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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Law & Order

    Law & Order

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The A-Team

    The A-Team

  • Mannix

    Mannix

  • Hawaii Five-O

    Hawaii Five-O

  • Hill Street Blues

    Hill Street Blues

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • The Big Valley

    The Big Valley

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Daniel Boone

    Daniel Boone

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Alien

    Alien

  • The High Chaparral

    The High Chaparral

  • seaQuest DSV

    seaQuest DSV

  • The Name of the Game

    The Name of the Game

  • The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

    The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Tarzan

    Tarzan

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

  • Live and Let Die

    Live and Let Die

  • The Running Man

    The Running Man

  • Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

    Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

  • Father Dowling Mysteries

    Father Dowling Mysteries

  • Crunch

    Crunch

  • Bone

    Bone

  • Warning Sign

    Warning Sign

  • Terminal Entry

    Terminal Entry

  • The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

    The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

  • Homicide: The Movie

    Homicide: The Movie

  • The Liberation of L.B. Jones

    The Liberation of L.B. Jones

  • The Puppet Masters

    The Puppet Masters

  • The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

    The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

  • The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

    The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

  • BaadAsssss Cinema

    BaadAsssss Cinema

  • The Star Chamber

    The Star Chamber

  • Drum

    Drum

  • Across 110th Street

    Across 110th Street

  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

  • Doctors' Hospital

    Doctors' Hospital

  • The Park Is Mine

    The Park Is Mine

  • Midnight Run

    Midnight Run

  • Almost Blue

    Almost Blue

  • Fighting Back

    Fighting Back

  • Prime Target

    Prime Target

  • Extreme Justice

    Extreme Justice

  • Brubaker

    Brubaker

  • Desperado

    Desperado

  • A Whisper to a Scream

    A Whisper to a Scream

  • Stiletto Dance

    Stiletto Dance

  • Hangfire

    Hangfire

  • Cowboy in Africa

    Cowboy in Africa

  • Rage!

    Rage!

  • Two If by Sea

    Two If by Sea

  • Witless Protection

    Witless Protection

  • Friday Foster

    Friday Foster

  • Inside 'Live and Let Die'

    Inside 'Live and Let Die'

  • The American Clock

    The American Clock

  • The Monkey Hustle

    The Monkey Hustle

  • Raid on Entebbe

    Raid on Entebbe

  • Night Chase

    Night Chase

  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

  • Blue Collar

    Blue Collar

  • After the Shock

    After the Shock

  • Report to the Commissioner

    Report to the Commissioner

  • Badge of the Assassin

    Badge of the Assassin

  • For Love and Honor

    For Love and Honor

  • For Love and Honor

    For Love and Honor

  • Harem

    Harem

  • Eye of the Tiger

    Eye of the Tiger

  • Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

    Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

  • The Limit

    The Limit

  • The Defenders: Payback

    The Defenders: Payback

  • Sharks' Treasure

    Sharks' Treasure

  • A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

    A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

  • Tripwire

    Tripwire

  • It's Nothing Personal

    It's Nothing Personal

  • Harem

    Harem

  • In Self Defense

    In Self Defense

  • The World of James Bond

    The World of James Bond

  • Out-of-Sync

    Out-of-Sync

  • Nothing But a Man

    Nothing But a Man

  • Intent to Kill

    Intent to Kill

  • The Jigsaw Murders

    The Jigsaw Murders

  • 5 Card Stud

    5 Card Stud

  • Chrome Soldiers

    Chrome Soldiers

  • Dead Badge

    Dead Badge

  • Pretty Kill

    Pretty Kill

  • Truck Turner

    Truck Turner

  • Man and Boy

    Man and Boy

  • Women of San Quentin

    Women of San Quentin

  • Ministry of Vengeance

    Ministry of Vengeance

  • The Ride

    The Ride

  • Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

    Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

  • Playing with Fire

    Playing with Fire

  • Othello

    Othello