Yaphet Kotto

from New York City, New York, U.S.A

Artwork for Live and Let DieImage of Yaphet Kotto

Biography

Yaphet Frederick Kotto 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.

Timeline

2018Aged 79

  • Poster for King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

    Himself

2010Aged 71

  • Poster for Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

    Self (archive footage)

2008Aged 69

  • Poster for Witless Protection

    Ricardo Bodi

2003Aged 64

  • Poster for The Beast Within: Making Alien

    (archive footage)

2002Aged 63

  • Poster for BaadAsssss Cinema

    Self

  • Best Ever Bond

    Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited)

2001Aged 62

  • Poster for Stiletto Dance

    Captain Rick Sands

2000Aged 61

  • Poster for Homicide: The Movie

    Al Giardello

1999Aged 60

  • Poster for Inside 'Live and Let Die'

    (Unknown)

1997Aged 58

1996Aged 57

  • Poster for Two If by Sea

    FBI Agent O'Malley

1995Aged 56

  • Poster for Dead Badge

    Captain Hunt

  • Poster for Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

    Marty Talbot

  • Poster for Out-of-Sync

    Quincy

  • Poster for The World of James Bond

    (Unknown)

1994Aged 55

  • Poster for The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

    Detective Martin Talbot

  • Poster for The Puppet Masters

    Ressler

1993Aged 54

  • Poster for The American Clock

    (Unknown)

  • Poster for It's Nothing Personal

    Lt. Tom Riley

  • Poster for Extreme Justice

    Larson

  • Poster for Almost Blue

    Terry

1992Aged 53

  • Poster for Chrome Soldiers

    Perry Beach

  • Poster for Intent to Kill

    Captain Jackson

1991Aged 52

  • Poster for Hangfire

    Police Lieutenant

  • Poster for Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

    Doc

1990Aged 51

  • Poster for After the Shock

    William McElroy

1989Aged 50

  • Poster for A Whisper to a Scream

    Jules Tallard

  • Poster for The Jigsaw Murders

    Doctor Tyrone Fillmore

  • Poster for Prime Target

    Gilmore Brown

  • Poster for Ministry of Vengeance

    Mr. Whiteside

  • Poster for Tripwire

    Lee Pitt

1988Aged 49

  • Poster for Midnight Run

    Alonzo Mosely

  • Poster for Terminal Entry

    Col. Styles

1987Aged 48

  • Poster for Pretty Kill

    Harris

  • Poster for Desperado

    Bede

  • Poster for In Self Defense

    Lt. Tyrell

  • Poster for The Running Man

    William Laughlin

  • Poster for Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

    General Sorenson

1986Aged 47

  • Poster for Harem

    Agha Kislar

  • Poster for Eye of the Tiger

    J.B. Deveraux

1985Aged 46

  • Poster for Badge of the Assassin

    Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

  • Poster for Playing with Fire

    Fire Chief Walker

  • Poster for Warning Sign

    Major Connolly

  • Poster for The Park Is Mine

    Eubanks

1983Aged 44

  • Poster for The Star Chamber

    Detective Harry Lowes

  • Poster for For Love and Honor

    Sgt. China Bell

  • Poster for Women of San Quentin

    Sgt. Therman Patterson

1982Aged 43

  • Poster for A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion

    Denmark Vessey

  • Poster for Fighting Back

    Ivanhoe Washington

1980Aged 41

  • Poster for Othello

    Othello

  • Poster for Brubaker

    Richard 'Dickie' Coombes

  • Poster for Rage!

    Ernie

1979Aged 40

  • Poster for Alien

    Parker

1978Aged 39

  • Poster for Blue Collar

    Smokey James

1976Aged 37

  • Poster for Crunch

    Richard "Crunch" Blackstone

  • Poster for Drum

    Blase

  • Poster for The Monkey Hustle

    Daddy Foxx

  • Poster for Raid on Entebbe

    President Idi Amin - Jr.

1975Aged 36

  • Poster for Report to the Commissioner

    Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone

  • Poster for Sharks' Treasure

    Ben Flynn

  • Poster for Friday Foster

    Colt Hawkins

1974Aged 35

  • Poster for Truck Turner

    Blue

1973Aged 34

  • Poster for Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

    Self

  • Poster for Live and Let Die

    Kananga/Mr. Big

1972Aged 33

  • Poster for Bone

    Bone

  • Poster for The Limit

    Mark Johnson

  • Poster for Across 110th Street

    Lt. William Pope

1971Aged 32

  • Poster for Man and Boy

    Nate Hodges

1970Aged 31

  • Poster for The Liberation of L.B. Jones

    Sonny Boy Mosby

  • Poster for Night Chase

    Ernie Green

1968Aged 29

  • Poster for The Thomas Crown Affair

    Carl

  • Poster for 5 Card Stud

    Little George

1964Aged 25

  • Poster for Nothing But a Man

    Jocko