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Yaphet Kotto

November 16, 1939 (age 81)
March 15, 2021
New York City, New York, U.S.A
Male
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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…

Movies

71 credits
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen Movie
★ 6.4
Documentary
Alien Movie
★ 8.2
Horror, Science Fiction
1979 Horror, Science Fiction
Harem
★ 5.0
+
Harem
1986 as Agha Kislar
The Running Man
★ 6.5
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The Running Man
1987 as William Laughlin
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
★ 5.0
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Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995 as Marty Talbot
Chrome Soldiers
★ 3.8
+
Chrome Soldiers
1992 as Perry Beach
The Star Chamber
★ 6.0
+
The Star Chamber
1983 as Detective Harry Lowes
Midnight Run
★ 7.2
+
Midnight Run
1988 as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent,…
Friday Foster
★ 5.9
+
Friday Foster
1975 as Colt Hawkins
Live and Let Die
★ 6.5
+
Live and Let Die
1973 as Kananga/Mr. Big
A Whisper to a Scream
★ 2.8
+
A Whisper to a Scream
1989 as Jules Tallard
The Thomas Crown Affair
★ 6.8
+
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968 as Carl
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
★ 3.5
+
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994 as Detective Martin Talbot
Extreme Justice
★ 4.7
+
Extreme Justice
1993 as Larson
The World of James Bond
★ 6.0
+
The World of James Bond
1995 as Self
Report to the Commissioner
★ 6.6
+
Report to the Commissioner
1975 as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
Drum
★ 4.8
+
Drum
1976 as Blase
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
★ 5.3
+
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991 as Doc
Terminal Entry
★ 3.8
+
Terminal Entry
1988 as Col. Styles
Two If by Sea
★ 4.9
+
Two If by Sea
1996 as FBI Agent O'Malley
Across 110th Street
★ 6.8
+
Across 110th Street
1972 as Lt. William Pope
Brubaker
★ 7.1
+
Brubaker
1980 as Dickie Coombes
Crunch
+
Crunch
1976 as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
The Puppet Masters
★ 5.8
+
The Puppet Masters
1994 as Ressler
Sharks' Treasure
★ 4.8
+
Sharks' Treasure
1975 as Ben Flynn
Blue Collar
★ 7.3
+
Blue Collar
1978 as Sam 'Smokey' James
Intent to Kill
★ 3.9
+
Intent to Kill
1992 as Captain Jackson
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
★ 6.0
+
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982 as Denmark Vessey
Truck Turner
★ 6.4
+
Truck Turner
1974 as Blue
Raid on Entebbe
★ 6.0
+
Raid on Entebbe
1976 as President Idi Amin -…

TV Shows

27 credits
Law & Order TV
★ 7.3
Crime, Drama
1990 Crime, Drama
Murder, She Wrote TV
★ 7.5
Crime, Drama
1984 Crime, Drama
Bonanza TV
★ 7.5
Action & Adventure, Drama
1959 Action & Adventure, Drama
The A-Team TV
★ 7.5
Action & Adventure, Comedy
1983 Action & Adventure, Comedy
Mannix TV
★ 6.7
Action & Adventure, Crime
1967 Action & Adventure, Crime
Hill Street Blues TV
★ 7.6
Crime, Drama
1981 Crime, Drama
Hawaii Five-O TV
★ 7.1
Action & Adventure, Drama
1968 Action & Adventure, Drama
Homicide: Life on the Street TV
★ 8.1
Crime, Drama
1993 Crime, Drama
Daniel Boone TV
★ 7.0
Action & Adventure, Western
1964 Action & Adventure, Western
Daniel Boone TV
★ 7.0
Action & Adventure, Western
1964 Action & Adventure, Western
seaQuest DSV TV
★ 7.1
Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
1993 Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Big Valley TV
★ 6.1
Drama, Western
1965 Drama, Western
The Big Valley TV
★ 6.1
Drama, Western
1965 Drama, Western
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV
+
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 as Convict
Gunsmoke TV
+
Gunsmoke
1955 as Piney Biggs
The High Chaparral TV
+
The High Chaparral
1967 as Sgt. Major Creason
The Name of the Game TV
+
The Name of the Game
1968 as Wyman Jackson
Night Gallery TV
+
Night Gallery
1970 as Buckner
Tarzan TV
+
Tarzan
1966
Doctors' Hospital TV
+
Doctors' Hospital
1975
Father Dowling Mysteries TV
+
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989 as Lt. Fleming
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill TV
+
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990 as Kelly
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill TV
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The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990 as ADA Kelley
Cowboy in Africa TV
+
Cowboy in Africa
1967 as Musa
For Love and Honor TV
+
For Love and Honor
1983
Harem TV
+
Harem
1986 as Agha Kislar