Acting
Yaphet Kotto
Born 1939-11-16 · New York City, New York, U.S.A · Died 2021-03-15
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
Alien
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
The Running Man
Live and Let Die
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
The Thomas Crown Affair
Across 110th Street
Midnight Run
The Star Chamber
The Puppet Masters
5 Card Stud
Brubaker
Blue Collar
Stiletto Dance
The Beast Within: Making Alien
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
The Park Is Mine
Truck Turner
Friday Foster
Warning Sign
Two If by Sea
Eye of the Tiger
Report to the Commissioner
Witless Protection
Raid on Entebbe
Drum
Rage!
Man and Boy
The Monkey Hustle
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Nothing But a Man
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
Extreme Justice
Sharks' Treasure
Tripwire
The Jigsaw Murders
Harem
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Intent to Kill
Hangfire