Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-11-16

Day of Death

2021-03-15 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, U.S.A

Also Known As

Yaphet Frederick Kotto

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Yaphet Kotto

Biography

Yaphet Frederick Kotto 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

Brubaker

Brubaker

Midnight Run

Midnight Run

Blue Collar

Blue Collar

Nothing But a Man

Nothing But a Man

Alien

Alien

Othello

Othello

For Love and Honor

For Love and Honor

The Beast Within: Making Alien

The Beast Within: Making Alien

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

Acting

Live and Let Die

1973

Live and Let Die

as

Kananga/Mr. Big

The Running Man

1987

The Running Man

as

William Laughlin

The Thomas Crown Affair

1968

The Thomas Crown Affair

as

Carl

Brubaker

1980

Brubaker

as

Richard 'Dickie' Coombes

5 Card Stud

1968

5 Card Stud

as

Little George

Homicide: The Movie

2000

Homicide: The Movie

as

Al Giardello

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

as

Doc

Truck Turner

1974

Truck Turner

as

Blue

Across 110th Street

1972

Across 110th Street

as

Lt. William Pope

Raid on Entebbe

1976

Raid on Entebbe

as

President Idi Amin - Jr.

The Puppet Masters

1994

The Puppet Masters

as

Ressler

Midnight Run

1988

Midnight Run

as

Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.

Bone

1972

Bone

as

Bone

The Star Chamber

1983

The Star Chamber

as

Detective Harry Lowes

Warning Sign

1985

Warning Sign

as

Major Connolly

Eye of the Tiger

1986

Eye of the Tiger

as

J.B. Deveraux

Terminal Entry

1988

Terminal Entry

as

Col. Styles

Report to the Commissioner

1975

Report to the Commissioner

as

Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone

Blue Collar

1978

Blue Collar

as

Sam 'Smokey' James

Witless Protection

2008

Witless Protection

as

Ricardo Bodi

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002

BaadAsssss Cinema

as

Self

Two If by Sea

1996

Two If by Sea

as

FBI Agent O'Malley

The Park Is Mine

1986

The Park Is Mine

as

Eubanks

Tripwire

1989

Tripwire

as

Lee Pitt

The Monkey Hustle

1976

The Monkey Hustle

as

Daddy Foxx

Friday Foster

1975

Friday Foster

as

Colt Hawkins

Nothing But a Man

1964

Nothing But a Man

as

Jocko

Drum

1976

Drum

as

Blase

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

1970

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

as

Sonny Boy Mosby

Fighting Back

1982

Fighting Back

as

Ivanhoe Washington

Extreme Justice

1993

Extreme Justice

as

Larson

Man and Boy

1971

Man and Boy

as

Nate Hodges

Ministry of Vengeance

1989

Ministry of Vengeance

as

Mr. Whiteside

In Self Defense

1987

In Self Defense

as

Lt. Tyrell

The Defenders: Payback

1997

The Defenders: Payback

as

Judge Williams

Stiletto Dance

2001

Stiletto Dance

as

Captain Rick Sands

Chrome Soldiers

1992

Chrome Soldiers

as

Perry Beach

Pretty Kill

1987

Pretty Kill

as

Harris

Badge of the Assassin

1985

Badge of the Assassin

as

Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

It's Nothing Personal

1993

It's Nothing Personal

as

Lt. Tom Riley

Out-of-Sync

1995

Out-of-Sync

as

Quincy

A Whisper to a Scream

1989

A Whisper to a Scream

as

Jules Tallard

Hangfire

1991

Hangfire

as

Police Lieutenant

Intent to Kill

1992

Intent to Kill

as

Captain Jackson

Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

1973

Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

as

Self

Crunch

1976

Crunch

as

Richard "Crunch" Blackstone

Desperado

1987

Desperado

as

Bede

The Jigsaw Murders

1989

The Jigsaw Murders

as

Doctor Tyrone Fillmore

Best Ever Bond

2002

Best Ever Bond

as

Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited)

After the Shock

1990

After the Shock

as

William McElroy

The Limit

1972

The Limit

as

Mark Johnson

Alien

1979

Alien

as

Parker

Night Chase

1970

Night Chase

as

Ernie Green

Harem

1986

Harem

as

Agha Kislar

Prime Target

1989

Prime Target

as

Gilmore Brown

Sharks' Treasure

1975

Sharks' Treasure

as

Ben Flynn

Playing with Fire

1985

Playing with Fire

as

Fire Chief Walker

Women of San Quentin

1983

Women of San Quentin

as

Sgt. Therman Patterson

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

1994

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

as

Detective Martin Talbot

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

1995

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

as

Marty Talbot

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

as

Self

Othello

1980

Othello

as

Othello

The American Clock

1993

The American Clock

as

Isaac

For Love and Honor

1983

For Love and Honor

as

Sgt. China Bell

The Beast Within: Making Alien

2003

The Beast Within: Making Alien

as

(archive footage)

Rage!

1980

Rage!

as

Ernie

1995

Dead Badge

as

Captain Hunt

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

1987

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

as

General Sorenson

Almost Blue

1993

Almost Blue

as

Terry

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

1999

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

as

The World of James Bond

1995

The World of James Bond

as

A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

1982

A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

as

Denmark Vessey

The Ride

2000

The Ride

as

Carter

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Charles Struthers

seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV

as

Captain Jack Clayton

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as

LCpl. John T. Auston

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as

Convict

Mannix

Mannix

as

Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as

Calvin Matthias

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Piney Biggs

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as

Buckner

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as

Al Giardello

Doctors' Hospital

Doctors' Hospital

as

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Luke

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

as

Sgt. Major Creason

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Lobo Brown

Cowboy in Africa

Cowboy in Africa

as

Musa

Tarzan

Tarzan

as

For Love and Honor

For Love and Honor

as

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Damien

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as

Lt. Bradshaw

Harem

Harem

as

Agha Kislar

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as

Jonah

Bonanza

Bonanza

as

Child Barnett

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Al Giardello

Father Dowling Mysteries

Father Dowling Mysteries

as

Lt. Fleming

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as

Wyman Jackson

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

as

Kelly

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

as

ADA Kelley

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Production

The Limit

1972

The Limit

as

Crew

Directing

The Limit

1972

The Limit

as