Acting · New York City, New York, U.S.A · Born November 16, 1939
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.
MovieKing Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
as Self
MovieWitless Protection
2008
as Ricardo Bodi
MovieBaadAsssss Cinema
2002
as Self
MovieStiletto Dance
2001
as Captain Rick Sands
MovieThe Ride
2000
as Carter
MovieHomicide: The Movie
2000
as Al Giardello
MovieInside 'Live and Let Die'
1999
MovieThe Defenders: Payback
1997
as Judge Williams
MovieTwo If by Sea
1996
as FBI Agent O'Malley
MovieThe World of James Bond
1995
as Self
MovieOut-of-Sync
1995
as Quincy
MovieDeadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995
as Marty Talbot
MovieDead Badge
1995
as Captain Hunt
MovieThe Puppet Masters
1994
as Ressler
MovieThe Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994
as Detective Martin Talbot
TVseaQuest DSV
1993
as Captain Jack Clayton
MovieAlmost Blue
1993
as Terry
MovieExtreme Justice
1993
as Larson
MovieIt's Nothing Personal
1993
as Lt. Tom Riley
TVHomicide: Life on the Street
1993
as Al Giardello
MovieThe American Clock
1993
as Isaac
MovieIntent to Kill
1992
as Captain Jackson
MovieChrome Soldiers
1992
as Perry Beach
MovieFreddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
as Doc
MovieHangfire
1991
as Police Lieutenant
TVThe Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990
as Kelly
TVLaw & Order
1990
as Al Giardello
MovieAfter the Shock
1990
as William McElroy
MovieTripwire
1989
as Lee Pitt
MovieMinistry of Vengeance
1989
as Mr. Whiteside
MoviePrime Target
1989
as Gilmore Brown
MovieThe Jigsaw Murders
1989
as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
TVFather Dowling Mysteries
1989
as Lt. Fleming
MovieA Whisper to a Scream
1989
as Jules Tallard
MovieMidnight Run
1988
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
MoviePerry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987
as General Sorenson
MovieThe Running Man
1987
as William Laughlin
MovieTerminal Entry
1987
as Col. Styles
MovieIn Self Defense
1987
as Lt. Tyrell
MovieDesperado
1987
as Bede
MoviePretty Kill
1987
as Harris
MovieThe Park Is Mine
1986
as Eubanks
MovieEye of the Tiger
1986
as J.B. Deveraux
MovieHarem
1986
as Agha Kislar
TVHarem
1986
as Agha Kislar
TVThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
as Convict
MovieWarning Sign
1985
as Major Connolly
MoviePlaying with Fire
1985
as Fire Chief Walker
MovieBadge of the Assassin
1985
as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Lt. Bradshaw
MovieWomen of San Quentin
1983
as Sgt. Therman Patterson
MovieFor Love and Honor
1983
as Sgt. China Bell
For Love and Honor
1983
MovieThe Star Chamber
1983
as Detective Harry Lowes
TVThe A-Team
1983
as Charles Struthers
MovieFighting Back
1982
as Ivanhoe Washington
MovieA House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
1982
as Denmark Vessey
TVAmerican Playhouse
1982
as Jocko
TVHill Street Blues
1981
as Calvin Matthias
MovieRage!
1980
as Ernie
MovieBrubaker
1980
as Dickie Coombes
MovieOthello
1980
as Othello
MovieAlien
1979
as Parker
MovieBlue Collar
1978
as Sam 'Smokey' James
MovieRaid on Entebbe
1976
as President Idi Amin - Jr.
MovieThe Monkey Hustle
1976
as Daddy Foxx
MovieDrum
1976
as Blase
MovieCrunch
1976
as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
MovieFriday Foster
1975
as Colt Hawkins
TVDoctors' Hospital
1975
MovieSharks' Treasure
1975
as Ben Flynn
MovieReport to the Commissioner
1975
as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
MovieTruck Turner
1974
as Blue
MovieLive and Let Die
1973
as Kananga/Mr. Big
MovieBond 1973: The Lost Documentary
1973
as Self
MovieAcross 110th Street
1972
as Lt. William Pope
MovieThe Limit
1972
as Mark Johnson
MovieBone
1972
as Bone
MovieMan and Boy
1971
as Nate Hodges
TVNight Gallery
1970
as Buckner
MovieNight Chase
1970
as Ernie Green
MovieThe Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
as Sonny Boy Mosby
TVHawaii Five-O
1968
as LCpl. John T. Auston
TVThe Name of the Game
1968
as Wyman Jackson
Movie5 Card Stud
1968
as Little George
MovieThe Thomas Crown Affair
1968
as Carl
TVMannix
1967
as Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon
TVCowboy in Africa
1967
as Musa
TVThe High Chaparral
1967
as Sgt. Major Creason
TVTarzan
1966
TVThe Big Valley
1965
as Lobo Brown
MovieNothing But a Man
1964
as Jocko
TVDaniel Boone
1964
as Luke
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVBonanza
1959
as Child Barnett
TVGunsmoke
1955
as Piney Biggs
