Yaphet Kotto
Birthday
Nov 16, 1939
Day of Death
Mar 15, 2021 (81 years)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.A
Biography
Yaphet Frederick Kotto (November 16, 1939 β 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.
Movies (71)
Alien
1979
The Running Man
1987
Live and Let Die
1973
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
Truck Turner
1974
Drum
1976
Brubaker
1980
Harem
1986
Midnight Run
1988
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
Sharks' Treasure
1975
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995
The Puppet Masters
1994
Raid on Entebbe
1976
Blue Collar
1978
The Star Chamber
1983
Dead Badge
1995
TV Shows (27)
Law & Order
1990
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Bonanza
1959
Murder, She Wrote
1984
The A-Team
1983
Hill Street Blues
1981
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Mannix
1967
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
seaQuest DSV
1993
The Big Valley
1965
The Big Valley
1965
Daniel Boone
1964
Daniel Boone
1964
The High Chaparral
1967
Night Gallery
1970
The Name of the Game
1968
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985