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Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto is known for acting, with popular credits including Live and Let Die, The Running Man, The Thomas Crown Affair, Brubaker.

Born 16 Nov 1939 New York City, New York, U.S.A

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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.

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2018 King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen as Self movie 2008 Witless Protection as Ricardo Bodi movie 2002 BaadAsssss Cinema as Self movie 2001 Stiletto Dance as Captain Rick Sands movie 2000 The Ride as Carter movie 2000 Homicide: The Movie as Al Giardello movie 1999 Inside 'Live and Let Die' movie 1997 The Defenders: Payback as Judge Williams movie 1996 Two If by Sea as FBI Agent O'Malley movie 1995 The World of James Bond as Self movie 1995 Out-of-Sync as Quincy movie 1995 Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan as Marty Talbot movie 1995 Dead Badge as Captain Hunt movie 1994 The Puppet Masters as Ressler movie 1994 The Corpse Had a Familiar Face as Detective Martin Talbot movie 1993 seaQuest DSV as Captain Jack Clayton tv 1993 Almost Blue as Terry movie 1993 Extreme Justice as Larson movie 1993 It's Nothing Personal as Lt. Tom Riley movie 1993 Homicide: Life on the Street as Al Giardello tv 1993 The American Clock as Isaac movie 1992 Intent to Kill as Captain Jackson movie 1992 Chrome Soldiers as Perry Beach movie 1991 Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare as Doc movie 1991 Hangfire as Police Lieutenant movie 1990 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill as Kelly tv 1990 The Trials of Rosie O'Neill as ADA Kelley tv 1990 Law & Order as Al Giardello tv 1990 After the Shock as William McElroy movie 1989 Tripwire as Lee Pitt movie 1989 Ministry of Vengeance as Mr. Whiteside movie 1989 Prime Target as Gilmore Brown movie 1989 The Jigsaw Murders as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore movie 1989 Father Dowling Mysteries as Lt. Fleming tv 1989 A Whisper to a Scream as Jules Tallard movie 1988 Midnight Run as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I. movie 1987 Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel as General Sorenson movie 1987 The Running Man as William Laughlin movie 1987 Terminal Entry as Col. Styles movie 1987 In Self Defense as Lt. Tyrell movie 1987 Desperado as Bede movie 1987 Pretty Kill as Harris movie 1986 The Park Is Mine as Eubanks movie 1986 Eye of the Tiger as J.B. Deveraux movie 1986 Harem as Agha Kislar movie 1986 Harem as Agha Kislar tv 1985 The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents as Convict tv 1985 Warning Sign as Major Connolly movie 1985 Playing with Fire as Fire Chief Walker movie 1985 Badge of the Assassin as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD movie 1984 Murder, She Wrote as Lt. Bradshaw tv 1983 Women of San Quentin as Sgt. Therman Patterson movie 1983 For Love and Honor as Sgt. China Bell movie 1983 For Love and Honor tv 1983 The Star Chamber as Detective Harry Lowes movie 1983 The A-Team as Charles Struthers tv 1982 Fighting Back as Ivanhoe Washington movie 1982 A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion as Denmark Vessey movie 1981 Hill Street Blues as Calvin Matthias tv 1980 Rage! as Ernie movie 1980 Brubaker as Dickie Coombes movie 1980 Othello as Othello movie 1979 Alien as Parker movie 1978 Blue Collar as Sam 'Smokey' James movie 1976 Raid on Entebbe as President Idi Amin - Jr. movie 1976 The Monkey Hustle as Daddy Foxx movie 1976 Drum as Blase movie 1976 Crunch as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone movie 1975 Friday Foster as Colt Hawkins movie 1975 Doctors' Hospital tv 1975 Sharks' Treasure as Ben Flynn movie 1975 Report to the Commissioner as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone movie 1974 Truck Turner as Blue movie 1973 Live and Let Die as Kananga/Mr. Big movie 1973 Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary as Self movie 1972 Across 110th Street as Lt. William Pope movie 1972 The Limit as Mark Johnson movie 1972 Bone as Bone movie 1971 Man and Boy as Nate Hodges movie 1970 Night Gallery as Buckner tv

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Yaphet Kotto is known for acting, with popular credits including Live and Let Die, The Running Man, The Thomas Crown Affair, Brubaker.

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Yaphet Kotto is known for credits including Live and Let Die, The Running Man, The Thomas Crown Affair, Brubaker, 5 Card Stud.

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