Yaphet Kotto

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.

Movies

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

69 %|Jul 7, 2018

Documentary

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

78.16 %|May 4, 2010

Documentary

Witless Protection

45 %|Feb 22, 2008

Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime

The Beast Within: Making Alien

82 %|Dec 2, 2003

Documentary

Best Ever Bond

50 %|Nov 22, 2002

Documentary, Action

BaadAsssss Cinema

59 %|Aug 14, 2002

Action, Documentary

Stiletto Dance

55 %|Jun 8, 2001

Drama, Action, Crime

Homicide: The Movie

72 %|Feb 13, 2000

Drama, Crime, TV Movie

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

60 %|Jan 1, 1999

Documentary

The Defenders: Payback

35 %|Oct 12, 1997

Crime, Drama, TV Movie

Two If by Sea

48 %|Jan 12, 1996

Comedy, Romance

The World of James Bond

60 %|Oct 29, 1995

Documentary

Out-of-Sync

40 %|Jun 4, 1995

Drama, Crime

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

50 %|May 8, 1995

Crime, TV Movie

Dead Badge

83 %|Mar 28, 1995

Crime, Action

The Puppet Masters

57.74 %|Oct 21, 1994

Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

60 %|Mar 27, 1994

Crime, TV Movie

Almost Blue

58 %|Aug 4, 1993

Thriller, Drama

Extreme Justice

47 %|Jun 26, 1993

Action, Thriller

It's Nothing Personal

0 %|Feb 1, 1993

Action, Thriller, TV Movie

The American Clock

65 %|Jan 2, 1993

TV Movie, Drama

Intent to Kill

42 %|Oct 1, 1992

Adventure, Thriller, Action

Chrome Soldiers

47 %|May 6, 1992

Action, Drama, TV Movie

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

53 %|Sep 5, 1991

Horror, Thriller

Hangfire

42 %|Jan 11, 1991

Action, Thriller

After the Shock

58 %|Sep 12, 1990

TV Movie, Drama

Tripwire

40 %|Nov 30, 1989

Action, Thriller

Ministry of Vengeance

30 %|Nov 3, 1989

Action

Prime Target

52 %|Sep 29, 1989

Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

The Jigsaw Murders

48 %|Jul 25, 1989

Crime, Mystery, Thriller

A Whisper to a Scream

27 %|Jan 1, 1989

Drama, Thriller, Horror, Mystery, Crime

Terminal Entry

40 %|Jul 26, 1988

Action

Midnight Run

72.2 %|Jul 20, 1988

Action, Comedy, Crime

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

70 %|Nov 15, 1987

Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie

The Running Man

65.31 %|Nov 13, 1987

Action, Science Fiction, Thriller, Crime

In Self Defense

53 %|May 22, 1987

TV Movie, Thriller

Desperado

38 %|Apr 27, 1987

Western, TV Movie

Pretty Kill

15 %|Mar 27, 1987

Horror, Crime

Eye of the Tiger

59 %|Jul 7, 1986

Action, Drama

Harem

48 %|Feb 9, 1986

Romance, Drama, TV Movie

The Park Is Mine

54.79 %|Oct 6, 1985

TV Movie, Action, Drama

Warning Sign

60 %|Aug 23, 1985

Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

Playing with Fire

0 %|Apr 13, 1985

TV Movie, Crime, Drama

Badge of the Assassin

40 %|Jan 4, 1985

Drama, Action, TV Movie

Women of San Quentin

10 %|Oct 23, 1983

Drama, TV Movie

For Love and Honor

100 %|Sep 23, 1983

Drama, TV Movie

The Star Chamber

60 %|Aug 5, 1983

Drama, Thriller

Fighting Back

56 %|May 21, 1982

Action, Thriller, Crime

A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

60 %|Feb 17, 1982

Rage!

70 %|Sep 25, 1980

Drama, TV Movie

Brubaker

70 %|Jun 20, 1980

Crime, Drama

Othello

80 %|Jan 1, 1980

Drama, Romance

Alien

81.52 %|May 25, 1979

Horror, Science Fiction

Blue Collar

73.92 %|Feb 10, 1978

Drama, Crime

Raid on Entebbe

60 %|Dec 26, 1976

Drama, Thriller, TV Movie, History

The Monkey Hustle

56 %|Dec 24, 1976

Action

Drum

52 %|Jul 30, 1976

History, Action, Thriller, Drama

Crunch

0 %|Jan 1, 1976

Crime, Drama, TV Movie

Friday Foster

59 %|Dec 25, 1975

Action, Thriller

Sharks' Treasure

46 %|Apr 18, 1975

Adventure

Report to the Commissioner

67 %|Feb 5, 1975

Crime, Drama

Truck Turner

64 %|Jun 26, 1974

Drama, Action, Thriller

Live and Let Die

64.92 %|Jun 27, 1973

Adventure, Action, Thriller

Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

60 %|Jun 21, 1973

Documentary

Across 110th Street

67.88 %|Dec 19, 1972

Action, Crime, Drama

The Limit

0 %|Nov 10, 1972

Drama, Action, Crime

Bone

58 %|Jul 1, 1972

Comedy, Thriller, Drama

Man and Boy

60 %|Jun 23, 1971

Western, Adventure

Night Chase

55 %|Nov 20, 1970

TV Movie, Drama, Thriller

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

57 %|Mar 18, 1970

Drama, Crime

5 Card Stud

62 %|Jul 28, 1968

Western, Mystery

The Thomas Crown Affair

68 %|Jun 26, 1968

Crime, Romance, Drama

Nothing But a Man

74.31 %|Dec 27, 1964

Drama, Romance

Series

seaQuest DSV

70.11999999999999 %|Sep 12, 1993

Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Homicide: Life on the Street

80.73 %|Jan 31, 1993

Mystery, Drama, Crime

Law & Order

74 %|Sep 13, 1990

Crime, Drama

Father Dowling Mysteries

71 %|Jan 20, 1989

Comedy, Crime, Mystery

Harem

50 %|Feb 9, 1986

Drama

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

72.4 %|Sep 29, 1985

Drama, Mystery, Crime

Murder, She Wrote

75.75 %|Sep 30, 1984

Mystery, Crime, Drama

For Love and Honor

55 %|Sep 23, 1983

Drama

The A-Team

74.67 %|Jan 23, 1983

Action & Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Hill Street Blues

75.74 %|Jan 15, 1981

Drama, Crime

Doctors' Hospital

50 %|Sep 10, 1975

Drama

Night Gallery

78.39 %|Dec 16, 1970

Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Hawaii Five-O

69.6 %|Sep 20, 1968

Action & Adventure, Drama

The Name of the Game

68 %|Sep 20, 1968

Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Mannix

65.83 %|Sep 16, 1967

Action & Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Drama

Cowboy in Africa

50 %|Sep 11, 1967

The High Chaparral

65 %|Sep 10, 1967

Western, Drama

Tarzan

67 %|Sep 8, 1966

Action & Adventure, Drama

The Big Valley

59.290000000000006 %|Sep 15, 1965

Western, Drama

The Big Valley

59.290000000000006 %|Sep 15, 1965

Western, Drama

Daniel Boone

69 %|Sep 24, 1964

Action & Adventure, Western

Daniel Boone

69 %|Sep 24, 1964

Action & Adventure, Western

Bonanza

75.34 %|Sep 12, 1959

Western, Action & Adventure, Drama, Family

Gunsmoke

65.05 %|Sep 10, 1955

Western, Action & Adventure, Drama