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.
Birthday: 16 November 1939
Birth place: New York City, New York, U.S.A
Known for: Acting
Movies known for
Live and Let Die
The Running Man
The Thomas Crown Affair
Brubaker
5 Card Stud
Homicide: The Movie
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Truck Turner
Across 110th Street
Raid on Entebbe
The Puppet Masters
Midnight Run
Bone
The Star Chamber
Warning Sign
Eye of the Tiger
Terminal Entry
Report to the Commissioner
Blue Collar
Witless Protection
BaadAsssss Cinema
Two If by Sea
The Park Is Mine
Tripwire
The Monkey Hustle
Friday Foster
Nothing But a Man
Drum
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Extreme Justice
Fighting Back
Man and Boy
Ministry of Vengeance
In Self Defense
The Defenders: Payback
Stiletto Dance
Chrome Soldiers
Pretty Kill
Badge of the Assassin
It's Nothing Personal
Out-of-Sync
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The A-Team
seaQuest DSV
Hawaii Five-O
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Mannix
Hill Street Blues
Gunsmoke
Night Gallery
Homicide: Life on the Street
Doctors' Hospital
Daniel Boone
The High Chaparral
The Big Valley
Cowboy in Africa
Tarzan
For Love and Honor
The Big Valley
Murder, She Wrote
Harem
Daniel Boone
Bonanza
Law & Order
Father Dowling Mysteries
The Name of the Game
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson