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Yaphet Kotto

Acting · Born November 16, 1939 · New York City, New York, U.S.A

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.

Movies with Yaphet Kotto

• Alien (1979) — Parker
• The Running Man (1987) — William Laughlin
• Live and Let Die (1973) — Kananga/Mr. Big
• Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) — Doc
• Midnight Run (1988) — Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
• The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) — Carl
• Two If by Sea (1996) — FBI Agent O'Malley
• Brubaker (1980) — Dickie Coombes
• The Star Chamber (1983) — Detective Harry Lowes
• Warning Sign (1985) — Major Connolly
• The Puppet Masters (1994) — Ressler
• The Park Is Mine (1986) — Eubanks

TV shows with Yaphet Kotto

• Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) — Al Giardello