6.2
Jocko
Nothing But a Man (1964)
Movie
Jonah / Luke
Daniel Boone (1964)
TV
5.75
Child Barnett
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Piney Biggs
Gunsmoke (1955)
TV
6
Ratings
Average 5.89
Based on 1.74 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1955
1975
1985
1978
2018
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1939-11-16
Deathday2021-03-15 (81 years old)
Birth NameYaphet Frederick Kotto
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
ReligionJudaism
Height190-centimeter
Net Worth$5 Million
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
ResidencesBaltimore · The Bronx, United States of America, Manila, Philippines
Also Known AsYaphet Frederick Kotto
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