Yaphet Kotto
American actor (1939-2021) · United States · On the map · Actors · Died at 81
Yaphet Frederick Kotto was an American actor for film and television. His films include the neo-noir action thriller Across 110th Street (1972), the James Bond film Live and Let Die (1973), the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), the science-fiction action film The Running Man (1987), and the action comedy...
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King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry CohenFilm2002
BaadAsssss CinemaFilm2000
Homicide: The MovieFilm, Al Giardello1995
Out-of-SyncFilm, Quincy1993
Homicide: Life on the StreetSeries, Al Giardello1992
Intent to KillFilm, Captain Jackson1989
Father Dowling MysteriesSeries, Lt. Fleming
The Jigsaw MurdersFilm, 1989Doctor Tyrone Fillmore1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous ScoundrelFilm, General Sorenson1985
Badge of the AssassinFilm, Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD1984
Murder, She WroteSeries, Lt. Bradshaw1982
American PlayhouseSeries, Jocko
Fighting BackFilm, 1982Ivanhoe Washington1979
AlienFilm, Parker1975
Doctors' HospitalSeries
Friday FosterFilm, 1975Colt Hawkins1973
Live and Let DieFilm, Kananga/Mr. Big1970
The Liberation of L.B. JonesFilm, Sonny Boy Mosby1969
Hawaii Five-OSeries, Lance Corporal John T. Auston1967
Cowboy in AfricaSeries, Musa1965
The Big ValleySeries, Lobo Brown1964
Nothing But a ManFilm, Jocko1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries1955
GunsmokeSeries, Piney Biggs1939Born15 November 1939People around Yaphet
Close ties
Arthur Marks Directed Friday Foster and The Monkey Hustle
Richard Belzer Also in Homicide: Life on the Street
Richard Bull Also in The Thomas Crown Affair and Man and Boy- Julius Harris Also in Nothing but a Man and Live and Let Die
Isabella Hofmann Also in Homicide: Life on the Street
Ridley Scott Directed Alien (1979)
Anthony Quinn Produced Across 110th Street (1974)
Bill Cosby Produced Man and Boy (1971)
William Wyler Directed The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
Irvin Kershner Directed Raid on Entebbe (1977)
Paul Schrader Directed Blue Collar (1981)
Walter Hill Produced Alien (1979)
Albert R. Broccoli Produced Live and Let Die (1973)
Gloria Hendry Also in Live and Let Die and Across 110th Street
Michael Michele Also in Homicide: Life on the Street- Jonathan Kaplan Directed Truck Turner (1977)
Dub Taylor Also in The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
Jack Kehoe Also in Midnight Run and The Star Chamber
Peter Brocco Also in Raid on Entebbe and Fighting Back- Robert Milton Young Produced Nothing but a Man (1964)
- Paul Benjamin Also in Across 110th Street and Friday Foster
- Edgar Scherick Produced Raid on Entebbe (1977)
- Joseph Attles Also in The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
M. J. Frankovich Produced Report to the Commissioner (1976)
Known for
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Alien 1979
Blue Collar 1978
Midnight Run 1988
Brubaker 1980
The Thomas Crown Affair 1968
Filmography 40
102 credits on file
Television 24
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About this person
His films include the neo-noir action thriller Across 110th Street (1972), the James Bond film Live and Let Die (1973), the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), the science-fiction action film The Running Man (1987), and the action comedy Midnight Run (1988). He also starred in the NBC television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-1999) as Lieutenant Al Giardello.
