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Yaphet Kotto

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.

Personal information

Birthday

1939-11-16

Birth Place

New York City, New York, U.S.A

Movies and TV shows :

5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

1968

6.2

Movie
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

1982

6.0

Movie
A Whisper to a Scream

A Whisper to a Scream

1989

2.7

Movie
Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street

1972

6.8

Movie
After the Shock

After the Shock

1990

5.8

Movie
Alien

Alien

1979

8.2

Movie
Almost Blue

Almost Blue

1993

5.8

Movie
BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema

2002

6.0

Movie
Badge of the Assassin

Badge of the Assassin

1985

5.3

Movie
Best Ever Bond

Best Ever Bond

2002

5.0

Movie
Blue Collar

Blue Collar

1978

7.4

Movie
poster

Bonanza

1959

7.5

TV
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

1973

6.0

Movie
Bone

Bone

1972

5.8

Movie
Brubaker

Brubaker

1980

7.1

Movie
Chrome Soldiers

Chrome Soldiers

1992

4.7

Movie
poster

Cowboy in Africa

1967

5.0

TV
Crunch

Crunch

1976

0.0

Movie
poster

Daniel Boone

1964

6.9

TV
Dead Badge

Dead Badge

1995

8.3

Movie
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

1995

5.0

Movie
Desperado

Desperado

1987

3.8

Movie
poster

Doctors' Hospital

1975

5.0

TV
Drum

Drum

1976

5.2

Movie
Extreme Justice

Extreme Justice

1993

4.7

Movie
Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger

1986

6.0

Movie
poster

Father Dowling Mysteries

1989

7.3

TV
Fighting Back

Fighting Back

1982

5.6

Movie
For Love and Honor

For Love and Honor

1983

10.0

Movie
poster

For Love and Honor

1983

5.5

TV
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

1991

5.3

Movie
Friday Foster

Friday Foster

1975

5.9

Movie
poster

Gunsmoke

1955

6.5

TV
Hangfire

Hangfire

1991

4.2

Movie
Harem

Harem

1986

4.8

Movie
poster

Harem

1986

5.0

TV
poster

Hawaii Five-O

1968

7.1

TV
poster

Hill Street Blues

1981

7.6

TV
poster

Homicide: Life on the Street

1993

8.0

TV
Homicide: The Movie

Homicide: The Movie

2000

6.9

Movie
In Self Defense

In Self Defense

1987

5.3

Movie
Inside 'Live and Let Die'

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

1999

7.5

Movie
Intent to Kill

Intent to Kill

1992

4.2

Movie
It's Nothing Personal

It's Nothing Personal

1993

0.0

Movie
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018

6.6

Movie
poster

Law & Order

1990

7.4

TV
Live and Let Die

Live and Let Die

1973

6.5

Movie
Man and Boy

Man and Boy

1971

6.0

Movie
poster

Mannix

1967

6.7

TV
Midnight Run

Midnight Run

1988

7.2

Movie
Ministry of Vengeance

Ministry of Vengeance

1989

3.0

Movie
poster

Murder, She Wrote

1984

7.5

TV
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

2010

7.8

Movie
Night Chase

Night Chase

1970

5.5

Movie
poster

Night Gallery

1970

7.8

TV
Nothing But a Man

Nothing But a Man

1964

7.4

Movie
Othello

Othello

1980

8.0

Movie
Out-of-Sync

Out-of-Sync

1995

4.0

Movie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

1987

7.0

Movie
Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

1985

6.0

Movie
Pretty Kill

Pretty Kill

1987

1.8

Movie
Prime Target

Prime Target

1989

5.2

Movie
Rage!

Rage!

1980

7.0

Movie
Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976

6.0

Movie
Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

1975

6.8

Movie
poster

seaQuest DSV

1993

7.1

TV
Sharks' Treasure

Sharks' Treasure

1975

4.6

Movie
Stiletto Dance

Stiletto Dance

2001

5.1

Movie
poster

Tarzan

1966

6.7

TV
Terminal Entry

Terminal Entry

1988

4.0

Movie
poster

The A-Team

1983

7.5

TV
The American Clock

The American Clock

1993

6.5

Movie
The Beast Within: Making Alien

The Beast Within: Making Alien

2003

8.2

Movie
poster

The Big Valley

1965

6.0

TV
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

1994

6.0

Movie
The Defenders: Payback

The Defenders: Payback

1997

3.5

Movie
poster

The High Chaparral

1967

6.5

TV
The Jigsaw Murders

The Jigsaw Murders

1989

4.6

Movie
The Liberation of L.B. Jones

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

1970

5.7

Movie
The Limit

The Limit

1972

0.0

Movie
The Monkey Hustle

The Monkey Hustle

1976

6.2

Movie
poster

The Name of the Game

1968

6.8

TV
poster

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1985

7.3

TV
The Park Is Mine

The Park Is Mine

1986

5.5

Movie
The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters

1994

5.8

Movie
The Ride

The Ride

2000

2.0

Movie
The Running Man

The Running Man

1987

6.5

Movie
The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber

1983

6.0

Movie
The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

1968

6.8

Movie
The World of James Bond

The World of James Bond

1995

6.0

Movie
Tripwire

Tripwire

1989

4.0

Movie
Truck Turner

Truck Turner

1974

6.5

Movie
Two If by Sea

Two If by Sea

1996

4.9

Movie
Warning Sign

Warning Sign

1985

6.0

Movie
Witless Protection

Witless Protection

2008

4.5

Movie
Women of San Quentin

Women of San Quentin

1983

1.0

Movie