Actor
Yaphet Kotto
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.
Notable work
8.2Alien (1979)
as Parker
6.5The Running Man (1987)
as William Laughlin
6.5Live and Let Die (1973)
as Kananga/Mr. Big
5.3Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
as Doc
7.2Midnight Run (1988)
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
7.5The A-Team (1983)
as Charles Struthers
7.3Law & Order (1990)
as Al Giardello
6.8The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
as Carl
7.1Brubaker (1980)
as Dickie Coombes
7.5Bonanza (1959)
as Child Barnett
7.5Murder, She Wrote (1984)
as Lt. Bradshaw
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