Yaphet Kotto
Acting
Born November 16, 1939 · New York City, New York, U.S.A
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.
Known For · 40 titles
Law & Order
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The A-Team
Murder, She Wrote
Hawaii Five-O
Bonanza
Hill Street Blues
Mannix
Homicide: Life on the Street
Daniel Boone
American Playhouse
Gunsmoke
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The High Chaparral
Night Gallery
The Big Valley
Alien
seaQuest DSV
The Name of the Game
Tarzan
Live and Let Die
The Running Man
Father Dowling Mysteries
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Cowboy in Africa
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Midnight Run
Doctors' Hospital
The Thomas Crown Affair
Brubaker
The Puppet Masters
For Love and Honor
Raid on Entebbe
The Star Chamber
Witless Protection
5 Card Stud
Harem
Drum
Blue Collar
Across 110th Street