Yaphet Kotto
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1939-11-16
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.A
Yaphet Kotto
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.
Also Known For
Live and Let Die
Jun 27, 1973
The Running Man
Nov 13, 1987
The Thomas Crown Affair
Jun 26, 1968
Brubaker
Jun 20, 1980
5 Card Stud
Jul 28, 1968
Homicide: The Movie
Feb 13, 2000
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Sep 05, 1991
Truck Turner
Jun 26, 1974
Across 110th Street
Dec 19, 1972
Raid on Entebbe
Dec 26, 1976
The Puppet Masters
Oct 21, 1994
Midnight Run
Jul 20, 1988
Bone
Jul 01, 1972
The Star Chamber
Aug 05, 1983
Warning Sign
Aug 23, 1985
Eye of the Tiger
Jul 07, 1986
Terminal Entry
Jul 26, 1988
Report to the Commissioner
Feb 05, 1975
Blue Collar
Feb 10, 1978
Witless Protection
Feb 22, 2008
BaadAsssss Cinema
Aug 14, 2002
Two If by Sea
Jan 12, 1996
The Park Is Mine
Jul 24, 1986
Tripwire
Nov 30, 1989
The Monkey Hustle
Dec 24, 1976
Friday Foster
Dec 25, 1975
Nothing But a Man
Dec 27, 1964
Drum
Jul 30, 1976
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Mar 18, 1970
Fighting Back
May 21, 1982
Extreme Justice
Jun 26, 1993
Man and Boy
Jun 23, 1971
Ministry of Vengeance
Nov 03, 1989
In Self Defense
May 22, 1987
The Defenders: Payback
Oct 12, 1997
Stiletto Dance
Jun 08, 2001
Chrome Soldiers
May 06, 1992
Pretty Kill
Mar 27, 1987
Badge of the Assassin
Jan 04, 1985
It's Nothing Personal
Feb 01, 1993
Out-of-Sync
Jun 04, 1995
A Whisper to a Scream
Jan 01, 1989
Hangfire
Jan 11, 1991
Intent to Kill
Oct 01, 1992
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Jun 21, 1973
Crunch
Jan 01, 1976
Desperado
Apr 27, 1987
The Jigsaw Murders
Jul 25, 1989
Best Ever Bond
Nov 22, 2002
After the Shock
Sep 12, 1990
The Limit
Nov 10, 1972
Alien
May 25, 1979
Night Chase
Nov 20, 1970
Harem
Feb 09, 1986
Prime Target
Sep 29, 1989
Sharks' Treasure
Apr 18, 1975
Playing with Fire
Apr 13, 1985
Women of San Quentin
Oct 23, 1983
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Mar 27, 1994
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
May 08, 1995
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Jul 07, 2018
Othello
Jan 01, 1980
The American Clock
Jan 02, 1993
For Love and Honor
Sep 23, 1983
The Beast Within: Making Alien
Dec 02, 2003
Rage!
Sep 25, 1980
Dead Badge
Mar 28, 1995
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Nov 15, 1987
Almost Blue
Aug 04, 1993
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
Oct 19, 1999
The World of James Bond
Oct 29, 1995
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
Feb 17, 1982
The Ride
Aug 27, 2000
The A-Team
Jan 23, 1983
seaQuest DSV
Sep 12, 1993
Hawaii Five-O
Sep 20, 1968
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Sep 29, 1985
Mannix
Sep 16, 1967
Hill Street Blues
Jan 15, 1981
Gunsmoke
Sep 10, 1955
Night Gallery
Dec 16, 1970
Homicide: Life on the Street
Jan 31, 1993
Doctors' Hospital
Sep 10, 1975
Daniel Boone
Sep 24, 1964
The High Chaparral
Sep 10, 1967
The Big Valley
Sep 15, 1965
Cowboy in Africa
Sep 11, 1967
Tarzan
Sep 08, 1966
For Love and Honor
Sep 23, 1983
The Big Valley
Sep 15, 1965
Murder, She Wrote
Sep 30, 1984
Harem
Feb 09, 1986
Daniel Boone
Sep 24, 1964
Bonanza
Sep 12, 1959
Law & Order
Sep 13, 1990
Father Dowling Mysteries
Jan 20, 1989
The Name of the Game
Sep 20, 1968
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Sep 17, 1990
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Sep 17, 1990
