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Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

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.

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  • Alien

    Alien

    Played Parker

    Average Rating
    8.2
    15771 votes
    Release Date
    May 25, 1979
    47 years ago
  • The Running Man

    The Running Man

    Played William Laughlin

    Average Rating
    6.5
    2629 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 13, 1987
    38 years ago
  • Live and Let Die

    Live and Let Die

    Played Kananga/Mr. Big

    Average Rating
    6.5
    2182 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 27, 1973
    53 years ago
  • Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

    Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

    Played Doc

    Average Rating
    5.3
    1420 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 05, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Midnight Run

    Midnight Run

    Played Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.

    Average Rating
    7.2
    1195 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 20, 1988
    38 years ago
  • The Thomas Crown Affair

    The Thomas Crown Affair

    Played Carl

    Average Rating
    6.8
    548 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 26, 1968
    58 years ago
  • Brubaker

    Brubaker

    Played Richard 'Dickie' Coombes

    Average Rating
    7.1
    503 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 20, 1980
    46 years ago
  • The Puppet Masters

    The Puppet Masters

    Played Ressler

    Average Rating
    5.8
    194 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 21, 1994
    31 years ago
  • Blue Collar

    Blue Collar

    Played Sam 'Smokey' James

    Average Rating
    7.3
    188 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 10, 1978
    48 years ago
  • The Star Chamber

    The Star Chamber

    Played Detective Harry Lowes

    Average Rating
    6.0
    174 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 05, 1983
    43 years ago
  • Across 110th Street

    Across 110th Street

    Played Lt. William Pope

    Average Rating
    6.7
    123 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 19, 1972
    54 years ago
  • Two If by Sea

    Two If by Sea

    Played FBI Agent O'Malley

    Average Rating
    4.9
    97 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 12, 1996
    30 years ago
  • 5 Card Stud

    5 Card Stud

    Played Little George

    Average Rating
    6.2
    84 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 28, 1968
    58 years ago
  • Witless Protection

    Witless Protection

    Played Ricardo Bodi

    Average Rating
    4.5
    82 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 22, 2008
    18 years ago
  • Warning Sign

    Warning Sign

    Played Major Connolly

    Average Rating
    6.0
    70 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 23, 1985
    41 years ago
  • Truck Turner

    Truck Turner

    Played Blue

    Average Rating
    6.4
    60 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 26, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Eye of the Tiger

    Eye of the Tiger

    Played J.B. Deveraux

    Average Rating
    6.0
    60 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 07, 1986
    40 years ago
  • Raid on Entebbe

    Raid on Entebbe

    Played President Idi Amin - Jr.

    Average Rating
    6.0
    54 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 26, 1976
    50 years ago
  • Friday Foster

    Friday Foster

    Played Colt Hawkins

    Average Rating
    5.9
    52 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 25, 1975
    51 years ago
  • The Park Is Mine

    The Park Is Mine

    Played Eubanks

    Average Rating
    5.5
    51 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 24, 1986
    40 years ago
  • Nothing But a Man

    Nothing But a Man

    Played Jocko

    Average Rating
    7.4
    32 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 27, 1964
    62 years ago
  • Homicide: The Movie

    Homicide: The Movie

    Played Al Giardello

    Average Rating
    6.8
    29 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 13, 2000
    26 years ago
  • Bone

    Bone

    Played Bone

    Average Rating
    5.9
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 01, 1972
    54 years ago
  • Extreme Justice

    Extreme Justice

    Played Larson

    Average Rating
    4.7
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 26, 1993
    33 years ago
  • The Liberation of L.B. Jones

    The Liberation of L.B. Jones

    Played Sonny Boy Mosby

    Average Rating
    5.8
    24 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 18, 1970
    56 years ago
  • Report to the Commissioner

    Report to the Commissioner

    Played Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone

    Average Rating
    6.4
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 05, 1975
    51 years ago
  • BaadAsssss Cinema

    BaadAsssss Cinema

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    5.9
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 14, 2002
    23 years ago
  • King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.4
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 07, 2018
    7 years ago
  • Drum

    Drum

    Played Blase

    Average Rating
    4.8
    18 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 30, 1976
    50 years ago
  • Fighting Back

    Fighting Back

    Played Ivanhoe Washington

    Average Rating
    5.7
    18 votes
    Release Date
    May 21, 1982
    44 years ago
  • The Jigsaw Murders

    The Jigsaw Murders

    Played Doctor Tyrone Fillmore

    Average Rating
    4.4
    13 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 25, 1989
    37 years ago
  • Stiletto Dance

    Stiletto Dance

    Played Captain Rick Sands

    Average Rating
    4.7
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 08, 2001
    25 years ago
  • Terminal Entry

    Terminal Entry

    Played Col. Styles

    Average Rating
    3.8
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 26, 1988
    38 years ago
  • The Monkey Hustle

