Yaphet Kotto

actor • writer • director

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...

Born: November 16, 1939 in New York City, New York, U.S.A

Died: March 15, 2021 (age 81)

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Known For

8.4

The Running Man

Movies & TV Credits

100 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen Movie	7.3	Actor	Self	2018
Witless Protection Movie	3.6	Actor	Ricardo Bodi	2008
The Beast Within: Making Alien Movie	8.0	Actor	(archive footage)	2003
Baadasssss Cinema Movie	6.7	Actor	Self	2002
Best Ever Bond Movie	6.3	Actor	Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited)	2002
Stiletto Dance Movie	5.1	Actor	Captain Rick Sands	2001
Homicide: The Movie Movie	7.5	Actor	Al Giardello	2000
The Ride Movie	7.0	Actor	Carter	2000
Inside 'Live and Let Die' Movie	7.0	Actor	—	1999
The Defenders: Payback Movie	5.5	Actor	Judge Williams	1997
Two If by Sea Movie	5.1	Actor	FBI Agent O'Malley	1996
Dead Badge Movie	4.4	Actor	Captain Hunt	1995
Out-of-Sync Movie	4.5	Actor	Quincy	1995
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan Movie	7.1	Actor	Marty Talbot	1995
The World of James Bond Movie	6.4	Actor	—	1995
The Puppet Masters Movie	5.7	Actor	Ressler	1994
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face Movie	5.5	Actor	Detective Martin Talbot	1994
Extreme Justice Movie	5.4	Actor	Larson	1993
Almost Blue Movie	4.6	Actor	Terry	1993
Homicide: Life on the Street TV Show	8.5	Actor	Al Giardello(122 Episodes)	1993
seaQuest DSV TV Show	6.9	Actor	Captain Jack Clayton(1 Episode)	1993
The American Clock Movie	5.9	Actor	Isaac	1993
It's Nothing Personal Movie	4.9	Actor	Lt. Tom Riley	1993
Intent to Kill Movie	4.3	Actor	Captain Jackson	1992
Chrome Soldiers Movie	4.1	Actor	Perry Beach	1992
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare Movie	4.6	Actor	Doc	1991
Hangfire Movie	3.9	Actor	Police Lieutenant	1991
Law & Order TV Show	7.7	Actor	Al Giardello(1 Episode)	1990
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill TV Show	7.2	Actor	ADA Kelley(1 Episode)	1990
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill TV Show	7.2	Actor	Kelly(1 Episode)	1990
After the Shock Movie	5.4	Actor	William McElroy	1990
Tripwire Movie	4.8	Actor	Lee Pitt	1989
Ministry of Vengeance Movie	3.8	Actor	Mr. Whiteside	1989
The Jigsaw Murders Movie	4.6	Actor	Doctor Tyrone Fillmore	1989
A Whisper to a Scream Movie	—	Actor	Jules Tallard	1989
Father Dowling Mysteries TV Show	6.7	Actor	Lt. Fleming(1 Episode)	1989
Prime Target Movie	5.2	Actor	Gilmore Brown	1989
Midnight Run Movie	7.6	Actor	Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.	1988
Terminal Entry Movie	4.2	Actor	Col. Styles	1988
The Running Man Movie	6.5	Actor	William Laughlin	1987
Pretty Kill Movie	2.6	Actor	Harris	1987
Desperado Movie	6.8	Actor	Bede	1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel Movie	6.8	Actor	General Sorenson	1987
In Self Defense Movie	4.7	Actor	Lt. Tyrell	1987
Eye of the Tiger Movie	5.8	Actor	J.B. Deveraux	1986
Harem Movie	5.8	Actor	Agha Kislar(2 Episodes)	1986
Warning Sign Movie	6.3	Actor	Major Connolly	1985
Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV Show	7.5	Actor	Convict(1 Episode)	1985
The Park Is Mine Movie	6.0	Actor	Eubanks	1985
