Yaphet Kotto

Born: 1939-11-16, New York City, New York, U.S.A

Died: 2021-03-15

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.

Filmography

• Law & Order (1990)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984)
• Bonanza (1959)
• Hawaii Five-O (1969)
• Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
• Hill Street Blues (1981)
• Night Gallery (1970)
• The Big Valley (1965)
• The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
• Daniel Boone (1964)
• Gunsmoke (1955)
• Father Dowling Mysteries (1989)
• Live and Let Die (1973)
• Midnight Run (1988)
• Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
• Brubaker (1980)
• Warning Sign (1985)
• The Puppet Masters (1994)
• Blue Collar (1978)
• Two If by Sea (1996)
• The Star Chamber (1983)
• 5 Card Stud (1968)
• Friday Foster (1975)
• Across 110th Street (1972)
• Drum (1976)
• The Park Is Mine (1986)
• Raid on Entebbe (1976)
• Truck Turner (1974)
• Sharks' Treasure (1975)
• Witless Protection (2008)