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.
Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018) | Self | 7.5 |
| 2 | Witless Protection (2008) | Ricardo Bodi | 1 |
| 3 | BaadAsssss Cinema (2002) | Self | - |
| 4 | Homicide: The Movie (2000) | Al Giardello | - |
| 5 | Inside 'Live and Let Die' (1999) | - | - |
| 6 | The Puppet Masters (1994) | Ressler | 7.7 |
| 7 | Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) | Doc | 5.8 |
| 8 | After the Shock (1990) | William McElroy | - |
| 9 | Tripwire (1989) | Lee Pitt | - |
| 10 | Midnight Run (1988) | Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I. | 7.3 |
| 11 | The Running Man (1987) | William Laughlin | 6.7 |
| 12 | Pretty Kill (1987) | Harris | - |
| 13 | Desperado (1987) | Bede | - |
| 14 | Harem (1986) | Agha Kislar | - |
| 15 | The Park Is Mine (1986) | Eubanks | - |
| 16 | Eye of the Tiger (1986) | J.B. Deveraux | 3 |
| 17 | Warning Sign (1985) | Major Connolly | 7 |
| 18 | Women of San Quentin (1983) | Sgt. Therman Patterson | - |
| 19 | The Star Chamber (1983) | Detective Harry Lowes | 6 |
| 20 | Brubaker (1980) | Dickie Coombes | 7 |
| 21 | Alien (1979) | Parker | 8.2 |
| 22 | Blue Collar (1978) | Sam 'Smokey' James | 9 |
| 23 | Drum (1976) | Blase | 3 |
| 24 | The Monkey Hustle (1976) | Daddy Foxx | - |
| 25 | Raid on Entebbe (1976) | President Idi Amin - Jr. | 5 |
| 26 | Friday Foster (1975) | Colt Hawkins | - |
| 27 | Truck Turner (1974) | Blue | - |
| 28 | Live and Let Die (1973) | Kananga/Mr. Big | 6.7 |
| 29 | Bone (1972) | Bone | - |
| 30 | Across 110th Street (1972) | Lt. William Pope | 7 |
| 31 | The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) | Carl | 6.5 |
| 32 | Nothing But a Man (1964) | Jocko | - |
