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
| Birth Location | New York City, New York, U.S.A |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939-11-16 |
| Died | 2021-03-15 |
Movies
2018
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Witless Protection
as Ricardo Bodi
2008
The Beast Within: Making Alien
as (archive footage)
2003
Best Ever Bond
as Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
2002
Stiletto Dance
as Captain Rick Sands
2001
Homicide: The Movie
as Al Giardello
2000
The Defenders: Payback
as Judge Williams
1997
Two If by Sea
as FBI Agent O'Malley
1996
Out-of-Sync
as Quincy
1995
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
as Marty Talbot
1995
Dead Badge
as Captain Hunt
1995
The Puppet Masters
as Ressler
1994
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
as Detective Martin Talbot
1994
Almost Blue
as Terry
1993
Extreme Justice
as Larson
1993
It's Nothing Personal
as Lt. Tom Riley
1993
1993
Intent to Kill
as Captain Jackson
1992
Chrome Soldiers
as Perry Beach
1992
1991
Hangfire
as Police Lieutenant
1991
After the Shock
as William McElroy
1990
Tripwire
as Lee Pitt
1989
Ministry of Vengeance
as Mr. Whiteside
1989
Prime Target
as Gilmore Brown
1989
The Jigsaw Murders
as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
1989
A Whisper to a Scream
as Jules Tallard
1989
Terminal Entry
as Col. Styles
1988
Midnight Run
as Alonzo Mosely
1988
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
as General Sorenson
1987
The Running Man
as William Laughlin
1987
In Self Defense
as Lt. Tyrell
1987
Desperado
as Bede
1987
Pretty Kill
as Harris
1987
Eye of the Tiger
as J.B. Deveraux
1986
Harem
as Agha Kislar
1986
The Park Is Mine
as Eubanks
1985
Warning Sign
as Major Connolly
1985
Playing with Fire
as Fire Chief Walker
1985
Badge of the Assassin
as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
1985
Women of San Quentin
as Sgt. Therman Patterson
1983
For Love and Honor
as Sgt. China Bell
1983
The Star Chamber
as Detective Harry Lowes
1983
Fighting Back
as Ivanhoe Washington
1982
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
as Denmark Vessey
1982
Rage!
as Ernie
1980
Brubaker
as Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
1980
Othello
as Othello
1980
Alien
as Parker
1979
Blue Collar
as Smokey James
1978
Raid on Entebbe
as President Idi Amin - Jr.
1976
The Monkey Hustle
as Daddy Foxx
1976
Drum
as Blase
1976
Crunch
as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
1976
Friday Foster
as Colt Hawkins
1975
Sharks' Treasure
as Ben Flynn
1975
Report to the Commissioner
as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
1975
Truck Turner
as Blue
1974
Live and Let Die
as Kananga/Mr. Big
1973
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
as Self
1973
Across 110th Street
as Lt. William Pope
1972
The Limit
as Mark Johnson
1972
Bone
as Bone
1972
Man and Boy
as Nate Hodges
1971
Night Chase
as Ernie Green
1970
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
as Sonny Boy Mosby
1970
5 Card Stud
as Little George
1968
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Carl
1968
Nothing But a Man
as Jocko
1964
