Yaphet Kotto
Known for Acting
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
Alien
1979
as Parker
The Running Man
1987
as William Laughlin
Live and Let Die
1973
as Kananga/Mr. Big
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
1991
as Doc
Midnight Run
1988
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
The Thomas Crown Affair
1968
as Carl
Across 110th Street
1972
as Lt. William Pope
Brubaker
1980
as Dickie Coombes
Blue Collar
1978
as Sam 'Smokey' James
Warning Sign
1985
as Major Connolly
Truck Turner
1974
as Blue
Raid on Entebbe
1976
as President Idi Amin - Jr.
The Star Chamber
1983
as Detective Harry Lowes
Eye of the Tiger
1986
as J.B. Deveraux
The Puppet Masters
1994
as Ressler
Two If by Sea
1996
as FBI Agent O'Malley
Drum
1976
as Blase
Friday Foster
1975
as Colt Hawkins
Witless Protection
2008
as Ricardo Bodi
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
2018
as Self