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Director
Yaphet Kotto
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 5050
IMDb ID: nm0001433
Known for: Acting
Born: November 16, 1939
Died: March 15, 2021
Age: 81
Place of birth: New York City, New York, U.S.A
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2018
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
Wikidata: Q266270
Also known as
Yaphet Frederick Kotto • 耶佛·哥圖
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Director (1)
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Yaphet Kotto.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Yaphet Kotto.
as Parker
Alien
1979 • Movie
as Sam 'Smokey' James
Blue Collar
1978 • Movie
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
Midnight Run
1988 • Movie
as Dickie Coombes
Brubaker
1980 • Movie
as Carl
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968 • Movie
as Lt. William Pope
Across 110th Street
1972 • Movie
as William Laughlin
The Running Man
1987 • Movie
as Kananga/Mr. Big
Live and Let Die
1973 • Movie
as Little George
5 Card Stud
1968 • Movie
as Detective Harry Lowes
The Star Chamber
1983 • Movie
as Ressler
The Puppet Masters
1994 • Movie
as Doc
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Yaphet Kotto.
as Al Giardello • 122 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 • Series
as Buckner • 1 eps
Night Gallery
1970 • Series
as Calvin Matthias • 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
1981 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Child Barnett • 1 eps
Bonanza
1959 • Series
as Lt. Bradshaw • 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
as Charles Struthers • 1 eps
The A-Team
1983 • Series
as Al Giardello • 1 eps
Law & Order
1990 • Series
as LCpl. John T. Auston • 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
1968 • Series
as Captain Jack Clayton • 1 eps
seaQuest DSV
1993 • Series
as Piney Biggs • 1 eps
Gunsmoke
1955 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Yaphet Kotto.
as Parker
Alien
1979 • Movie
as Kananga/Mr. Big
Live and Let Die
1973 • Movie
as William Laughlin
The Running Man
1987 • Movie
as Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018 • Movie
as Doc
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991 • Movie
as Jocko
Nothing But a Man
1964 • Movie
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
Midnight Run
1988 • Movie
as Dickie Coombes
Brubaker
1980 • Movie
as Carl
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968 • Movie
as Blase
Drum
1976 • Movie
as Carter
The Ride
2000 • Movie
as Little George
5 Card Stud
1968 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Yaphet Kotto.
as Al Giardello • 1 eps
Law & Order
1990 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Lt. Bradshaw • 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
as Child Barnett • 1 eps
Bonanza
1959 • Series
as Charles Struthers • 1 eps
The A-Team
1983 • Series
as LCpl. John T. Auston • 1 eps
Hawaii Five-O
1968 • Series
as Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon • 1 eps
Mannix
1967 • Series
as Jocko • 1 eps
American Playhouse
1982 • Series
as Calvin Matthias • 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
1981 • Series
as Al Giardello • 122 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 • Series
as Luke • 1 eps
Daniel Boone
1964 • Series
as Lobo Brown • 1 eps
The Big Valley
1965 • Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Yaphet Kotto.
as Self
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018 • Movie
as Ricardo Bodi
Witless Protection
2008 • Movie
as Self
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002 • Movie
as Captain Rick Sands
Stiletto Dance
2001 • Movie
as Carter
The Ride
2000 • Movie
as Al Giardello
Homicide: The Movie
2000 • Movie
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999 • Movie
as Judge Williams
The Defenders: Payback
1997 • Movie
as FBI Agent O'Malley
Two If by Sea
1996 • Movie
as Self
The World of James Bond
1995 • Movie
as Quincy
Out-of-Sync
1995 • Movie
as Marty Talbot
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Yaphet Kotto.
as Captain Jack Clayton • 1 eps
seaQuest DSV
1993 • Series
as Al Giardello • 122 eps
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 • Series
as Kelly • 1 eps
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
1990 • Series
as Al Giardello • 1 eps
Law & Order
1990 • Series
as Lt. Fleming • 1 eps
Father Dowling Mysteries
1989 • Series
as Agha Kislar • 2 eps
Harem
1986 • Series
as Convict • 1 eps
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1985 • Series
as Lt. Bradshaw • 1 eps
Murder, She Wrote
1984 • Series
as Charles Struthers • 1 eps
The A-Team
1983 • Series
as Jocko • 1 eps
American Playhouse
1982 • Series
as Calvin Matthias • 1 eps
Hill Street Blues
1981 • Series
1 eps
Doctors' Hospital
1975 • Series