Yaphet Kotto
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Law & Order
Al Giardello
1990
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Bonanza
Child Barnett
1959
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Bradshaw
1984
Series
The A-Team
Charles Struthers
1983
Series
Mannix
Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon
1967
Series
Hawaii Five-O
LCpl. John T. Auston
1968
Series
Hill Street Blues
Calvin Matthias
1981
Series
Homicide: Life on the Street
Al Giardello
1993
Series
Daniel Boone
Luke
1964
Series
Daniel Boone
Jonah
1964
Series
The Big Valley
Lobo Brown
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Damien
1965
Series
seaQuest DSV
Captain Jack Clayton
1993
Film
Alien
Parker
1979
Series
The High Chaparral
Sgt. Major Creason
1967
Series
Night Gallery
Buckner
1970
Series
The Name of the Game
Wyman Jackson
1968
Series
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Convict
1985
Series
Gunsmoke
Piney Biggs
1955
Series
Tarzan
1966
Series
Father Dowling Mysteries
Lt. Fleming
1989
Film
The Running Man
William Laughlin
1987
Film
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Doc
1991
Film
Live and Let Die
Kananga/Mr. Big
1973
Series
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Kelly
1990
Series
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
ADA Kelley
1990
Film
Midnight Run
Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
1988
Series
Doctors' Hospital
1975
Series
Cowboy in Africa
Musa
1967
Film
Brubaker
Dickie Coombes
1980
Film
The Thomas Crown Affair
Carl
1968
For Love and Honor
1983
Film
Fighting Back
Ivanhoe Washington
1982
Film
Truck Turner
Blue
1974
Film
Two If by Sea
FBI Agent O'Malley
1996
Film
Drum
Blase
1976
Film
Witless Protection
Ricardo Bodi
2008
Film
Rage!
Ernie
1980
Film
The Star Chamber
Detective Harry Lowes
1983
Film
Tripwire
Lee Pitt
1989
Series
Harem
Agha Kislar
1986
Film
The World of James Bond
Self
1995
Film
Eye of the Tiger
J.B. Deveraux
1986
Film
Homicide: The Movie
Al Giardello
2000
Film
The Puppet Masters
Ressler
1994
Film
Night Chase
Ernie Green
1970
Film
Badge of the Assassin
Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
1985
Film
Raid on Entebbe
President Idi Amin - Jr.
1976
Film
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
2002
Film
The Ride
Carter
2000
Film
Harem
Agha Kislar
1986
Film
5 Card Stud
Little George
1968
Film
Warning Sign
Major Connolly
1985
Film
Across 110th Street
Lt. William Pope
1972
Film
Friday Foster
Colt Hawkins
1975
Film
Ministry of Vengeance
Mr. Whiteside
1989
Film
Chrome Soldiers
Perry Beach
1992
Film
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Self
2018
Film
Extreme Justice
Larson
1993
Film
Prime Target
Gilmore Brown
1989
Film
Blue Collar
Sam 'Smokey' James
1978
Film
The Park Is Mine
Eubanks
1986
Film
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Self
1973
Film
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
General Sorenson
1987
Film
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999
Film
Sharks' Treasure
Ben Flynn
1975
Film
The American Clock
Isaac
1993
Film
Pretty Kill
Harris
1987
Film
Report to the Commissioner
Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
1975
Film
Women of San Quentin
Sgt. Therman Patterson
1983
Film
The Defenders: Payback
Judge Williams
1997
Film
In Self Defense
Lt. Tyrell
1987
Film
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Sonny Boy Mosby
1970
Film
Terminal Entry
Col. Styles
1987
Film
Nothing But a Man
Jocko
1964
Film
Desperado
Bede
1987
Film
Crunch
Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
1976
Film
Stiletto Dance
Captain Rick Sands
2001
Film
Intent to Kill
Captain Jackson
1992
Film
Bone
Bone
1972
Film
Dead Badge
Captain Hunt
1995
Film
The Jigsaw Murders
Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
1989
Film
Out-of-Sync
Quincy
1995
Film
Hangfire
Police Lieutenant
1991
Film
The Monkey Hustle
Daddy Foxx
1976
Film
It's Nothing Personal
Lt. Tom Riley
1993
Film
Playing with Fire
Fire Chief Walker
1985
Film
After the Shock
William McElroy
1990
Film
Almost Blue
Terry
1993
Film
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Denmark Vessey
1982
Film
For Love and Honor
Sgt. China Bell
1983
Film
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Detective Martin Talbot
1994
Film
The Limit
Mark Johnson
1972
Film
Othello
Othello
1980
Film
Man and Boy
Nate Hodges
1971
Film
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Marty Talbot
1995
Film
A Whisper to a Scream
Jules Tallard
1989