Yaphet Kotto
AKA: Yaphet Frederick Kotto
Birthday: 1939-11-16
Died: 2021-03-15
Birthplace: New York City, New York, U.S.A
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.
Filmography
Character: Kananga/Mr. Big
Character: William Laughlin
Character: Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
Character: Lt. William Pope
Character: President Idi Amin - Jr.
Character: Detective Harry Lowes
Character: Major Connolly
Character: Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
Character: Sam 'Smokey' James
Character: FBI Agent O'Malley
Character: Sonny Boy Mosby
Character: Ivanhoe Washington
Character: Judge Williams
Character: Captain Rick Sands
Character: Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
Character: Police Lieutenant
Character: Captain Jackson
Character: Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
Character: Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
Character: Mr. Big / Dr. Kananga (archive footage) (uncredited)
Character: William McElroy
Character: Fire Chief Walker
Character: Sgt. Therman Patterson
Character: Detective Martin Talbot
Character: Sgt. China Bell
Character: (archive footage)
Character: General Sorenson
Character: Denmark Vessey
Character: Self (archive footage)