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Yaphet Kotto

Birthday: 11/16/1939

Gender: Male

Place Of Birth: 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.

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Movies

Live and Let Die Kananga/Mr. Big

The Running Man William Laughlin

The Thomas Crown Affair Carl

Brubaker Richard 'Dickie' Coombes

5 Card Stud Little George

Homicide: The Movie Al Giardello

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare Doc

Truck Turner Blue

Across 110th Street Lt. William Pope

Raid on Entebbe President Idi Amin - Jr.

The Puppet Masters Ressler

Midnight Run Alonzo Mosely

Bone Bone

The Star Chamber Detective Harry Lowes

Warning Sign Major Connolly

Eye of the Tiger J.B. Deveraux

Terminal Entry Col. Styles

Report to the Commissioner Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone

Blue Collar Sam 'Smokey' James

Witless Protection Ricardo Bodi

BaadAsssss Cinema Self

Two If by Sea FBI Agent O'Malley

The Park Is Mine Eubanks

Tripwire Lee Pitt

The Monkey Hustle Daddy Foxx

Friday Foster Colt Hawkins

Nothing But a Man Jocko

Drum Blase

The Liberation of L.B. Jones Sonny Boy Mosby

Extreme Justice Larson

Fighting Back Ivanhoe Washington

Man and Boy Nate Hodges

Ministry of Vengeance Mr. Whiteside

In Self Defense Lt. Tyrell

The Defenders: Payback Judge Williams

Stiletto Dance Captain Rick Sands

Chrome Soldiers Perry Beach

Pretty Kill Harris

Badge of the Assassin Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

It's Nothing Personal Lt. Tom Riley

Out-of-Sync Quincy

A Whisper to a Scream Jules Tallard

Hangfire Police Lieutenant

Intent to Kill Captain Jackson

Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary Self

Crunch Richard "Crunch" Blackstone

Desperado Bede

The Jigsaw Murders Doctor Tyrone Fillmore

Best Ever Bond Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited)

After the Shock William McElroy

The Limit Mark Johnson

Alien Parker

Night Chase Ernie Green

Harem Agha Kislar

Prime Target Gilmore Brown

Sharks' Treasure Ben Flynn

Playing with Fire Fire Chief Walker

Women of San Quentin Sgt. Therman Patterson

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face Detective Martin Talbot

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan Marty Talbot

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen Self

Othello Othello

The American Clock

For Love and Honor Sgt. China Bell

The Beast Within: Making Alien (archive footage)

Rage! Ernie

Dead Badge Captain Hunt

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel General Sorenson

Almost Blue Terry

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

The World of James Bond

A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion Denmark Vessey

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Self (archive footage)

The Ride Carter

Shows

The A-Team Charles Struthers

seaQuest DSV Captain Jack Clayton

Hawaii Five-O LCpl. John T. Auston

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Convict

Mannix

Hill Street Blues Calvin Matthias

Gunsmoke Piney Biggs

Night Gallery

Homicide: Life on the Street Al Giardello

Doctors' Hospital

Daniel Boone Luke

The High Chaparral Sgt. Major Creason

The Big Valley Lobo Brown

Cowboy in Africa

Tarzan

For Love and Honor

The Big Valley Damien

Murder, She Wrote Lt. Bradshaw

Harem Agha Kislar

Daniel Boone Jonah

Bonanza Child Barnett

Law & Order Al Giardello

Father Dowling Mysteries Lt. Fleming

The Name of the Game Wyman Jackson