About
Yaphet Kotto
Overview
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
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| 2018 | King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 63 Fair |
| 2008 | Witless Protection | Actor | Ricardo Bodi | 57 Average |
| 2003 | The Beast Within: Making Alien | Actor | (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 2002 | Best Ever Bond | Actor | Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 2002 | BaadAsssss Cinema | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Stiletto Dance | Actor | Captain Rick Sands | 58 Average |
| 2000 | Homicide: The Movie | Actor | Al Giardello | 59 Average |
| 1999 | Inside 'Live and Let Die' | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1997 | The Defenders: Payback | Actor | Judge Williams | 58 Average |
| 1996 | Two If by Sea | Actor | FBI Agent O'Malley | 57 Average |
| 1995 | The World of James Bond | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1995 | Out-of-Sync | Actor | Quincy | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan | Actor | Marty Talbot | 58 Average |
| 1995 | Dead Badge | Actor | Captain Hunt | 59 Average |
| 1994 | The Puppet Masters | Actor | Ressler | 58 Average |
| 1994 | The Corpse Had a Familiar Face | Actor | Detective Martin Talbot | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Almost Blue | Actor | Terry | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Extreme Justice | Actor | Larson | 58 Average |
| 1993 | It's Nothing Personal | Actor | Lt. Tom Riley | N/A N/A |
| 1993 | Homicide: Life on the Street | Actor | Al Giardello | 76 Good |
| 1993 | The American Clock | Actor | 59 Average |
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| 1992 | Intent to Kill | Actor | Captain Jackson | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Chrome Soldiers | Actor | Perry Beach | 58 Average |
| 1991 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | Actor | Doc | 54 Average |
| 1991 | Hangfire | Actor | Police Lieutenant | 58 Average |
| 1990 | After the Shock | Actor | William McElroy | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Tripwire | Actor | Lee Pitt | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Ministry of Vengeance | Actor | Mr. Whiteside | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Prime Target | Actor | Gilmore Brown | 58 Average |
| 1989 | The Jigsaw Murders | Actor | Doctor Tyrone Fillmore | 58 Average |
| 1989 | A Whisper to a Scream | Actor | Jules Tallard | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Terminal Entry | Actor | Col. Styles | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Midnight Run | Actor | Alonzo Mosely | 67 Fair |
| 1987 | Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel | Actor | General Sorenson | 59 Average |
| 1987 | The Running Man | Actor | William Laughlin | 63 Fair |
| 1987 | In Self Defense | Actor | Lt. Tyrell | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Desperado | Actor | Bede | 58 Average |
| 1987 | Pretty Kill | Actor | Harris | 58 Average |
| 1986 | The Park Is Mine | Actor | Eubanks | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Eye of the Tiger | Actor | J.B. Deveraux | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Harem | Actor | Agha Kislar | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Harem | Actor | Agha Kislar | 69 Fair |
| 1985 | Warning Sign | Actor | Major Connolly | 59 Average |
| 1985 | Playing with Fire | Actor | Fire Chief Walker | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Badge of the Assassin | Actor | Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Women of San Quentin | Actor | Sgt. Therman Patterson | 58 Average |
| 1983 | For Love and Honor | Actor | Sgt. China Bell | 59 Average |
| 1983 | For Love and Honor | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1983 | The Star Chamber | Actor | Detective Harry Lowes | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Fighting Back | Actor | Ivanhoe Washington | 58 Average |
| 1982 | A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion | Actor | Denmark Vessey | 58 Average |
| 1980 | Rage! | Actor | Ernie | 58 Average |
| 1980 | Brubaker | Actor | Richard 'Dickie' Coombes | 64 Fair |
| 1980 | Othello | Actor | Othello | 59 Average |
| 1979 | Alien | Actor | Parker | 80 Very good |
| 1978 | Blue Collar | Actor | Sam 'Smokey' James | 62 Fair |
| 1976 | Raid on Entebbe | Actor | President Idi Amin - Jr. | 59 Average |
| 1976 | The Monkey Hustle | Actor | Daddy Foxx | 59 Average |
| 1976 | Drum | Actor | Blase | 58 Average |
| 1976 | Crunch | Actor | Richard "Crunch" Blackstone | N/A N/A |
| 1975 | Friday Foster | Actor | Colt Hawkins | 59 Average |
| 1975 | Sharks' Treasure | Actor | Ben Flynn | 58 Average |
| 1975 | Report to the Commissioner | Actor | Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone | 59 Average |
| 1974 | Truck Turner | Actor | Blue | 59 Average |
| 1973 | Live and Let Die | Actor | Kananga/Mr. Big | 63 Fair |
| 1973 | Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1972 | Across 110th Street | Actor | Lt. William Pope | 60 Fair |
| 1972 | The Limit | Actor | Mark Johnson | N/A N/A |
| 1972 | Bone | Actor | Bone | 59 Average |
| 1971 | Man and Boy | Actor | Nate Hodges | 58 Average |
| 1970 | Night Chase | Actor | Ernie Green | 58 Average |
| 1970 | The Liberation of L.B. Jones | Actor | Sonny Boy Mosby | 58 Average |
| 1968 | 5 Card Stud | Actor | Little George | 59 Average |
| 1968 | The Thomas Crown Affair | Actor | Carl | 63 Fair |
| 1964 | Nothing But a Man | Actor | Jocko | 59 Average |
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| 1972 | The Limit | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Writing |
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| 1972 | The Limit | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
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| 1972 | The Limit | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |