Yaphet Kotto
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.
18 TV shows
TV Shows
Law & Order
NBC
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
NBC
Murder, She Wrote
CBS
Bonanza
NBC
The A-Team
NBC
Mannix
CBS
Hill Street Blues
NBC
Homicide: Life on the Street
NBC
Hawaii Five-O
CBS
The Big Valley
ABC
seaQuest DSV
NBC
Daniel Boone
NBC
The High Chaparral
NBC
Night Gallery
NBC
Gunsmoke
CBS
The Name of the Game
NBC
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
NBC
Tarzan
NBC
Other Credits
Doctors' Hospital, Cowboy in Africa, For Love and Honor, Harem, Father Dowling Mysteries, The Trials of Rosie O'Neill