Badge of the Assassin Movie	5.8	Actor	Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD	1985
Playing with Fire Movie	5.9	Actor	Fire Chief Walker	1985
Murder, She Wrote TV Show	7.4	Actor	Lt. Bradshaw(1 Episode)	1984
The Star Chamber Movie	6.2	Actor	Detective Harry Lowes	1983
For Love and Honor TV Show	6.7	Actor	—(13 Episodes)	1983
The A-Team TV Show	7.6	Actor	Charles Struthers(1 Episode)	1983
Women of San Quentin Movie	5.3	Actor	Sgt. Therman Patterson	1983
For Love and Honor Movie	6.8	Actor	Sgt. China Bell	1983
Fighting Back Movie	5.8	Actor	Ivanhoe Washington	1982
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion Movie	6.7	Actor	Denmark Vessey	1982
Hill Street Blues TV Show	8.0	Actor	Calvin Matthias(1 Episode)	1981
Brubaker Movie	7.2	Actor	Richard 'Dickie' Coombes	1980
Othello Movie	6.4	Actor	Othello	1980
Rage! Movie	7.0	Actor	Ernie	1980
Alien Movie	8.4	Actor	Parker	1979
Blue Collar Movie	7.7	Actor	Sam 'Smokey' James	1978
Drum Movie	5.3	Actor	Blase	1976
The Monkey Hustle Movie	5.0	Actor	Daddy Foxx	1976
Raid on Entebbe Movie	6.5	Actor	President Idi Amin - Jr.	1976
Crunch Movie	—	Actor	Richard "Crunch" Blackstone	1976
Friday Foster Movie	6.2	Actor	Colt Hawkins	1975
Report to the Commissioner Movie	6.8	Actor	Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone	1975
Sharks' Treasure Movie	4.5	Actor	Ben Flynn	1975
Doctors' Hospital TV Show	7.1	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1975
Truck Turner Movie	7.0	Actor	Blue	1974
Live and Let Die Movie	6.6	Actor	Kananga/Mr. Big	1973
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary Short Film	6.9	Actor	Self	1973
Across 110th Street Movie	7.2	Actor	Lt. William Pope	1972
Bone Movie	6.5	Actor	Bone	1972
The Limit Movie	7.1	Actor	Mark Johnson	1972
The Limit Movie	7.1	Directing	Director	1972
Man and Boy Movie	5.3	Actor	Nate Hodges	1971
The Liberation of L.B. Jones Movie	6.6	Actor	Sonny Boy Mosby	1970
Night Gallery TV Show	8.0	Actor	Buckner(1 Episode)	1970
Night Chase Movie	6.6	Actor	Ernie Green	1970
5 Card Stud Movie	6.4	Actor	Little George	1968
The Thomas Crown Affair Movie	7.0	Actor	Carl	1968
Hawaii Five-O TV Show	7.2	Actor	LCpl. John T. Auston(1 Episode)	1968
The Name of the Game TV Show	7.4	Actor	Wyman Jackson(1 Episode)	1968
Cowboy in Africa TV Show	7.4	Actor	Musa(1 Episode)	1967
The High Chaparral TV Show	7.4	Actor	Sgt. Major Creason(1 Episode)	1967
Mannix TV Show	7.2	Actor	Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon(1 Episode)	1967
Tarzan TV Show	6.8	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1966
The Big Valley TV Show	7.4	Actor	Damien(1 Episode)	1965
The Big Valley TV Show	7.4	Actor	Lobo Brown(1 Episode)	1965
Nothing But a Man Movie	7.7	Actor	Jocko	1964
Daniel Boone TV Show	7.1	Actor	Jonah(1 Episode)	1964
Daniel Boone TV Show	7.1	Actor	Luke(1 Episode)	1964
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Show	8.3	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1962
Bonanza TV Show	7.2	Actor	Child Barnett(1 Episode)	1959
Gunsmoke TV Show	7.9	Actor	Piney Biggs(1 Episode)	1955

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Yaphet Kotto

Known For

Alien

Live and Let Die

Midnight Run

The Running Man

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