Yaphet Kotto
Acting
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.
Born: November 16, 1939
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.A
Known For
For Love and Honor
A military drama set on a Texas base focuses on the ups and downs of young paratroopers, who, while they're gearing up for possible combat assignments, often find themselves entangled in love affairs.
Alien
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
Homicide: Life on the Street
An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.
Othello
The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago.
Night Gallery
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
Hill Street Blues
A realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
Bonanza
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Live and Let Die"
Murder, She Wrote
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Filmography
as Ricardo Bodi
as Self
as Captain Rick Sands
as Carter
as Al Giardello
as Judge Williams
as FBI Agent O'Malley
as Self
as Quincy
as Marty Talbot
as Captain Hunt
as Ressler
as Detective Martin Talbot
as Captain Jack Clayton
as Terry
as Larson
as Lt. Tom Riley
as Al Giardello
as Isaac
as Captain Jackson
as Perry Beach
as Police Lieutenant
as Kelly
as ADA Kelley
as Al Giardello
as William McElroy
as Lee Pitt
as Mr. Whiteside
as Gilmore Brown
as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
as Lt. Fleming
as Jules Tallard
as Col. Styles
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
as General Sorenson
as William Laughlin
as Lt. Tyrell
as Bede
as Harris
as Eubanks
as J.B. Deveraux
as Agha Kislar
as Agha Kislar
as Convict
as Major Connolly
as Fire Chief Walker
as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
as Lt. Bradshaw
as Sgt. Therman Patterson
as Sgt. China Bell
as Detective Harry Lowes
as Charles Struthers
as Ivanhoe Washington
as Denmark Vessey
as Calvin Matthias
as Ernie
as Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
as Othello
as Parker
as Sam 'Smokey' James
as President Idi Amin - Jr.
as Daddy Foxx
as Blase
as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
as Colt Hawkins
as Ben Flynn
as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
as Blue
as Kananga/Mr. Big
as Lt. William Pope
as Mark Johnson
as Bone
as Nate Hodges
as Buckner
as Ernie Green
as Sonny Boy Mosby
as LCpl. John T. Auston
as Wyman Jackson
as Little George
as Carl
as Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon
as Musa
as Sgt. Major Creason
as Lobo Brown
as Damien
as Jocko
as Luke
as Jonah
as Child Barnett
as Piney Biggs