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Yaphet Kotto

Born: 1939

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 Acting
Gender Male
Place of Birth New York City, New York, U.S.A
Died 15/03/2021

Resources

Movies

Live and Let Die

Kananga/Mr. Big in Live and Let Die

The Running Man

William Laughlin in The Running Man

The Thomas Crown Affair

Carl in The Thomas Crown Affair

Brubaker

Richard 'Dickie' Coombes in Brubaker

5 Card Stud

Little George in 5 Card Stud

Homicide: The Movie

Al Giardello in Homicide: The Movie

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Doc in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Truck Turner

Blue in Truck Turner

Across 110th Street

Lt. William Pope in Across 110th Street

Raid on Entebbe

President Idi Amin - Jr. in Raid on Entebbe

The Puppet Masters

Ressler in The Puppet Masters

Midnight Run

Alonzo Mosely in Midnight Run

Bone

Bone in Bone

The Star Chamber

Detective Harry Lowes in The Star Chamber

Warning Sign

Major Connolly in Warning Sign

Eye of the Tiger

J.B. Deveraux in Eye of the Tiger

Terminal Entry

Col. Styles in Terminal Entry

Report to the Commissioner

Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone in Report to the Commissioner

Blue Collar

Sam 'Smokey' James in Blue Collar

Witless Protection

Ricardo Bodi in Witless Protection

BaadAsssss Cinema

Self in BaadAsssss Cinema

Two If by Sea

FBI Agent O'Malley in Two If by Sea

The Park Is Mine

Eubanks in The Park Is Mine

Tripwire

Lee Pitt in Tripwire

The Monkey Hustle

Daddy Foxx in The Monkey Hustle

Friday Foster

Colt Hawkins in Friday Foster

Nothing But a Man

Jocko in Nothing But a Man

Drum

Blase in Drum

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

Sonny Boy Mosby in The Liberation of L.B. Jones

Fighting Back

Ivanhoe Washington in Fighting Back

Extreme Justice

Larson in Extreme Justice

Man and Boy

Nate Hodges in Man and Boy

Ministry of Vengeance

Mr. Whiteside in Ministry of Vengeance

In Self Defense

Lt. Tyrell in In Self Defense

The Defenders: Payback

Judge Williams in The Defenders: Payback

Stiletto Dance

Captain Rick Sands in Stiletto Dance

Chrome Soldiers

Perry Beach in Chrome Soldiers

Pretty Kill

Harris in Pretty Kill

Badge of the Assassin

Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD in Badge of the Assassin

It's Nothing Personal

Lt. Tom Riley in It's Nothing Personal

Out-of-Sync

Quincy in Out-of-Sync

A Whisper to a Scream

Jules Tallard in A Whisper to a Scream

Hangfire

Police Lieutenant in Hangfire

Intent to Kill

Captain Jackson in Intent to Kill

Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

Self in Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

Crunch

Richard "Crunch" Blackstone in Crunch

Desperado

Bede in Desperado

The Jigsaw Murders

Doctor Tyrone Fillmore in The Jigsaw Murders

Best Ever Bond

Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited) in Best Ever Bond

After the Shock

William McElroy in After the Shock

The Limit

Mark Johnson in The Limit

Alien

Parker in Alien

Night Chase

Ernie Green in Night Chase

Harem

Agha Kislar in Harem

Prime Target

Gilmore Brown in Prime Target

Sharks' Treasure

Ben Flynn in Sharks' Treasure

Playing with Fire

Fire Chief Walker in Playing with Fire

Women of San Quentin

Sgt. Therman Patterson in Women of San Quentin

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

Detective Martin Talbot in The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

Marty Talbot in Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

Self in King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

Othello

Othello in Othello

The American Clock

in The American Clock

For Love and Honor

Sgt. China Bell in For Love and Honor

The Beast Within: Making Alien

(archive footage) in The Beast Within: Making Alien

Rage!

Ernie in Rage!

Dead Badge

Captain Hunt in Dead Badge

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

General Sorenson in Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

Almost Blue

Terry in Almost Blue

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

in Inside 'Live and Let Die'

The World of James Bond

in The World of James Bond

A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

Denmark Vessey in A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Self (archive footage) in Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

The Ride

Carter in The Ride

TV Shows