People
Yaphet Kotto
- Name: Yaphet Kotto
- Birthday: 1939-11-16
- Also known as: Yaphet Frederick Kotto,耶佛·哥圖
- Place of birth: New York City, New York, U.S.A
- Popularity: 8.492
Biography:
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.
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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen as Self | 2018-07-07 |
| Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy as Self (archive footage) | 2010-05-04 |
| Witless Protection as Ricardo Bodi | 2008-02-22 |
| The Beast Within: Making Alien as (archive footage) | 2003-12-02 |
| Best Ever Bond as Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-11-22 |
| BaadAsssss Cinema as Self | 2002-08-14 |
| Stiletto Dance as Captain Rick Sands | 2001-06-08 |
| Homicide: The Movie as Al Giardello | 2000-02-13 |
| Inside 'Live and Let Die' | 1999-01-01 |
| The Defenders: Payback as Judge Williams | 1997-10-12 |
| Two If by Sea as FBI Agent O'Malley | 1996-01-12 |
| The World of James Bond | 1995-10-29 |
| Out-of-Sync as Quincy | 1995-06-04 |
| Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan as Marty Talbot | 1995-05-08 |
| Dead Badge as Captain Hunt | 1995-03-28 |
| The Puppet Masters as Ressler | 1994-10-21 |
| The Corpse Had a Familiar Face as Detective Martin Talbot | 1994-03-27 |
| Almost Blue as Terry | 1993-08-04 |
| Extreme Justice as Larson | 1993-06-26 |
| It's Nothing Personal as Lt. Tom Riley | 1993-02-01 |
| The American Clock | 1993-01-02 |
| Intent to Kill as Captain Jackson | 1992-10-01 |
| Chrome Soldiers as Perry Beach | 1992-05-06 |
| Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare as Doc | 1991-09-05 |
| Hangfire as Police Lieutenant | 1991-01-11 |
| After the Shock as William McElroy | 1990-09-12 |
| Tripwire as Lee Pitt | 1989-11-30 |
| Ministry of Vengeance as Mr. Whiteside | 1989-11-03 |
| Prime Target as Gilmore Brown | 1989-09-29 |
| The Jigsaw Murders as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore | 1989-07-25 |
| A Whisper to a Scream as Jules Tallard | 1989-01-01 |
| Terminal Entry as Col. Styles | 1988-07-26 |
| Midnight Run as Alonzo Mosely | 1988-07-20 |
| Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel as General Sorenson | 1987-11-15 |
| The Running Man as William Laughlin | 1987-11-13 |
| In Self Defense as Lt. Tyrell | 1987-05-22 |
| Desperado as Bede | 1987-04-27 |
| Pretty Kill as Harris | 1987-03-27 |
| Eye of the Tiger as J.B. Deveraux | 1986-07-07 |
| Harem as Agha Kislar | 1986-02-09 |
| The Park Is Mine as Eubanks | 1985-10-06 |
| Warning Sign as Major Connolly | 1985-08-23 |
| Playing with Fire as Fire Chief Walker | 1985-04-13 |
| Badge of the Assassin as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD | 1985-01-04 |
| Women of San Quentin as Sgt. Therman Patterson | 1983-10-23 |
| For Love and Honor as Sgt. China Bell | 1983-09-23 |
| The Star Chamber as Detective Harry Lowes | 1983-08-05 |
| Fighting Back as Ivanhoe Washington | 1982-05-21 |
| A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion as Denmark Vessey | 1982-02-17 |
| Rage! as Ernie | 1980-09-25 |
| Brubaker as Richard 'Dickie' Coombes | 1980-06-20 |
| Othello as Othello | 1980-01-01 |
| Alien as Parker | 1979-05-25 |
| Blue Collar as Sam 'Smokey' James | 1978-02-10 |
| Raid on Entebbe as President Idi Amin - Jr. | 1976-12-26 |
| The Monkey Hustle as Daddy Foxx | 1976-12-24 |
| Drum as Blase | 1976-07-30 |
| Crunch as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone | 1976-01-01 |
| Friday Foster as Colt Hawkins | 1975-12-25 |
| Sharks' Treasure as Ben Flynn | 1975-04-18 |
| Report to the Commissioner as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone | 1975-02-05 |
| Truck Turner as Blue | 1974-06-26 |
| Live and Let Die as Kananga/Mr. Big | 1973-06-27 |
| Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary as Self | 1973-06-21 |
| Across 110th Street as Lt. William Pope | 1972-12-19 |
| The Limit as Mark Johnson | 1972-11-10 |
| Bone as Bone | 1972-07-01 |
| Man and Boy as Nate Hodges | 1971-06-23 |
| Night Chase as Ernie Green | 1970-11-20 |
| The Liberation of L.B. Jones as Sonny Boy Mosby | 1970-03-18 |
| 5 Card Stud as Little George | 1968-07-28 |
| The Thomas Crown Affair as Carl | 1968-06-26 |
| Nothing But a Man as Jocko | 1964-12-27 |
