Yaphet Kotto
Date of birth: 1939-11-16
Place of birth: New York City, New York, U.S.A
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Yaphet Frederick Kotto, 耶佛·哥圖
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.
Movie Credits
Live and Let Die
1973-06-27
James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he find
The Running Man
1987-11-13
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, c
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968-06-26
Young businessman Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional age
Brubaker
1980-06-20
The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially
5 Card Stud
1968-07-28
The players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one.
Homicide: The Movie
2000-02-13
Retired police lieutenant Al Giardello is running for mayor when he is suddenly shot at a press conf
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991-09-05
Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the
Truck Turner
1974-06-26
Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hire
Across 110th Street
1972-12-19
In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are
Raid on Entebbe
1976-12-26
Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Fron
The Puppet Masters
1994-10-21
The Earth is invaded by alien parasites—AKA 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control their mi
Midnight Run
1988-07-20
A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter,
Bone
1972-07-01
When a criminal breaks into the Beverly Hills home of a wealthy couple experiencing marital problems
The Star Chamber
1983-08-05
As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge
Warning Sign
1985-08-23
An accident occurs in an ultra-secret government biological weapons laboratory spreading a sinister
Eye of the Tiger
1986-07-07
Buck is a Vietnam vet, recently released from prison. He returns home to discover the town being te
Terminal Entry
1988-07-26
The USA is attacked by a large group of well organized terrorists who communicate through a computer
Report to the Commissioner
1975-02-05
Police officer Patty Butler, alias "Chicklet," is the live-in girlfriend of Thomas 'Stick' Henderson
Blue Collar
1978-02-10
Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial
Witless Protection
2008-02-22
When a small-town sheriff witnesses what he believes to be an attempted kidnapping, his effort to sa
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002-08-14
With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period
Two If by Sea
1996-01-12
Frank O'Brien, a petty thief, and his 7-year-long girlfriend Roz want to put an end to their unstead
The Park Is Mine
1986-07-24
A Vietnam vet takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in the Vi
Tripwire
1989-11-30
A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo hijack a speeding railroad train load
The Monkey Hustle
1976-12-24
A new highway threatens a Chicago neighborhood, so to protest the residents throw a block party.
Friday Foster
1975-12-25
Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the
Nothing But a Man
1964-12-27
A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
Drum
1976-07-30
A mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices of
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970-03-18
A successful African American businessman has a quarrel with a white policeman, suspecting that he i
Fighting Back
1982-05-21
An Italian deli owner forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.
Extreme Justice
1993-06-26
Jeff Powers is the newest member of a very elite and very secret LAPD division. Their mission is to
Man and Boy
1971-06-23
At the beginning of the 19th century a man and his son settle in Arizona which used to be a frontier
Ministry of Vengeance
1989-11-03
David Miller is a Vietnam vet who renounced violence and became a minister after he was forced to bl
In Self Defense
1987-05-22
A witness is terrorized by the killer against whom she testified.
The Defenders: Payback
1997-10-12
Television movie remake of the 1960s courtroom drama series, "The Defenders." After the death of his
Stiletto Dance
2001-06-08
Two undercover police officers must try to prevent a multi-million dollar nuclear arms deal among se
Chrome Soldiers
1992-05-06
Five ex-soldiers go to a small town in Oregon to help a friend investigate the murder of his brother
Pretty Kill
1987-03-27
A detective tries to track down a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes while at the same time
Badge of the Assassin
1985-01-04
Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation
It's Nothing Personal
1993-02-01
An embittered ex-cop, on a quest for justice, teams up with a hard-boiled bounty hunter to go after
Out-of-Sync
1995-06-04
A DJ and ex-con is forced to work with the police in an undercover drug sting targeting his boss.
A Whisper to a Scream
1989-01-01
A young girl who was frustrated in her desire to become an actress starts to work for a telephone-se
Hangfire
1991-01-11
When a large group of escaped convicts take Ike Slayton, a Vietnam veteran's wife hostage, Slayton e
Intent to Kill
1992-10-01
A young policewoman relentlessly tries to bring down a ruthless drug kingpin whom plots his own agen
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
1973-06-21
Original 1973 short promotional documentary on the making of the 8th James Bond movie Live and Let D
Crunch
1976-01-01
Detective goes after drug-dealers in Manhattan.
Desperado
1987-04-27
Cowboy Duell McCall wants to quickly deliver a herd of cattle to town, get paid and move on but roma
The Jigsaw Murders
1989-07-25
A jigsaw puzzle is the key in a detective's investigation of a gruesome murder.
After the Shock
1990-09-12
On October 17 1989, an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale rocked San Francisco. Presented
The Limit
1972-11-10
In Los Angeles, black motorcycle police officer Mark Johnson patrols gang-infested neighborhoods wit
Alien
1979-05-25
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a di
Night Chase
1970-11-20
A man fleeing the scene after shooting his wife's lover forms an unexpected relationship with the to
Harem
1986-02-09
A young British woman is kidnapped by an Arabian sheikh and held captive in his harem. At first she
Prime Target
1989-09-29
A homicide detective assigned to investigate the serial killings of New York policewomen begins to s
Sharks' Treasure
1975-04-18
Eccentric charter skipper Jim Carnahan and his team of hard-luck dreamers battle sharks, bandits and
Playing with Fire
1985-04-13
Gary Coleman stars as a teenage arsonist. The authorities, friends, and neighbors warn his absentee
Women of San Quentin
1983-10-23
A young female prison guard finds out that her first assignment is to San Quentin, one of the toughe
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994-03-27
The Corpse had a Familiar Face is a 1994 American TV-Movie with Elizabeth Montgomery, playing Edna B
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995-05-08
Inspired by the the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning, Miami-based journalist, Edna Buchanan, who inves
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018-07-07
A feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmake
Othello
1980-01-01
The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carryi
The American Clock
1993-01-02
Moe, Rose and Lee Baumler are members of an upper class family who find the world completely changed
For Love and Honor
1983-09-23
A military drama set on a Texas base focuses on the ups and downs of young paratroopers, who, while
Rage!
1980-09-25
In an attempt to be rehabilitated, a rapist goes to therapy while in prison.
Dead Badge
1995-03-28
After a cop dies, his shield goes back on duty. They call it a "dead badge" - a way to honor a fall
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987-11-15
Perry is suing a gutter trash newspaper that is running a story about a love affair between him and
Almost Blue
1993-08-04
The young jazz saxophonist Morris Poole is at the height of his career. When his wife dies he is alm
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999-10-19
A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Live and Let Die"
The World of James Bond
1995-10-29
Elizabeth Hurley hosts a one hour documentary on the history of the James Bond film series to tie in
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
1982-02-17
Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to sei
The Ride
2000-08-27
Originally intended as a pilot for a drama series on Canadian channel Showcase, this TV movie follow