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Yaphet Kotto
Actor 1939 - 2021

Yaphet Kotto

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... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

Roles you can spot in Whatthemovie snapshots

18 roles
Shot from Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Character Doc
Shot from The Running Man
Character William Laughlin
Shot from Alien
Character Parker

Alien

1979

Shot from Blue Collar
Character Smokey James
Shot from Live and Let Die
Character Kananga/Mr. Big
Shot from Midnight Run
Character FBI Agent Alonzo Mosely
Shot from Brubaker
Character Richard 'Dickie' Coombes

Brubaker

1980

Shot from 5 Card Stud
Character Little George
Witless Protection No snapshots yet
Character Ricardo Bodi
Two if by Sea No snapshots yet
Character FBI Agent O'Malley
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Character Ressler
Almost Blue No snapshots yet
Character Terry
Extreme Justice No snapshots yet
Character Larson
Homicide: Life on the Street No snapshots yet
Character Al Giardello
TV
Desperado No snapshots yet
Character Bede

Desperado

1987

Title screen of Warning Sign No snapshots yet
Character Major Connolly
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Character Detective Harry Lowes
Title screen of Fighting Back No snapshots yet
Character Ivanhoe Washington

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

28 titles
Witless Protection
Witless Protection 2008
Two if by Sea
Two if by Sea 1996
The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters 1994
Homicide: Life on the Street TV
Homicide: Life on the Street 1993
Extreme Justice
Extreme Justice 1993
Almost Blue
Almost Blue 1993
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare 1991
Midnight Run
Midnight Run 1988
The Running Man
The Running Man 1987
Desperado
Desperado 1987
Warning Sign
Warning Sign 1985
The Star Chamber
The Star Chamber 1983
Fighting Back
Fighting Back 1982
Brubaker
Brubaker 1980
Alien
Alien 1979
Blue Collar
Blue Collar 1978
Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe 1976
Drum
Drum 1976
Sharks' Treasure
Sharks' Treasure 1975
Friday Foster
Friday Foster 1975
Truck Turner
Truck Turner 1974
Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die 1973
Bone
Bone 1972
Across 110th Street
Across 110th Street 1972
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
The Liberation of L.B. Jones 1970
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Thomas Crown Affair 1968
5 Card Stud
5 Card Stud 1968
Nothing But a Man
Nothing But a Man 1964

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