Known for Acting
Birthday
November 16, 1939
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, U.S.A
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.

Law & Order

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Murder, She Wrote

Bonanza

The A-Team

Hawaii Five-O

Hill Street Blues

Mannix

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

Homicide: Life on the Street

Gunsmoke

seaQuest DSV

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The High Chaparral

Night Gallery

The Name of the Game

Tarzan