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.
TV credits
Rated 7.1 out of 10
seaQuest DSV
1993
Rated 8.1 out of 10
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993
Rated 5.8 out of 10
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990
Rated 7.3 out of 10
Law & Order
1990
Rated 7.4 out of 10
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989
Rated 5.0 out of 10
Harem
1986
Rated 7.2 out of 10
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Rated 6.0 out of 10
For Love and Honor
1983
Rated 7.5 out of 10
The A-Team
1983
Rated 6.6 out of 10
American Playhouse
1982
Rated 7.6 out of 10
Hill Street Blues
1981
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Doctors' Hospital
1975
Rated 7.8 out of 10
Night Gallery
1970
Rated 7.2 out of 10
Hawaii Five-O
1968
Rated 7.0 out of 10
The Name of the Game
1968
Rated 6.8 out of 10
Mannix
1967
Rated 6.0 out of 10
Cowboy in Africa
1967
Rated 6.8 out of 10
The High Chaparral
1967
Rated 6.9 out of 10
Tarzan
1966
Rated 6.2 out of 10
The Big Valley
1965
Rated 7.0 out of 10
Daniel Boone
1964
Rated 7.5 out of 10
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Bonanza
1959