Yaphet Kotto

Explore Yaphet Kotto's movie filmography on ReelBot, including film credits, roles, release dates, ratings, and movie details.

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). He appeared opposite Robert De Niro in the comedy thriller Midnight Run (1988) as FBI Agent Alonzo Mosley.

Filmography

• King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018)
• Witless Protection (2008)
• BaadAsssss Cinema (2002)
• Stiletto Dance (2001)
• The Ride (2000)
• Homicide: The Movie (2000)
• Inside 'Live and Let Die' (1999)
• The Defenders: Payback (1997)
• Two If by Sea (1996)
• The World of James Bond (1995)
• Out-of-Sync (1995)
• Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995)
• Dead Badge (1995)
• The Puppet Masters (1994)
• The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994)
• Almost Blue (1993)
• Extreme Justice (1993)
• It's Nothing Personal (1993)
• The American Clock (1993)
• Intent to Kill (1992)
• Chrome Soldiers (1992)
• Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
• Hangfire (1991)
• After the Shock (1990)
• Tripwire (1989)
• Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
• Prime Target (1989)
• The Jigsaw Murders (1989)
• A Whisper to a Scream (1989)
• Midnight Run (1988)
• Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
• The Running Man (1987)
• Terminal Entry (1987)
• In Self Defense (1987)
• Desperado (1987)
• Pretty Kill (1987)
• The Park Is Mine (1986)
• Eye of the Tiger (1986)
• Harem (1986)
• Warning Sign (1985)
• Playing with Fire (1985)
• Badge of the Assassin (1985)
• Women of San Quentin (1983)
• For Love and Honor (1983)
• The Star Chamber (1983)
• Fighting Back (1982)
• A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion (1982)
• Rage! (1980)
• Brubaker (1980)
• Othello (1980)
• Alien (1979)
• Blue Collar (1978)
• Raid on Entebbe (1976)
• The Monkey Hustle (1976)
• Drum (1976)
• Crunch (1976)
• Friday Foster (1975)
• Sharks' Treasure (1975)
• Report to the Commissioner (1975)
• Truck Turner (1974)
• Live and Let Die (1973)
• Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary (1973)
• Across 110th Street (1972)
• The Limit (1972)
• Bone (1972)
• Man and Boy (1971)
• Night Chase (1970)
• The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
• 5 Card Stud (1968)
• The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
• Nothing But a Man (1964)