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Yaphet Kotto

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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
Born: 16 Nov 1939
Died: 15 Mar 2021
Place of birth: New York City, New York, U.S.A

Known for

Alien1979
The Running Man1987

6.5

Live and Let Die1973

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare1991

Midnight Run1988

Actor
Director
Writer

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen2018
Witless Protection2008
BaadAsssss Cinema2002
Stiletto Dance2001
The Ride2000
Homicide: The Movie2000
Inside 'Live and Let Die'1999
The Defenders: Payback1997
Two If by Sea1996
The World of James Bond1995
Out-of-Sync1995
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan1995
Dead Badge1995
The Puppet Masters1994
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face1994
seaQuest DSV1993
Almost Blue1993
Extreme Justice1993
It's Nothing Personal1993
Homicide: Life on the Street1993
Homicide: Life on the Street
Season 0
S0E16Homicide: The Movie
Season 1
S1E1Gone for Goode
S1E2Ghost of a Chance
S1E3Son of a Gun
S1E4A Shot in the Dark
S1E5Three Men and Adena
S1E6A Dog and Pony Show
S1E7And the Rockets' Dead Glare
S1E8Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
S1E9Night of the Dead Living
Season 2
S2E1Bop Gun
S2E2See No Evil
S2E3Black and Blue
S2E4A Many Splendored Thing
Season 3
S3E1Nearer My God to Thee
S3E10Cradle to Grave
S3E11Partners
S3E12The City That Bleeds (1)
S3E13Dead End (2)
S3E14End Game (3)
S3E15Law & Disorder
S3E16The Old and the Dead
S3E17In Search of Crimes Past
S3E19Colors
S3E2Fits Like a Glove
S3E3Extreme Unction
S3E4A Model Citizen
S3E5Happy to Be Here
S3E8All Through the House
S3E9Every Mother's Son
Season 4
S4E1Fire (1)
S4E10The Hat
S4E11I've Got a Secret
S4E12For God and Country (II)
S4E13Justice (1)
S4E15Stakeout
S4E16Requiem for Adena
S4E17Full Moon
S4E18Scene of the Crime
S4E19Map of the Heart
S4E2Fire (2)
S4E20The Damage Done
S4E21The Wedding
S4E22Work Related
S4E3Autofocus
S4E4Thrill of the Kill
S4E5Hate Crimes
S4E6A Doll's Eyes
S4E7Heartbeat
S4E8Sniper (1)
S4E9Sniper (2)
Season 5
S5E10Blood Wedding
S5E11The Documentary
S5E12Betrayal
S5E13Have a Conscience
S5E14Diener
S5E15Wu's on First?
S5E16Valentine's Day
S5E18Double Blind
S5E19Deception
S5E20Narcissus
S5E21Partners and Other Strangers (1)
S5E22Strangers and Other Partners (2)
S5E3Prison Riot
S5E4Bad Medicine
S5E5M.E., Myself and I
S5E7The Heart of a Saturday Night
S5E9Control
Season 6
S6E1Blood Ties (1)
S6E11Shaggy Dog, City Goat
S6E12Something Sacred (1)
S6E13Something Sacred (2)
S6E14Lies and Other Truths
S6E15Pit Bull Sessions
S6E16Mercy
S6E17Abduction
S6E18Full Court Press
S6E19Strangled, Not Stirred
S6E2Blood Ties (2)
S6E20Secrets
S6E22Fallen Heroes (1)
S6E23Fallen Heroes (2)
S6E3Blood Ties (3)
S6E5Baby, It's You (II)
S6E7Subway
S6E8All is Bright
S6E9Closet Cases
Season 7
S7E10Shades of Gray
S7E11Bones of Contention
S7E12The Same Coin
S7E13Homicide.com
S7E15Sideshow (II)
S7E16Truth Will Out
S7E17Zen and the Art of Murder
S7E18Self Defense
S7E19Identity Crisis
S7E2Brotherly Love
S7E20Lines of Fire
S7E21The Why Chromosome
S7E22Forgive Us Our Trespasses
S7E3Just an Old Fashioned Love Song
S7E4The Twenty Percent Solution
S7E5Red, Red Wine
S7E6Wanted Dead or Alive (1)
S7E7Wanted Dead or Alive (2)
S7E8Kellerman, P.I. (1)
The American Clock1993
Intent to Kill1992
Chrome Soldiers1992
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare1991
Hangfire1991
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill1990
Law & Order1990
Law & Order
Season 8
S8E6Baby, It's You (I)
After the Shock1990
Tripwire1989
Ministry of Vengeance1989
Prime Target1989
The Jigsaw Murders1989
Father Dowling Mysteries1989
Father Dowling Mysteries
Season 2
S2E4The Stone Killer Mystery
A Whisper to a Scream1989
Midnight Run1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel1987
The Running Man1987
Terminal Entry1987
In Self Defense1987
Desperado1987
Pretty Kill1987
The Park Is Mine1986
Eye of the Tiger1986
Harem1986
Harem1986
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Season 1
S1E9Prisoners
Warning Sign1985
Playing with Fire1985
Badge of the Assassin1985
Murder, She Wrote1984
Murder, She Wrote
Season 4
S4E8Steal Me a Story
Women of San Quentin1983
For Love and Honor1983
For Love and Honor1983
The Star Chamber1983
The A-Team1983
The A-Team
Season 1
S1E7The Out-of-Towners
Fighting Back1982
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion1982
American Playhouse1982
American Playhouse
Season 3
S3E4Nothing But a Man
Hill Street Blues1981
Hill Street Blues
Season 6
S6E1Blues in the Night
Rage!1980
Brubaker1980
Othello1980
Alien1979
Blue Collar1978
Raid on Entebbe1976
The Monkey Hustle1976
Drum1976
Crunch1976
Friday Foster1975
Doctors' Hospital1975
Doctors' Hospital
Season 1
S1E4Knives of Chance
Sharks' Treasure1975
Report to the Commissioner1975
Truck Turner1974
Live and Let Die1973
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary1973
Across 110th Street1972
The Limit1972
Bone1972
Man and Boy1971
Night Gallery1970
Night Gallery
Season 2
S2E13The Messiah on Mott Street / The Painted Mirror
Night Chase1970
The Liberation of L.B. Jones1970
Hawaii Five-O1969
Hawaii Five-O
Season 1
S1E15King Of The Hill
The Name of the Game1968
The Name of the Game
Season 3
S3E6The Time Is Now
5 Card Stud1968
The Thomas Crown Affair1968
Mannix1967
Mannix
Season 2
S2E18Death in a Minor Key
Cowboy in Africa1967
The High Chaparral1967
Tarzan1966
Tarzan
Season 2
S2E3Thief Catcher
The Big Valley1965
The Big Valley
Season 2
S2E11The Iron Box
Season 3
S3E15The Buffalo Man
Nothing But a Man1964
Daniel Boone1964
Daniel Boone
Season 5
S5E17Jonah
S5E7Big, Black and Out There
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Season 8
S8E208Episode 208
Bonanza1959
Bonanza
Season 10
S10E2Child
Gunsmoke1955
Gunsmoke
Season 16
S16E10The Scavengers