Yaphet Kotto
Known For
Acting
Born
1939-11-16 in New York City, New York, U.S.A
Died
2021-03-15
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.
Most Known For
Law & Order
as Al Giardello
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Bradshaw
Bonanza
as Child Barnett
The A-Team
as Charles Struthers
Hill Street Blues
as Calvin Matthias
Mannix
as Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon
Hawaii Five-O
as LCpl. John T. Auston
The Big Valley
as Lobo Brown
The Big Valley
as Damien
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Al Giardello
Alien
as Parker
seaQuest DSV
as Captain Jack Clayton
Night Gallery
as Buckner
Gunsmoke
as Piney Biggs
Daniel Boone
as Luke
Daniel Boone
as Jonah
The Name of the Game
as Wyman Jackson
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Convict
The High Chaparral
as Sgt. Major Creason