Alien1979
As Parker
TMDb 8.2 / 10
Yaphet Kotto
Born
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.
Filmography (71)
The Running Man1987
As William Laughlin
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Live and Let Die1973
As Kananga/Mr. Big
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Midnight Run1988
As Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
TMDb 7.2 / 10
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare1991
As Doc
TMDb 5.3 / 10
The Thomas Crown Affair1968
As Carl
TMDb 6.8 / 10
Brubaker1980
As Dickie Coombes
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Warning Sign1985
As Major Connolly
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Blue Collar1978
As Sam 'Smokey' James
TMDb 7.3 / 10
The Puppet Masters1994
As Ressler
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Two If by Sea1996
As FBI Agent O'Malley
TMDb 5.0 / 10
Friday Foster1975
As Colt Hawkins
TMDb 6.1 / 10
The Park Is Mine1986
As Eubanks
TMDb 5.6 / 10
5 Card Stud1968
As Little George
TMDb 6.3 / 10
The Star Chamber1983
As Detective Harry Lowes
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Drum1976
As Blase
TMDb 5.2 / 10
Sharks' Treasure1975
As Ben Flynn
TMDb 5.3 / 10
Across 110th Street1972
As Lt. William Pope
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Truck Turner1974
As Blue
TMDb 6.5 / 10
Raid on Entebbe1976
As President Idi Amin - Jr.
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Witless Protection2008
As Ricardo Bodi
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Homicide: The Movie2000
As Al Giardello
TMDb 6.9 / 10
Eye of the Tiger1986
As J.B. Deveraux
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Nothing But a Man1964
As Jocko
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan1995
As Marty Talbot
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Dead Badge1995
As Captain Hunt
TMDb 6.8 / 10
The Ride2000
As Carter
TMDb 3.7 / 10
Ministry of Vengeance1989
As Mr. Whiteside
TMDb 3.8 / 10
Harem1986
As Agha Kislar
TMDb 5.4 / 10
Fighting Back1982
As Ivanhoe Washington
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Hangfire1991
As Police Lieutenant
TMDb 4.7 / 10
BaadAsssss Cinema2002
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Tripwire1989
As Lee Pitt
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel1987
As General Sorenson
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Extreme Justice1993
As Larson
TMDb 5.0 / 10
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion1982
As Denmark Vessey
TMDb 7.0 / 10
The Liberation of L.B. Jones1970
As Sonny Boy Mosby
TMDb 6.1 / 10
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary1973
As Self
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Terminal Entry1987
As Col. Styles
TMDb 4.1 / 10
Night Chase1970
As Ernie Green
TMDb 5.9 / 10
It's Nothing Personal1993
As Lt. Tom Riley
TMDb 7.0 / 10
Intent to Kill1992
As Captain Jackson
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Badge of the Assassin1985
As Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
TMDb 5.6 / 10
Desperado1987
As Bede
TMDb 4.2 / 10
The American Clock1993
As Isaac
TMDb 5.7 / 10
The World of James Bond1995
As Self
TMDb 6.7 / 10
A Whisper to a Scream1989
As Jules Tallard
TMDb 4.0 / 10
Out-of-Sync1995
As Quincy
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Prime Target1989
As Gilmore Brown
TMDb 5.2 / 10
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen2018
As Self
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Rage!1980
As Ernie
TMDb 8.0 / 10
The Jigsaw Murders1989
As Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Report to the Commissioner1975
As Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
TMDb 6.6 / 10
The Limit1972
As Mark Johnson
TMDb 10.0 / 10
For Love and Honor1983
As Sgt. China Bell
TMDb 9.7 / 10
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face1994
As Detective Martin Talbot
TMDb 4.7 / 10
Almost Blue1993
As Terry
TMDb 7.1 / 10
Stiletto Dance2001
As Captain Rick Sands
TMDb 4.9 / 10
In Self Defense1987
As Lt. Tyrell
TMDb 6.0 / 10
Playing with Fire1985
As Fire Chief Walker
TMDb 6.0 / 10
After the Shock1990
As William McElroy
TMDb 6.4 / 10
Women of San Quentin1983
As Sgt. Therman Patterson
TMDb 5.0 / 10
The Monkey Hustle1976
As Daddy Foxx
TMDb 5.8 / 10
Bone1972
As Bone
TMDb 6.2 / 10
Pretty Kill1987
As Harris
TMDb 2.4 / 10
The Defenders: Payback1997
As Judge Williams
TMDb 4.5 / 10
Inside 'Live and Let Die'1999
TMDb 7.4 / 10
Man and Boy1971
As Nate Hodges
TMDb 6.7 / 10
Chrome Soldiers1992
As Perry Beach
TMDb 4.4 / 10
Othello1980
As Othello
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Crunch1976
As Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
TMDb 8.0 / 10
Filmography and biography: TMDb