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Yaphet Kotto

An African-American actor, known for numerous film roles (including the sci-fi/horror film Alien and as a James Bond villain in Live and Let Die), and his starring role in the NBC television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993-2000). Description above from the Wikipedia article Yaphet Kotto, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia


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Born:
Nov 15, 1937 In New York City, New York, U.S.
Movie/TV Credits:
87
First Appeared:
In the series Gunsmoke 1955-09-10
Latest Project:
Movie King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen 2018-07-07
Known For
Poster of Stiletto Dance
Poster of Othello
Poster of Across 110th Street
Poster of Cowboy in Africa
Filmography
Movie King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen Self 2018-07-07
Movie Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy Self (archive footage) 2010-05-04
Movie Witless Protection Ricardo Bodi 2008-02-22
Movie The Beast Within: Making Alien (archive footage) 2003-12-02
Movie BaadAsssss Cinema Self 2002-08-14
Movie Best Ever Bond Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited) 2002-11-22
Movie Stiletto Dance Captain Rick Sands 2001-06-08
Movie Homicide: The Movie Al Giardello 2000-02-13
Movie Inside 'Live and Let Die' 1999-01-01
Movie The Defenders: Payback Judge Williams 1997-10-12
Movie Two If by Sea FBI Agent O'Malley 1996-01-12
Movie Out-of-Sync Quincy 1995-06-04
Movie Dead Badge Captain Hunt 1995-03-28
Movie Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan Marty Talbot 1995-05-08
Movie The Corpse Had a Familiar Face Detective Martin Talbot 1994-03-27
Movie The Puppet Masters Ressler 1994-10-21
Movie The American Clock 1993-01-02
Series Homicide: Life on the Street Al Giardello 1993-01-31
Series seaQuest DSV Captain Jack Clayton 1993-09-12
Movie Extreme Justice Larson 1993-06-26
Movie Almost Blue Terry 1993-08-04
Movie Chrome Soldiers Perry Beach 1992-05-06
Movie Intent to Kill Captain Jackson 1992-10-01
Movie Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare Doc 1991-09-05
Movie Hangfire Police Lieutenant 1991-01-11
Movie After the Shock William McElroy 1990-09-12
Series Law & Order Unknown 1990-09-13
Movie A Whisper to a Scream Jules Tallard 1989-01-01
Movie The Jigsaw Murders Doctor Tyrone Fillmore 1989-07-25
Movie Tripwire Lee Pitt 1989-11-30
Movie Ministry of Vengeance Mr. Whiteside 1989-11-03
Movie Prime Target Gilmore Brown 1989-09-29
Movie Midnight Run Alonzo Mosely 1988-07-20
Movie Terminal Entry Col. Styles 1988-07-26
Movie Pretty Kill Harris 1987-03-27
Movie Desperado Bede 1987-04-27
Movie Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel General Sorenson 1987-11-15
Movie The Running Man William Laughlin 1987-11-13
Series Harem Agha Kislar 1986-02-09
Movie Harem Agha Kislar 1986-02-09
Movie The Park Is Mine Eubanks 1986-07-24
Movie Eye of the Tiger J.B. Deveraux 1986-07-07
Movie Playing with Fire Fire Chief Walker 1985-04-13
Movie Badge of the Assassin Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD 1985-01-04
Movie Warning Sign Major Connolly 1985-08-23
Series The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown 1985-09-29
Movie The Star Chamber Detective Harry Lowes 1983-08-05
Series The A-Team Charles Struthers 1983-01-23
Series For Love and Honor 1983-09-23
Movie For Love and Honor Sgt. China Bell 1983-09-23
Movie Women of San Quentin Sgt. Therman Patterson 1983-10-23
Movie A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion Denmark Vessey 1982-02-17
Movie Fighting Back Ivanhoe Washington 1982-05-21
Series Hill Street Blues Unknown 1981-01-15
Movie Othello Othello 1980-01-01
Movie Brubaker Richard 'Dickie' Coombes 1980-06-20
Movie Rage! Ernie 1980-09-25
Movie Alien Parker 1979-05-25
Movie Blue Collar Sam 'Smokey' James 1978-02-10
Movie Drum Blase 1976-07-30
Movie The Monkey Hustle Daddy Foxx 1976-12-24
Movie Raid on Entebbe President Idi Amin - Jr. 1976-12-26
Movie Sharks' Treasure Ben Flynn 1975-04-18
Movie Report to the Commissioner Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone 1975-02-05
Series Doctors' Hospital Unknown 1975-09-10
Movie Friday Foster Colt Hawkins 1975-12-25
Movie Truck Turner Blue 1974-06-26
Movie Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary Self 1973-06-21
Movie Live and Let Die Kananga/Mr. Big 1973-06-27
Movie Bone Bone 1972-07-01
Movie The Limit Mark Johnson 1972-11-10
Movie Across 110th Street Lt. William Pope 1972-12-19
Movie Man and Boy Nate Hodges 1971-06-23
Movie Night Chase Ernie Green 1970-11-20
Movie The Liberation of L.B. Jones Sonny Boy Mosby 1970-03-18
Series Night Gallery Unknown 1970-12-16
Movie The Thomas Crown Affair Carl 1968-06-26
Movie 5 Card Stud Little George 1968-07-28
Series Hawaii Five-O Unknown 1968-09-20
Series The High Chaparral Unknown 1967-09-10
Series Cowboy in Africa Unknown 1967-09-11
Series Mannix Unknown 1967-09-16
Series Tarzan Unknown 1966-09-08
Series The Big Valley Unknown 1965-09-15
Movie Nothing But a Man Jocko 1964-12-27
Series Daniel Boone Unknown 1964-09-24
Series Gunsmoke Unknown 1955-09-10