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Yaphet Kotto

Born: 1939-11-16

From: New York City, New York, U.S.A

About: 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.


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Live and Let Die
Kananga/Mr. Big
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The Running Man
William Laughlin
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The Thomas Crown Affair
Carl
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Brubaker
Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
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5 Card Stud
Little George
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Homicide: The Movie
Al Giardello
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Doc
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Truck Turner
Blue
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Across 110th Street
Lt. William Pope
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Raid on Entebbe
President Idi Amin - Jr.
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The Puppet Masters
Ressler
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Midnight Run
Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
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Bone
Bone
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The Star Chamber
Detective Harry Lowes
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Warning Sign
Major Connolly
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Eye of the Tiger
J.B. Deveraux
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Terminal Entry
Col. Styles
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Report to the Commissioner
Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
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Blue Collar
Sam 'Smokey' James
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Witless Protection
Ricardo Bodi
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BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
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Two If by Sea
FBI Agent O'Malley
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The Park Is Mine
Eubanks
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Tripwire
Lee Pitt
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The Monkey Hustle
Daddy Foxx
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Friday Foster
Colt Hawkins
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Nothing But a Man
Jocko
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Drum
Blase
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Sonny Boy Mosby
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Fighting Back
Ivanhoe Washington
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Extreme Justice
Larson
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Man and Boy
Nate Hodges
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Ministry of Vengeance
Mr. Whiteside
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In Self Defense
Lt. Tyrell
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The Defenders: Payback
Judge Williams
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Stiletto Dance
Captain Rick Sands
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Chrome Soldiers
Perry Beach
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Pretty Kill
Harris
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Badge of the Assassin
Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
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It's Nothing Personal
Lt. Tom Riley
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Out-of-Sync
Quincy
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A Whisper to a Scream
Jules Tallard
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Hangfire
Police Lieutenant
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Intent to Kill
Captain Jackson
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Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Self
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Crunch
Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
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Desperado
Bede
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The Jigsaw Murders
Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
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After the Shock
William McElroy
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The Limit
Mark Johnson
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Alien
Parker
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Night Chase
Ernie Green
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Harem
Agha Kislar
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Prime Target
Gilmore Brown
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Sharks' Treasure
Ben Flynn
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Playing with Fire
Fire Chief Walker
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Women of San Quentin
Sgt. Therman Patterson
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The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Detective Martin Talbot
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Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Marty Talbot
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King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Self
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Othello
Othello
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The American Clock
Isaac
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For Love and Honor
Sgt. China Bell
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Rage!
Ernie
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Dead Badge
Captain Hunt
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
General Sorenson
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Almost Blue
Terry
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Inside 'Live and Let Die'
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The World of James Bond
Self
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A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
Denmark Vessey
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The Ride
Carter
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