

Yaphet Kotto
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
16 Nov 1939
Age
87 Years
Born In
New York City, New York, U.S.A
Total Projects
98
Years Active
63 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.3 ★
Overview
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)....
Known For
Filmography

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King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as Self

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Witless Protection
Witless Protection
as Ricardo Bodi

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BaadAsssss Cinema
BaadAsssss Cinema
as Self

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Stiletto Dance
Stiletto Dance
as Captain Rick Sands

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The Ride
The Ride
as Carter

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Homicide: The Movie
Homicide: The Movie
as Al Giardello

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Inside 'Live and Let Die'
Inside 'Live and Let Die'

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The Defenders: Payback
The Defenders: Payback
as Judge Williams

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Two If by Sea
Two If by Sea
as FBI Agent O'Malley

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The World of James Bond
The World of James Bond
as Self

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Out-of-Sync
Out-of-Sync
as Quincy

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Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
as Marty Talbot

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Dead Badge
Dead Badge
as Captain Hunt

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The Puppet Masters
The Puppet Masters
as Ressler

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The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
as Detective Martin Talbot

tv
seaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV
as Captain Jack Clayton

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Almost Blue
Almost Blue
as Terry

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Extreme Justice
Extreme Justice
as Larson

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It's Nothing Personal
It's Nothing Personal
as Lt. Tom Riley

tv
Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street
as Al Giardello

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The American Clock
The American Clock
as Isaac

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Intent to Kill
Intent to Kill
as Captain Jackson

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Chrome Soldiers
Chrome Soldiers
as Perry Beach

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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
as Doc

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Hangfire
Hangfire
as Police Lieutenant

tv
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
as Kelly

tv
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
as ADA Kelley

tv
Law & Order
Law & Order
as Al Giardello

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After the Shock
After the Shock
as William McElroy

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Tripwire
Tripwire
as Lee Pitt

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Ministry of Vengeance
Ministry of Vengeance
as Mr. Whiteside

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Prime Target
Prime Target
as Gilmore Brown

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The Jigsaw Murders
The Jigsaw Murders
as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore

tv
Father Dowling Mysteries
Father Dowling Mysteries
as Lt. Fleming

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A Whisper to a Scream
A Whisper to a Scream
as Jules Tallard

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Terminal Entry
Terminal Entry
as Col. Styles

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Midnight Run
Midnight Run
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
as General Sorenson

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The Running Man
The Running Man
as William Laughlin

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In Self Defense
In Self Defense
as Lt. Tyrell

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Desperado
Desperado
as Bede

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Pretty Kill
Pretty Kill
as Harris

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The Park Is Mine
The Park Is Mine
as Eubanks

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Eye of the Tiger
Eye of the Tiger
as J.B. Deveraux

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Harem
Harem
as Agha Kislar

tv
Harem
Harem
as Agha Kislar

tv
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Convict

movie
Warning Sign
Warning Sign
as Major Connolly

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Playing with Fire
Playing with Fire
as Fire Chief Walker

movie
Badge of the Assassin
Badge of the Assassin
as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD

tv
Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. Bradshaw

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Women of San Quentin
Women of San Quentin
as Sgt. Therman Patterson

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For Love and Honor
For Love and Honor
as Sgt. China Bell

tv
For Love and Honor
For Love and Honor

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The Star Chamber
The Star Chamber
as Detective Harry Lowes

tv
The A-Team
The A-Team
as Charles Struthers

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Fighting Back
Fighting Back
as Ivanhoe Washington

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A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
as Denmark Vessey

tv
Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Blues
as Calvin Matthias

movie
Rage!
Rage!
as Ernie

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Brubaker
Brubaker
as Dickie Coombes

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Othello
Othello
as Othello

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Alien
Alien
as Parker

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Blue Collar
Blue Collar
as Sam 'Smokey' James

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Raid on Entebbe
Raid on Entebbe
as President Idi Amin - Jr.

movie
The Monkey Hustle
The Monkey Hustle
as Daddy Foxx

movie
Drum
Drum
as Blase

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Crunch
Crunch
as Richard "Crunch" Blackstone

movie
Friday Foster
Friday Foster
as Colt Hawkins

tv
Doctors' Hospital
Doctors' Hospital

movie
Sharks' Treasure
Sharks' Treasure
as Ben Flynn

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Report to the Commissioner
Report to the Commissioner
as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone

movie
Truck Turner
Truck Turner
as Blue

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Live and Let Die
Live and Let Die
as Kananga/Mr. Big

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Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
as Self

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Across 110th Street
Across 110th Street
as Lt. William Pope

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The Limit
The Limit
as Mark Johnson

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Bone
Bone
as Bone

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Man and Boy
Man and Boy
as Nate Hodges

tv
Night Gallery
Night Gallery
as Buckner

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Night Chase
Night Chase
as Ernie Green

movie
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
as Sonny Boy Mosby

tv
Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O
as LCpl. John T. Auston

tv
The Name of the Game
The Name of the Game
as Wyman Jackson

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5 Card Stud
5 Card Stud
as Little George

movie
The Thomas Crown Affair
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Carl

tv
Mannix
Mannix
as Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon

tv
Cowboy in Africa
Cowboy in Africa
as Musa

tv
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
as Sgt. Major Creason

tv
Tarzan
Tarzan

tv
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Lobo Brown

tv
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Damien

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Nothing But a Man
Nothing But a Man
as Jocko

tv
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
as Luke

tv
Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone
as Jonah

tv
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self

tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Child Barnett

tv
Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Piney Biggs