Acting
Yaphet Kotto
1939-2021
Known for Alien, Live and Let Die, The Running Man.
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Born11/16/1939
Died03/15/2021
AgeDied at 81
BirthplaceNew York City, New York, U.S.A
DepartmentActing
Also known asYaphet Frederick Kotto, 耶佛·哥圖
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.
Movie Credits
Bone (1972)
In Self Defense (1987)
Eye of the Tiger (1986)
Brubaker (1980)
Friday Foster (1975)
Report to the Commissioner (1975)
Truck Turner (1974)
Live and Let Die (1973)
Across 110th Street (1972)
Almost Blue (1996)
Two If by Sea (1996)
The Jigsaw Murders (1989)
Midnight Run (1988)
Desperado (1987)
Terminal Entry (1987)
The Park Is Mine (1985)
Warning Sign (1985)
The Star Chamber (1983)
Blue Collar (1978)
Raid on Entebbe (1976)
Sharks' Treasure (1975)
Witless Protection (2008)
Extreme Justice (1993)
Prime Target (1989)
The Running Man (1987)
Fighting Back (1982)
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Drum (1976)
Stiletto Dance (2001)
Intent to Kill (1992)
Tripwire (1989)
Alien (1979)
The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
Nothing But a Man (1964)
Out-of-Sync (1995)
The Puppet Masters (1994)
Chrome Soldiers (1992)
Hangfire (1991)
5 Card Stud (1968)
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2017)
