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Yaphet Kotto

Cast & creator

Yaphet Kotto

1939-11-16 (died at 81) New York City, New York, U.S.AIMDb

Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Law & Order, Bonanza

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.

Also known as: Yaphet Frederick Kotto, 耶佛·哥圖

Movies

74

film credits

Series

28

television credits

Career

99

1955–2018 · acting roles

Credit score

6.4

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self · 1962

Law & Order

Law & Order

Al Giardello · 1990

Bonanza

Bonanza

Child Barnett · 1959

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Lt. Bradshaw · 1984

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Lance Corporal John T. Auston · 1969

Across film & television

Filmography (102)

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Self

Law & Order

Law & Order

Al Giardello

Bonanza

Bonanza

Child Barnett

Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

Lt. Bradshaw

Hawaii Five-O

Hawaii Five-O

Lance Corporal John T. Auston

American Playhouse

American Playhouse

Jocko

Mannix

Mannix

Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon

Hill Street Blues

Hill Street Blues

Calvin Matthias

The A-Team

The A-Team

Charles Struthers

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

Al Giardello

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Luke

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

Jonah

Alien

Alien

Parker

The Name of the Game

The Name of the Game

Wyman Jackson

seaQuest DSV

seaQuest DSV

Captain Jack Clayton

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

Lobo Brown

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

Damien

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Convict

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

Piney Biggs

Night Gallery

Night Gallery

Buckner

The High Chaparral

The High Chaparral

Sgt. Major Creason

Tarzan

Tarzan

Father Dowling Mysteries

Father Dowling Mysteries

Lt. Fleming

The Running Man

The Running Man

William Laughlin

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare

Doc

Live and Let Die

Live and Let Die

Kananga/Mr. Big

Midnight Run

Midnight Run

Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

Kelly

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill

ADA Kelley

Doctors' Hospital

Doctors' Hospital

Cowboy in Africa

Cowboy in Africa

Musa

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

Carl

Brubaker

Brubaker

Dickie Coombes

Two If by Sea

Two If by Sea

FBI Agent O'Malley

For Love and Honor

The Puppet Masters

The Puppet Masters

Ressler

Warning Sign

Warning Sign

Major Connolly

5 Card Stud

5 Card Stud

Little George

The Star Chamber

The Star Chamber

Detective Harry Lowes

The Park Is Mine

The Park Is Mine

Eubanks

Eye of the Tiger

Eye of the Tiger

J.B. Deveraux

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

The Liberation of L.B. Jones

Sonny Boy Mosby

Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

President Idi Amin - Jr.

Across 110th Street

Across 110th Street

Lt. William Pope

Dead Badge

Captain Hunt

Drum

Drum

Blase

Harem

Harem

Agha Kislar

The World of James Bond

The World of James Bond

Self

Nothing But a Man

Nothing But a Man

Jocko

Blue Collar

Blue Collar

Sam 'Smokey' James

Report to the Commissioner

Report to the Commissioner

Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion

Denmark Vessey

Homicide: The Movie

Homicide: The Movie

Al Giardello

Friday Foster

Friday Foster

Colt Hawkins

Sharks' Treasure

Sharks' Treasure

Ben Flynn

Witless Protection

Witless Protection

Ricardo Bodi

Extreme Justice

Extreme Justice

Larson

Truck Turner

Truck Turner

Blue

Women of San Quentin

Women of San Quentin

Sgt. Therman Patterson

Fighting Back

Fighting Back

Ivanhoe Washington

It's Nothing Personal

It's Nothing Personal

Lt. Tom Riley

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan

Marty Talbot

Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary

Self

The Ride

The Ride

Carter

In Self Defense

In Self Defense

Lt. Tyrell

The American Clock

The American Clock

Isaac

For Love and Honor

For Love and Honor

Sgt. China Bell

Badge of the Assassin

Badge of the Assassin

Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen

Self

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

The Corpse Had a Familiar Face

Detective Martin Talbot

A Whisper to a Scream

A Whisper to a Scream

Jules Tallard

BaadAsssss Cinema

BaadAsssss Cinema

Self

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel

General Sorenson

Harem

Harem

Agha Kislar

The Jigsaw Murders

The Jigsaw Murders

Doctor Tyrone Fillmore

Tripwire

Tripwire

Lee Pitt

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

Inside 'Live and Let Die'

Othello

Othello

Othello

Pretty Kill

Pretty Kill

Harris

Ministry of Vengeance

Ministry of Vengeance

Mr. Whiteside

Night Chase

Night Chase

Ernie Green

Stiletto Dance

Stiletto Dance

Captain Rick Sands

The Defenders: Payback

The Defenders: Payback

Judge Williams

Chrome Soldiers

Chrome Soldiers

Perry Beach

Desperado

Desperado

Bede

Man and Boy

Man and Boy

Nate Hodges

Out-of-Sync

Out-of-Sync

Quincy

Terminal Entry

Terminal Entry

Col. Styles

Bone

Bone

Bone

Rage!

Rage!

Ernie

The Limit

The Limit

Mark Johnson

The Limit

The Limit

Director

The Limit

The Limit

Story

The Limit

The Limit

Producer

Hangfire

Hangfire

Police Lieutenant

After the Shock

After the Shock

William McElroy

Intent to Kill

Intent to Kill

Captain Jackson

Almost Blue

Almost Blue

Terry

The Monkey Hustle

The Monkey Hustle

Daddy Foxx

Prime Target

Prime Target

Gilmore Brown

Playing with Fire

Playing with Fire

Fire Chief Walker

Crunch

Crunch

Richard "Crunch" Blackstone