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.
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, U.S.A
Birthday
11/16/1939
Live and Let Die
6.5
The Running Man
6.5
The Thomas Crown Affair
6.8
Brubaker
7
5 Card Stud
6.2
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
5.3
Truck Turner
6.4
Homicide: The Movie
7.2
Across 110th Street
6.8
Raid on Entebbe
6
Midnight Run
7.2
The Puppet Masters
5.8
The Star Chamber
6
Bone
5.8
Eye of the Tiger
5.9
Warning Sign
6
Terminal Entry
4
Report to the Commissioner
6.7
Blue Collar
7.4
Witless Protection
4.5
BaadAsssss Cinema
5.9
Two If by Sea
4.8
The Park Is Mine
5.5
Tripwire
4
Nothing But a Man
7.4
The Monkey Hustle
5.6
Friday Foster
5.9
Drum
5.2
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
5.7
Fighting Back
5.6
Extreme Justice
4.7
Man and Boy
6
Ministry of Vengeance
3
The Defenders: Payback
3.5
Stiletto Dance
5.5
Chrome Soldiers
4.7
Badge of the Assassin
4
Hangfire
4.2
Intent to Kill
4.2
A Whisper to a Scream
2.7
Desperado
3.8
The Jigsaw Murders
4.8
After the Shock
5.8
The Limit
0
Night Chase
5
Prime Target
5.2
Harem
4.8
Sharks' Treasure
4.6
Playing with Fire
0
Pretty Kill
1.5
Women of San Quentin
1
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
5
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
6
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
6.9
Othello
8
The American Clock
6.5
For Love and Honor
10
The Beast Within: Making Alien
8.2
Rage!
7
Dead Badge
8.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
7
Almost Blue
5.8
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
6
The World of James Bond
6
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
6
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.8
In Self Defense
5.3
Crunch
0
Best Ever Bond
5
It's Nothing Personal
0
Out-of-Sync
4
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
6
Alien
8.2