Personal Info
Known Credits
74
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1939-11-16 (86 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.A
Also Known For
Yaphet Frederick Kotto耶佛·哥圖
Yaphet Kotto
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 opposi ...
Known For
Acting
2018 --
King Cohen
| Self
2010 --
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
| Self (archive footage)
2008 --
Witless Protection
| Ricardo Bodi
2003 --
The Beast Within: Making Alien
| (archive footage)
2002 --
Best Ever Bond
| Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002 --
BaadAsssss Cinema
| Self
2001 --
Stiletto Dance
| Captain Rick Sands
2000 --
The Ride
| Carter
2000 --
Homicide: The Movie
| Al Giardello
1999 --
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
|
1997 --
The Defenders: Payback
| Judge Williams
1996 --
Two If by Sea
| FBI Agent O'Malley
1995 --
The World of James Bond
|
1995 --
Out-of-Sync
| Quincy
1995 --
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
| Marty Talbot
1995 --
Dead Badge
| Captain Hunt
1994 --
The Puppet Masters
| Ressler
1994 --
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
| Detective Martin Talbot
1993 --
Almost Blue
| Terry
1993 --
Extreme Justice
| Larson
1993 --
It's Nothing Personal
| Lt. Tom Riley
1993 --
The American Clock
|
1992 --
Intent to Kill
| Captain Jackson
1992 --
Chrome Soldiers
| Perry Beach
1991 --
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
| Doc
1991 --
Hangfire
| Police Lieutenant
1990 --
After the Shock
| William McElroy
1989 --
Tripwire
| Lee Pitt
1989 --
Ministry of Vengeance
| Mr. Whiteside
1989 --
Prime Target
| Gilmore Brown
1989 --
The Jigsaw Murders
| Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
1989 --
A Whisper to a Scream
| Jules Tallard
1988 --
Terminal Entry
| Col. Styles
1988 --
Midnight Run
| Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
1987 --
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
| General Sorenson
1987 --
The Running Man
| William Laughlin
1987 --
In Self Defense
| Lt. Tyrell
1987 --
Desperado
| Bede
1987 --
Pretty Kill
| Harris
1986 --
The Park Is Mine
| Eubanks
1986 --
Eye of the Tiger
| J.B. Deveraux
1986 --
Harem
| Agha Kislar
1985 --
Warning Sign
| Major Connolly
1985 --
Playing with Fire
| Fire Chief Walker
1985 --
Badge of the Assassin
| Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
1983 --
Women of San Quentin
| Sgt. Therman Patterson
1983 --
For Love and Honor
| Sgt. China Bell
1983 --
The Star Chamber
| Detective Harry Lowes
1982 --
Fighting Back
| Ivanhoe Washington
1982 --
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
| Denmark Vessey
1980 --
Rage!
| Ernie
1980 --
Brubaker
| Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
1980 --
Othello
| Othello
1979 --
Alien
| Parker
1978 --
Blue Collar
| Sam 'Smokey' James
1976 --
Raid on Entebbe
| President Idi Amin - Jr.
1976 --
The Monkey Hustle
| Daddy Foxx
1976 --
Drum
| Blase
1976 --
Crunch
| Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
1975 --
Friday Foster
| Colt Hawkins
1975 --
Sharks' Treasure
| Ben Flynn
1975 --
Report to the Commissioner
| Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
1974 --
Truck Turner
| Blue
1973 --
Live and Let Die
| Kananga/Mr. Big
1973 --
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
| Self
1972 --
Across 110th Street
| Lt. William Pope
1972 --
The Limit
| Mark Johnson
1972 --
Bone
| Bone
1971 --
Man and Boy
| Nate Hodges
1970 --
Night Chase
| Ernie Green
1970 --
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
| Sonny Boy Mosby
1968 --
5 Card Stud
| Little George
1968 --
The Thomas Crown Affair
| Carl
1964 --
Nothing But a Man
| Jocko