Yaphet Kotto

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

November 16, 1939

died

March 15, 2021

place of birth

New York City, New York, U.S.A

also known as

Yaphet Frederick Kotto · 耶佛·哥圖

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Alien
8.2

Alien

1979as Parker
The Running Man
6.5

The Running Man

1987as William Laughlin
Live and Let Die
6.5

Live and Let Die

1973as Kananga/Mr. Big
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
5.3

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991as Doc
Midnight Run
7.2

Midnight Run

1988as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
The Thomas Crown Affair
6.8

The Thomas Crown Affair

1968as Carl
Brubaker
7.1

Brubaker

1980as Dickie Coombes
Two If by Sea
5.0

Two If by Sea

1996as FBI Agent O'Malley
The Puppet Masters
5.8

The Puppet Masters

1994as Ressler
Blue Collar
7.3

Blue Collar

1978as Sam 'Smokey' James
5 Card Stud
6.2

5 Card Stud

1968as Little George
The Star Chamber
6.1

The Star Chamber

1983as Detective Harry Lowes
Raid on Entebbe
6.0

Raid on Entebbe

1976as President Idi Amin - Jr.
Drum
5.3

Drum

1976as Blase
Extreme Justice
5.0

Extreme Justice

1993as Larson
Rage!
8.0

Rage!

1980as Ernie
Across 110th Street
6.7

Across 110th Street

1972as Lt. William Pope
Truck Turner
6.4

Truck Turner

1974as Blue
Harem
5.4

Harem

1986as Agha Kislar
Homicide: The Movie
6.9

Homicide: The Movie

2000as Al Giardello
Friday Foster
6.0

Friday Foster

1975as Colt Hawkins
The Park Is Mine
5.5

The Park Is Mine

1986as Eubanks
Fighting Back
5.8

Fighting Back

1982as Ivanhoe Washington
Warning Sign
5.9

Warning Sign

1985as Major Connolly
Chrome Soldiers
4.4

Chrome Soldiers

1992as Perry Beach
Eye of the Tiger
6.0

Eye of the Tiger

1986as J.B. Deveraux
Prime Target
5.2

Prime Target

1989as Gilmore Brown
Witless Protection
4.5

Witless Protection

2008as Ricardo Bodi
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
6.4

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018as Self
For Love and Honor
9.7

For Love and Honor

1983as Sgt. China Bell
Badge of the Assassin
5.6

Badge of the Assassin

1985as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
Hangfire
4.7

Hangfire

1991as Police Lieutenant
The American Clock
5.7

The American Clock

1993as Isaac
Out-of-Sync
4.5

Out-of-Sync

1995as Quincy
Nothing But a Man
7.4

Nothing But a Man

1964as Jocko
BaadAsssss Cinema
6.0

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002as Self
Stiletto Dance
4.9

Stiletto Dance

2001as Captain Rick Sands
Bone
6.1

Bone

1972as Bone
Report to the Commissioner
6.6

Report to the Commissioner

1975as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
6.0

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

1970as Sonny Boy Mosby
Man and Boy
6.7

Man and Boy

1971as Nate Hodges
Ministry of Vengeance
3.8

Ministry of Vengeance

1989as Mr. Whiteside
The Defenders: Payback
4.5

The Defenders: Payback

1997as Judge Williams
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
7.0

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

1982as Denmark Vessey
Intent to Kill
4.5

Intent to Kill

1992as Captain Jackson
Dead Badge
6.8

Dead Badge

1995as Captain Hunt
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
7.4

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

1987as General Sorenson
Desperado
4.2

Desperado

1987as Bede
The Jigsaw Murders
4.7

The Jigsaw Murders

1989as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
The Monkey Hustle
5.7

The Monkey Hustle

1976as Daddy Foxx