Yaphet Kotto
Acting · 81 years old
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.
Known For
For Love and Honor
Sgt. China Bell
Alien
Parker
Homicide: Life on the Street
Al Giardello
Othello
Othello
Night Gallery
Buckner
Hill Street Blues
Calvin Matthias
Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Bradshaw
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
Bonanza
Child Barnett
The A-Team
Charles Struthers
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Nothing But a Man
Jocko
Father Dowling Mysteries
Lt. Fleming
Blue Collar
Sam 'Smokey' James
Law & Order
Al Giardello
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Convict
Midnight Run
Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
Hawaii Five-O
LCpl. John T. Auston
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
General Sorenson
seaQuest DSV
Captain Jack Clayton
