Yaphet Kotto
Born: 1939-11-16
• New York City, New York, U.S.A
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.
Filmography
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Witless Protection
BaadAsssss Cinema
Stiletto Dance
The Ride
Homicide: The Movie
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
The Defenders: Payback
Two If by Sea
The World of James Bond
Out-of-Sync
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Dead Badge
The Puppet Masters
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Almost Blue
Extreme Justice
It's Nothing Personal
The American Clock
Intent to Kill
Chrome Soldiers
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Hangfire
After the Shock
Tripwire
Ministry of Vengeance
Prime Target
The Jigsaw Murders
A Whisper to a Scream
Terminal Entry
Midnight Run
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
The Running Man
In Self Defense
Desperado
Pretty Kill
The Park Is Mine
Eye of the Tiger
Harem
Warning Sign
Playing with Fire
Badge of the Assassin
Women of San Quentin
For Love and Honor
The Star Chamber
Fighting Back
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Rage!
Brubaker
Othello
Alien
Blue Collar
Raid on Entebbe
The Monkey Hustle
Drum
Crunch
Friday Foster
Sharks' Treasure
Report to the Commissioner
Truck Turner
Live and Let Die
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Across 110th Street
The Limit
Bone
Man and Boy
Night Chase
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
5 Card Stud
The Thomas Crown Affair
Nothing But a Man