Yaphet Kotto
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Yaphet Kotto

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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.

Films Featuring Yaphet Kotto

Live and Let Die

19736.5

The Running Man

19876.5

The Thomas Crown Affair

19686.8

Brubaker

19807.1

5 Card Stud

19686.3

Homicide: The Movie

20006.9

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

19915.3

Truck Turner

19746.5

Across 110th Street

19726.7

Raid on Entebbe

19766.0

The Puppet Masters

19945.8

Midnight Run

19887.2

Bone

19726.2

The Star Chamber

19836.0

Warning Sign

19855.9

Eye of the Tiger

19866.1

Terminal Entry

19874.1

Report to the Commissioner

19756.6

Blue Collar

19787.3

Witless Protection

20084.4

BaadAsssss Cinema

20026.0

Two If by Sea

19965.0

The Park Is Mine

19865.6

Tripwire

19896.0

The Monkey Hustle

19765.8

Friday Foster

19756.1

Nothing But a Man

19647.4

Drum

19765.2

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

19706.1

Extreme Justice

19935.0

Fighting Back

19825.8

Man and Boy

19716.7

Ministry of Vengeance

19893.8

In Self Defense

19876.0

The Defenders: Payback

19974.5

Stiletto Dance

20014.9

Chrome Soldiers

19924.4

Pretty Kill

19872.4

Badge of the Assassin

19855.6

It's Nothing Personal

19937.0

Out-of-Sync

19954.5

A Whisper to a Scream

19894.0

Hangfire

19914.7

Intent to Kill

19924.5

Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

19736.0

Crunch

19768.0

Desperado

19874.2

The Jigsaw Murders

19894.7

After the Shock

19906.4

The Limit

197210.0

Alien

19798.2

Night Chase

19705.9

Harem

19865.4

Prime Target

19895.2

Sharks' Treasure

19755.3

Playing with Fire

19856.0

Women of San Quentin

19835.0

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

19944.7

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

19957.0

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

20186.4

Othello

19808.0

The American Clock

19935.7

For Love and Honor

19839.7

Rage!

19808.0

Dead Badge

19956.8

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

19877.4

Almost Blue

19937.1

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

19997.4

The World of James Bond

19956.7

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

19827.0

The Ride

20003.7