Overview
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
16 Nov, 1939 (85 years old)
Death date
15 Mar, 2021
Yaphet Kotto
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
Acting
2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2010
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
2008
Witless Protection
2001
Stiletto Dance
2000
Homicide: The Movie
1996
Two If by Sea
1994
The Puppet Masters
1993
Extreme Justice
1991
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
Hangfire
1989
Prime Target
1989
The Jigsaw Murders
1988
Midnight Run
1987
The Running Man
1986
Eye of the Tiger
1985
The Park Is Mine
1985
Warning Sign
1983
For Love and Honor
1983
The Star Chamber
1982
Fighting Back
1980
Brubaker
1979
Alien
1978
Blue Collar
1976
Raid on Entebbe
1976
Drum
1975
Friday Foster
1975
Sharks' Treasure
1975
Report to the Commissioner
1974
Truck Turner
1973
Live and Let Die
1972
Across 110th Street
1972
Bone
1970
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1968
5 Card Stud
1968
The Thomas Crown Affair
1964
Nothing But a Man