
Yaphet Kotto
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.
TV Shows(27)

seaQuest DSV
Captain Jack Clayton

Homicide: Life on the Street
Al Giardello

Law & Order
Al Giardello

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Kelly

The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
ADA Kelley

Father Dowling Mysteries
Lt. Fleming

Harem
Agha Kislar

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Convict

Murder, She Wrote
Lt. Bradshaw

The A-Team
Charles Struthers
For Love and Honor

Hill Street Blues
Calvin Matthias

Doctors' Hospital

Night Gallery
Buckner

Hawaii Five-O
LCpl. John T. Auston

The Name of the Game
Wyman Jackson

Mannix
Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon

The High Chaparral
Sgt. Major Creason

Cowboy in Africa
Musa

Tarzan