Known For
Acting
Birthday
November 16, 1939
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.A
Also Known As
- Yaphet Frederick Kotto
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Yaphet Kotto
Biography
Yaphet Frederick Kotto (November 16, 1939 β 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 - Movies
Alien
as Parker
The Running Man
as William Laughlin
Midnight Run
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
Live and Let Die
as Kananga/Mr. Big
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
as Doc
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Carl
Brubaker
as Dickie Coombes
Raid on Entebbe
as President Idi Amin - Jr.
Blue Collar
as Sam 'Smokey' James
The Puppet Masters
as Ressler
Known For - TV Shows
Law & Order
as Al Giardello
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Bradshaw
Bonanza
as Child Barnett
The A-Team
as Charles Struthers
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Al Giardello
Mannix
as Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon
Hawaii Five-O
as LCpl. John T. Auston
Hill Street Blues
as Calvin Matthias
The Big Valley
as Lobo Brown