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Yaphet Kotto

Actor • Born 1939

Yaphet Kotto

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About

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

Law & Order posterLaw & OrderSeries • 1990Bonanza posterBonanzaSeries • 1959Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984Hawaii Five-O posterHawaii Five-OSeries • 1969Homicide: Life on the Street posterHomicide: Life on the StreetSeries • 1993Hill Street Blues posterHill Street BluesSeries • 1981The A-Team posterThe A-TeamSeries • 1983Mannix posterMannixSeries • 1967American Playhouse posterAmerican PlayhouseSeries • 1982The Big Valley posterThe Big ValleySeries • 1965Daniel Boone posterDaniel BooneSeries • 1964seaQuest DSV posterseaQuest DSVSeries • 1993The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents posterThe New Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries • 1985Alien posterAlienMovie • 1979The High Chaparral posterThe High ChaparralSeries • 1967The Name of the Game posterThe Name of the GameSeries • 1968Night Gallery posterNight GallerySeries • 1970Gunsmoke posterGunsmokeSeries • 1955Tarzan posterTarzanSeries • 1966The Running Man posterThe Running ManMovie • 1987Live and Let Die posterLive and Let DieMovie • 1973Father Dowling Mysteries posterFather Dowling MysteriesSeries • 1989Midnight Run posterMidnight RunMovie • 1988Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare posterFreddy's Dead: The Final NightmareMovie • 1991