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.
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Alien
Homicide: Life on the Street
Night Gallery
Hill Street Blues
Murder, She Wrote
The A-Team
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Bonanza
Nothing But a Man
Law & Order
Blue Collar
Midnight Run
Hawaii Five-O
seaQuest DSV
Brubaker
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Daniel Boone
Homicide: The Movie
The Thomas Crown Affair
Mannix
The High Chaparral
Across 110th Street
Gunsmoke
Report to the Commissioner
The Running Man
Live and Let Die
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Truck Turner
5 Card Stud
The Big Valley
The Star Chamber
Bone
In Self Defense
Eye of the Tiger
Friday Foster
Warning Sign
The Puppet Masters
Fighting Back
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
The Monkey Hustle
Badge of the Assassin
The Park Is Mine
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Drum
Sharks' Treasure
Two If by Sea
Extreme Justice
Hangfire
The Jigsaw Murders
Witless Protection