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
Place of birth
New York City, New York, U.S.A
Birthday
11/16/1939
Live and Let Die
6.502
The Running Man
6.522
The Thomas Crown Affair
6.811
Brubaker
7.055
5 Card Stud
6.2
Homicide: The Movie
6.942
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
5.314
Truck Turner
6.469
Across 110th Street
6.8
Raid on Entebbe
6
The Puppet Masters
5.746
Midnight Run
7.2
Bone
5.8
The Star Chamber
6
Warning Sign
6
Eye of the Tiger
6
Terminal Entry
4
Report to the Commissioner
6.833
Blue Collar
7.4
Witless Protection
4.493
BaadAsssss Cinema
5.976
Two If by Sea
4.9
The Park Is Mine
5.5
Tripwire
4
The Monkey Hustle
6.214
Friday Foster
5.922
Nothing But a Man
7.4
Drum
5.2
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
5.7
Fighting Back
5.571
Extreme Justice
4.7
Man and Boy
6
Ministry of Vengeance
3
In Self Defense
5.3
The Defenders: Payback
3.5
Stiletto Dance
5.125
Chrome Soldiers
4.7
Pretty Kill
1.5
Badge of the Assassin
4
It's Nothing Personal
0
Out-of-Sync
4
A Whisper to a Scream
2.7
Hangfire
4.2
Intent to Kill
4.2
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
6
Crunch
0
Desperado
3.8
The Jigsaw Murders
4.857
Best Ever Bond
5
After the Shock
5.8
The Limit
0
Alien
8.156
Night Chase
5.5
Harem
4.8
Prime Target
5.2
Sharks' Treasure
4.571
Playing with Fire
6
Women of San Quentin
1
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
6
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
5
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
6.6
Othello
8
The American Clock
6.5
For Love and Honor
10
The Beast Within: Making Alien
8.2
Rage!
7
Dead Badge
8.3
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
7
Almost Blue
5.8
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
6
The World of James Bond
6
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
6
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
7.809