Yaphet Kotto
1939-11-16 (1939)New York City, New York, U.S.AActing
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
Law & Order
TV • 1990
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Mannix
TV • 1967
Hawaii Five-O
TV • 1968
The A-Team
TV • 1983
Hill Street Blues
TV • 1981
Homicide: Life on the Street
TV • 1993
Daniel Boone
TV • 1964
Daniel Boone
TV • 1964
The Big Valley
TV • 1965
The Big Valley
TV • 1965
The Name of the Game
TV • 1968
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV • 1985
seaQuest DSV
TV • 1993
Gunsmoke
TV • 1955
Night Gallery
TV • 1970