Yaphet Kotto

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

98

Gender

Male

Birthday

1939-11-16

Day of death

2021-03-15 (81 years old)

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Alien

    Alien

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • seaQuest DSV

    seaQuest DSV

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • The Running Man

    The Running Man

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • Friday Foster

    Friday Foster

  • Brubaker

    Brubaker

  • Live and Let Die

    Live and Let Die

  • Sharks' Treasure

    Sharks' Treasure

  • Drum

    Drum

  • Bone

    Bone

  • Father Dowling Mysteries

    Father Dowling Mysteries

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

  • Stiletto Dance

    Stiletto Dance

  • Harem

    Harem

  • Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

    Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

  • BaadAsssss Cinema

    BaadAsssss Cinema

  • Witless Protection

    Witless Protection

  • Hangfire

    Hangfire

  • Desperado

    Desperado

  • Tripwire

    Tripwire

  • Blue Collar

    Blue Collar

  • Fighting Back

    Fighting Back

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

  • Warning Sign

    Warning Sign

  • Extreme Justice

    Extreme Justice

  • Prime Target

    Prime Target

  • The Limit

    The Limit

  • Almost Blue

    Almost Blue

  • Terminal Entry

    Terminal Entry

  • Raid on Entebbe

    Raid on Entebbe

  • Night Chase

    Night Chase

  • Midnight Run

    Midnight Run

  • The Park Is Mine

    The Park Is Mine

  • Dead Badge

    Dead Badge

  • Doctors' Hospital

    Doctors' Hospital

  • The Liberation of L.B. Jones

    The Liberation of L.B. Jones

  • The Puppet Masters

    The Puppet Masters

  • A Whisper to a Scream

    A Whisper to a Scream

  • Across 110th Street

    Across 110th Street

  • The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

    The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

  • The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

    The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

  • Badge of the Assassin

    Badge of the Assassin

  • The Jigsaw Murders

    The Jigsaw Murders

  • The World of James Bond

    The World of James Bond

  • The American Clock

    The American Clock

  • Nothing But a Man

    Nothing But a Man

  • 5 Card Stud

    5 Card Stud

  • For Love and Honor

    For Love and Honor

  • Two If by Sea

    Two If by Sea

  • Eye of the Tiger

    Eye of the Tiger

  • A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

    A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

  • The Star Chamber

    The Star Chamber

  • Man and Boy

    Man and Boy

  • The Monkey Hustle

    The Monkey Hustle

  • Pretty Kill

    Pretty Kill

  • Harem

    Harem

  • Out-of-Sync

    Out-of-Sync

  • Report to the Commissioner

    Report to the Commissioner

  • Intent to Kill

    Intent to Kill

  • After the Shock

    After the Shock

  • Playing with Fire

    Playing with Fire

  • Homicide: The Movie

    Homicide: The Movie

  • Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

    Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

  • In Self Defense

    In Self Defense

  • Truck Turner

    Truck Turner

  • The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

    The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

  • For Love and Honor

    For Love and Honor

  • Ministry of Vengeance

    Ministry of Vengeance

  • Inside 'Live and Let Die'

    Inside 'Live and Let Die'

  • It's Nothing Personal

    It's Nothing Personal

  • The Defenders: Payback

    The Defenders: Payback

  • Rage!

    Rage!

  • Cowboy in Africa

    Cowboy in Africa

  • The Ride

    The Ride

  • Women of San Quentin

    Women of San Quentin

  • King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

  • Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

    Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

  • Chrome Soldiers

    Chrome Soldiers

  • Crunch

    Crunch

  • Othello

    Othello