Biography
Yaphet Kotto
Acting
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)…
Career works
95
Movies
71
Series
24
Career average
6.2/10
Birth date
11/16/1939
Place of birth
New York City, New York, U.S.A
Date of death
03/15/2021
Filmography highlights
Movies
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018 · 6.4
Witless Protection
2008 · 4.5
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002 · 6.0
Stiletto Dance
2001 · 4.9
The Ride
2000 · 3.7
Homicide: The Movie
2000 · 6.9
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999 · 7.4
The Defenders: Payback
1997 · 4.5
Two If by Sea
1996 · 5.0
The World of James Bond
1995 · 6.7
Out-of-Sync
1995 · 4.5
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995 · 7.0
Dead Badge
1995 · 6.8
The Puppet Masters
1994 · 5.8
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994 · 4.7
Series
seaQuest DSV
1993 · 7.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · 8.1
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990 · 5.8
Law & Order
1990 · 7.3
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989 · 7.4
Harem
1986 · 5.0
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 · 7.2
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
The A-Team
1983 · 7.5
Hill Street Blues
1981 · 7.6
Doctors' Hospital
1975 · 7.0
Night Gallery
1970 · 7.8
Hawaii Five-O
1968 · 7.2
The Name of the Game
1968 · 7.0
Mannix
1967 · 6.8