Yaphet Kotto
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1939-11-16 – 2021-03-15
Place of birth: New York City, New York, U.S.A
Biography
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
Live and Let Die
1973Kananga/Mr. Big
The Running Man
1987William Laughlin
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968Carl
Brubaker
1980Dickie Coombes
5 Card Stud
1968Little George
Homicide: The Movie
2000Al Giardello
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991Doc
Truck Turner
1974Blue
Across 110th Street
1972Lt. William Pope
Raid on Entebbe
1976President Idi Amin - Jr.
The Puppet Masters
1994Ressler
Midnight Run
1988Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
Bone
1972Bone
The Star Chamber
1983Detective Harry Lowes
Warning Sign
1985Major Connolly
Eye of the Tiger
1986J.B. Deveraux
Terminal Entry
1988Col. Styles
Report to the Commissioner
1975Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
Blue Collar
1978Sam 'Smokey' James