    The Monkey Hustle

    Played Daddy Foxx

    Average Rating
    5.6
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 24, 1976
    50 years ago
  • Pretty Kill

    Pretty Kill

    Played Harris

    Average Rating
    1.8
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 27, 1987
    39 years ago
  • Badge of the Assassin

    Badge of the Assassin

    Played Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

    Average Rating
    5.4
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 04, 1985
    41 years ago
  • Intent to Kill

    Intent to Kill

    Played Captain Jackson

    Average Rating
    3.9
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 01, 1992
    34 years ago
  • Prime Target

    Prime Target

    Played Gilmore Brown

    Average Rating
    5.0
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 29, 1989
    37 years ago
  • Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

    Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

    Played General Sorenson

    Average Rating
    7.1
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 15, 1987
    38 years ago
  • Out-of-Sync

    Out-of-Sync

    Played Quincy

    Average Rating
    3.9
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 04, 1995
    31 years ago
  • Sharks' Treasure

    Sharks' Treasure

    Played Ben Flynn

    Average Rating
    4.6
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 18, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Almost Blue

    Almost Blue

    Played Terry

    Average Rating
    6.9
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 04, 1993
    33 years ago
  • Night Chase

    Night Chase

    Played Ernie Green

    Average Rating
    5.5
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 20, 1970
    56 years ago
  • A Whisper to a Scream

    A Whisper to a Scream

    Played Jules Tallard

    Average Rating
    2.8
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1989
    37 years ago
  • Hangfire

    Hangfire

    Played Police Lieutenant

    Average Rating
    4.0
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 11, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Desperado

    Desperado

    Played Bede

    Average Rating
    3.2
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 27, 1987
    39 years ago
  • Harem

    Harem

    Played Agha Kislar

    Average Rating
    4.2
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 09, 1986
    40 years ago
  • The American Clock

    The American Clock

    Played Isaac

    Average Rating
    5.4
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 02, 1993
    33 years ago
  • Ministry of Vengeance

    Ministry of Vengeance

    Played Mr. Whiteside

    Average Rating
    3.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 03, 1989
    36 years ago
  • Chrome Soldiers

    Chrome Soldiers

    Played Perry Beach

    Average Rating
    3.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    May 06, 1992
    34 years ago
  • After the Shock

    After the Shock

    Played William McElroy

    Average Rating
    5.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 12, 1990
    36 years ago
  • Dead Badge

    Dead Badge

    Played Captain Hunt

    Average Rating
    6.8
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 28, 1995
    31 years ago
  • Inside 'Live and Let Die'

    Inside 'Live and Let Die'

    Average Rating
    7.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 19, 1999
    26 years ago
  • In Self Defense

    In Self Defense

    Played Lt. Tyrell

    Average Rating
    5.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    May 22, 1987
    39 years ago
  • The Defenders: Payback

    The Defenders: Payback

    Played Judge Williams

    Average Rating
    2.7
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 12, 1997
    28 years ago
  • Man and Boy

    Man and Boy

    Played Nate Hodges

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 23, 1971
    55 years ago
  • Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

    Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 21, 1973
    53 years ago
  • The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

    The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

    Played Detective Martin Talbot

    Average Rating
    3.5
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 27, 1994
    32 years ago
  • For Love and Honor

    For Love and Honor

    Played Sgt. China Bell

    Average Rating
    10.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 23, 1983
    43 years ago
  • The World of James Bond

    The World of James Bond

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 29, 1995
    30 years ago
  • The Ride

    The Ride

    Played Carter

    Average Rating
    2.0
    2 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 27, 2000
    25 years ago
  • Tripwire

    Tripwire

    Played Lee Pitt

    Average Rating
    4.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 30, 1989
    36 years ago
  • Playing with Fire

    Playing with Fire

    Played Fire Chief Walker

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 13, 1985
    41 years ago
  • Women of San Quentin

    Women of San Quentin

    Played Sgt. Therman Patterson

    Average Rating
    1.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 23, 1983
    43 years ago
  • Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

    Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

    Played Marty Talbot

    Average Rating
    5.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    May 08, 1995
    31 years ago
  • Othello

    Othello

    Played Othello

    Average Rating
    8.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1980
    46 years ago
  • Rage!

    Rage!

    Played Ernie

    Average Rating
    7.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 25, 1980
    46 years ago
  • A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

    A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

    Played Denmark Vessey

    Average Rating
    6.0
    1 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 17, 1982
    44 years ago
  • It's Nothing Personal

    It's Nothing Personal

    Played Lt. Tom Riley

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 01, 1993
    33 years ago
  • Crunch

    Crunch

    Played Richard "Crunch" Blackstone

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1976
    51 years ago
  • The Limit

    The Limit

    Played Mark Johnson

    Average Rating
    0.0
    0 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 10, 1972
    54 years ago
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