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Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

ActingBorn: November 16, 1939in New York City, New York, U.S.ADied: March 15, 2021

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.

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

2018Documentary

as Self

Witless Protection

Witless Protection

as Ricardo Bodi

BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema

as Self

Stiletto Dance

Stiletto Dance

as Captain Rick Sands

The Ride

The Ride

as Carter

Homicide: The Movie

Homicide: The Movie

as Al Giardello

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

1999Documentary

as Unknown

The Defenders: Payback

The Defenders: Payback

as Judge Williams

Two If by Sea

Two If by Sea

as FBI Agent O'Malley

The World of James Bond

The World of James Bond

1995Documentary

as Self

Out-of-Sync

Out-of-Sync

as Quincy

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

as Marty Talbot

Dead Badge

Dead Badge

as Captain Hunt

The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters

as Ressler

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

as Detective Martin Talbot

seaQuest DSV

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Peacock Premium Plus

seaQuest DSV

as Captain Jack Clayton

Almost Blue

Almost Blue

as Terry

Extreme Justice

Extreme Justice

as Larson

It's Nothing Personal

It's Nothing Personal

as Lt. Tom Riley

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as Al Giardello

The American Clock

The American Clock

as Isaac

Intent to Kill

Intent to Kill

as Captain Jackson

Chrome Soldiers

Chrome Soldiers

as Perry Beach

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

as Doc

Hangfire

MGM+ Amazon Channel

Hangfire

as Police Lieutenant

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

as Kelly

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

as ADA Kelley

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Al Giardello

After the Shock

After the Shock

as William McElroy

Tripwire

Tripwire

as Lee Pitt

Ministry of Vengeance

Ministry of Vengeance

as Mr. Whiteside

Prime Target

Prime Target

as Gilmore Brown

The Jigsaw Murders

Shout! Factory Amazon Channel

The Jigsaw Murders

as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore

Father Dowling Mysteries

Father Dowling Mysteries

as Lt. Fleming

A Whisper to a Scream

A Whisper to a Scream

as Jules Tallard

Midnight Run

Midnight Run

as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

as General Sorenson

The Running Man

The Running Man

as William Laughlin

Terminal Entry

Terminal Entry

as Col. Styles

In Self Defense

In Self Defense

as Lt. Tyrell

Desperado

Desperado

as Bede

Pretty Kill

Pretty Kill

as Harris

The Park Is Mine

The Park Is Mine

as Eubanks

Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger

as J.B. Deveraux

Harem

Harem

as Agha Kislar

Harem

Harem

as Agha Kislar

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Convict

Warning Sign

Warning Sign

as Major Connolly

Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

as Fire Chief Walker

Badge of the Assassin

Badge of the Assassin

as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

as Lt. Bradshaw

Women of San Quentin

Women of San Quentin

as Sgt. Therman Patterson

For Love and Honor

For Love and Honor

as Sgt. China Bell

For Love and Honor

as Unknown

The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber

as Detective Harry Lowes

The A-Team

The A-Team

as Charles Struthers

Fighting Back

Fighting Back

as Ivanhoe Washington

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

as Denmark Vessey

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

as Jocko

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

as Calvin Matthias

Rage!

Rage!

as Ernie

Brubaker

Brubaker

as Dickie Coombes

Othello

Othello

as Othello

Alien

Alien

as Parker

Blue Collar

Blue Collar

as Sam 'Smokey' James

Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

as President Idi Amin - Jr.

The Monkey Hustle

The Monkey Hustle

as Daddy Foxx

Drum

Drum

as Blase

Crunch

Crunch

as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone

Friday Foster

Friday Foster

as Colt Hawkins

Doctors' Hospital

Doctors' Hospital

as Unknown

Sharks' Treasure

MGM+ Amazon Channel

Sharks' Treasure

as Ben Flynn

Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone

Truck Turner

Truck Turner

as Blue

Live and Let Die

Live and Let Die

as Kananga/Mr. Big

Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

1973Documentary

as Self

Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street

as Lt. William Pope

The Limit

The Limit

as Mark Johnson

Bone

Bone

as Bone

Man and Boy

Man and Boy

as Nate Hodges

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

as Buckner

Night Chase

Night Chase

as Ernie Green

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

as Sonny Boy Mosby

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

as LCpl. John T. Auston

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

as Wyman Jackson

5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

as Little George

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

as Carl

Mannix

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Mannix

as Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon

Cowboy in Africa

Cowboy in Africa

as Musa

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

as Sgt. Major Creason

Tarzan

Tarzan

as Unknown

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as Lobo Brown

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as Damien

Nothing But a Man

Nothing But a Man

as Jocko

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as Luke

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

as Jonah

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Peacock Premium

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

Bonanza

Bonanza

as Child Barnett

Gunsmoke

Paramount Plus Premium

Paramount Plus Essential

Gunsmoke

as Piney Biggs