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Director
Yaphet Kotto
Acting
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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 5050
IMDb ID: nm0001433
Known for: Acting
Born: November 16, 1939
Died: March 15, 2021
Age: 81
Place of birth: New York City, New York, U.S.A
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1955 - 2018
Years active: 64
Average TMDB rating: 6.61
Wikidata: Q266270
Also known as
Yaphet Frederick Kotto • 耶佛·哥圖
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Director (1)
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.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Yaphet Kotto.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Yaphet Kotto.
8.2
Alien
as Parker
1979 Movie
7.3
Blue Collar
as Sam 'Smokey' James
1978 Movie
7.2
Midnight Run
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
1988 Movie
7.1
Brubaker
as Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
1980 Movie
6.8
Across 110th Street
as Lt. William Pope
1972 Movie
6.8
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Carl
1968 Movie
6.5
The Running Man
as William Laughlin
1987 Movie
6.5
Live and Let Die
as Kananga/Mr. Big
1973 Movie
6.2
5 Card Stud
as Little George
1968 Movie
6.0
The Star Chamber
as Detective Harry Lowes
1983 Movie
5.8
The Puppet Masters
as Ressler
1994 Movie
5.3
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
as Doc
1991 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Yaphet Kotto.
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Al Giardello • 122 eps
1993 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
as Buckner • 1 eps
1970 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
as Calvin Matthias • 1 eps
1981 Series
7.5
Bonanza
as Child Barnett • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Bradshaw • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.5
The A-Team
as Charles Struthers • 1 eps
1983 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Al Giardello • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
as LCpl. John T. Auston • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.1
seaQuest DSV
as Captain Jack Clayton • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.6
Gunsmoke
as Piney Biggs • 1 eps
1955 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Yaphet Kotto.
8.2
Alien
as Parker
1979 Movie
6.5
The Running Man
as William Laughlin
1987 Movie
6.5
Live and Let Die
as Kananga/Mr. Big
1973 Movie
5.0
Harem
as Agha Kislar
1986 Movie
4.8
Sharks' Treasure
as Ben Flynn
1975 Movie
7.1
Brubaker
as Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
1980 Movie
6.8
Dead Badge
as Captain Hunt
1995 Movie
5.3
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
as Doc
1991 Movie
4.8
Drum
as Blase
1976 Movie
7.2
Midnight Run
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
1988 Movie
6.8
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Carl
1968 Movie
6.4
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as Self
2018 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Yaphet Kotto.
7.3
Law & Order
as Al Giardello • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
7.5
The A-Team
as Charles Struthers • 1 eps
1983 Series
7.5
Bonanza
as Child Barnett • 1 eps
1959 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Bradshaw • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.1
Hawaii Five-O
as LCpl. John T. Auston • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
as Calvin Matthias • 1 eps
1981 Series
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Al Giardello • 122 eps
1993 Series
6.7
Mannix
as Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon • 1 eps
1967 Series
6.1
The Big Valley
as Lobo Brown • 1 eps
1965 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
as Buckner • 1 eps
1970 Series
7.1
seaQuest DSV
as Captain Jack Clayton • 1 eps
1993 Series
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Yaphet Kotto.
6.4
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as Self
2018 Movie
4.5
Witless Protection
as Ricardo Bodi
2008 Movie
5.9
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self
2002 Movie
4.7
Stiletto Dance
as Captain Rick Sands
2001 Movie
2.0
The Ride
as Carter
2000 Movie
6.8
Homicide: The Movie
as Al Giardello
2000 Movie
7.5
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
1999 Movie
2.7
The Defenders: Payback
as Judge Williams
1997 Movie
4.9
Two If by Sea
as FBI Agent O'Malley
1996 Movie
6.0
The World of James Bond
as Self
1995 Movie
3.9
Out-of-Sync
as Quincy
1995 Movie
5.0
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
as Marty Talbot
1995 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Yaphet Kotto.
7.1
seaQuest DSV
as Captain Jack Clayton • 1 eps
1993 Series
8.1
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Al Giardello • 122 eps
1993 Series
5.2
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
as Kelly • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.3
Law & Order
as Al Giardello • 1 eps
1990 Series
7.4
Father Dowling Mysteries
as Lt. Fleming • 1 eps
1989 Series
5.0
Harem
as Agha Kislar • 2 eps
1986 Series
7.2
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Convict • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Bradshaw • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.5
The A-Team
as Charles Struthers • 1 eps
1983 Series
7.6
Hill Street Blues
as Calvin Matthias • 1 eps
1981 Series
5.0
Doctors' Hospital
1 eps
1975 Series
7.8
Night Gallery
as Buckner • 1 eps
1970 Series