10.0
10.0
For Love and Honor
1983
as Sgt. China Bell
Yaphet Kotto
Also known as: Prince Yaphet Kotto, Yaphet Frederick Kotto
Acting
Born:November 16, 1939
Died:March 15, 2021(aged 81)
Birthplace:New York City, New York, U.S.A
Nationality:United States
Height:6'3" (190 cm)
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CommunityBiography
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.
Notable Works
Live and Let Die
Filmography (70 movies)
8.2
8.2
Alien
1979
as Parker
8.0
8.0
Othello
1980
as Othello
7.5
7.5
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999
7.4
7.4
Nothing But a Man
1964
as Jocko
7.3
7.3
Blue Collar
1978
as Sam 'Smokey' James
7.2
7.2
Midnight Run
1988
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
7.1
7.1
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
1987
as General Sorenson
7.1
7.1
Brubaker
1980
as Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
7.0
7.0
Rage!
1980
as Ernie
6.9
6.9
Almost Blue
1993
as Terry
6.8
6.8
Dead Badge
1995
as Captain Hunt
6.8
6.8
Homicide: The Movie
2000
as Al Giardello
6.8
6.8
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
as Carl
6.7
6.7
Across 110th Street
1972
as Lt. William Pope
6.5
6.5
The Running Man
1987
as William Laughlin
6.5
6.5
Live and Let Die
1973
as Kananga/Mr. Big
6.4
6.4
Truck Turner
1974
as Blue
6.4
6.4
Report to the Commissioner
1975
as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
6.4
6.4
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
as Self
6.2
6.2
5 Card Stud
1968
as Little George
6.0
6.0
Warning Sign
1985
as Major Connolly
6.0
6.0
The Star Chamber
1983
as Detective Harry Lowes
6.0
6.0
Playing with Fire
1985
as Fire Chief Walker
6.0
6.0
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
1973
as Self
6.0
6.0
The World of James Bond
1995
as Self
6.0
6.0
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
1982
as Denmark Vessey
6.0
6.0
Raid on Entebbe
1976
as President Idi Amin - Jr.
6.0
6.0
Man and Boy
1971
as Nate Hodges
6.0
6.0
Eye of the Tiger
1986
as J.B. Deveraux
5.9
5.9
Bone
1972
as Bone
5.9
5.9
Friday Foster
1975
as Colt Hawkins
5.9
5.9
BaadAsssss Cinema
2002
as Self
5.8
5.8
After the Shock
1990
as William McElroy
5.8
5.8
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
1970
as Sonny Boy Mosby
5.8
5.8
The Puppet Masters
1994
as Ressler
5.7
5.7
Fighting Back
1982
as Ivanhoe Washington
5.6
5.6
The Monkey Hustle
1976
as Daddy Foxx
5.5
5.5
Night Chase
1970
as Ernie Green
5.5
5.5
The Park Is Mine
1986
as Eubanks
5.3
5.3
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
as Doc
5.3
5.3
In Self Defense
1987
as Lt. Tyrell
5.0
5.0
Badge of the Assassin
1985
as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
5.0
5.0
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
1995
as Marty Talbot
4.9
4.9
Two If by Sea
1996
as FBI Agent O'Malley
4.8
4.8
Drum
1976
as Blase
4.7
4.7
Extreme Justice
1993
as Larson
4.7
4.7
Prime Target
1989
as Gilmore Brown
4.7
4.7
Stiletto Dance
2001
as Captain Rick Sands
4.6
4.6
Sharks' Treasure
1975
as Ben Flynn
4.5
4.5
Witless Protection
2008
as Ricardo Bodi
4.3
4.3
The Jigsaw Murders
1989
as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
4.2
4.2
Harem
1986
as Agha Kislar
4.0
4.0
Hangfire
1991
as Police Lieutenant
4.0
4.0
Tripwire
1989
as Lee Pitt
3.9
3.9
Intent to Kill
1992
as Captain Jackson
3.9
3.9
Out-of-Sync
1995
as Quincy
3.8
3.8
Chrome Soldiers
1992
as Perry Beach
3.8
3.8
Terminal Entry
1988
as Col. Styles
3.5
3.5
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
1994
as Detective Martin Talbot
3.2
3.2
Desperado
1987
as Bede
3.0
3.0
Ministry of Vengeance
1989
as Mr. Whiteside
2.8
2.8
A Whisper to a Scream
1989
as Jules Tallard
2.7
2.7
The Defenders: Payback
1997
as Judge Williams
2.0
2.0
The Ride
2000
as Carter
1.8
1.8
Pretty Kill
1987
as Harris
1.0
1.0
Women of San Quentin
1983
as Sgt. Therman Patterson
The Limit
1972
Producer
Crunch
1976
as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
It's Nothing Personal
1993
as Lt. Tom Riley
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