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Yaphet Kotto
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.
Known For
Alien
as Parker
The Running Man
as William Laughlin
Live and Let Die
as Kananga/Mr. Big
The Thomas Crown Affair
as Carl
Midnight Run
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self (archive footage)
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
as Doc
Brubaker
as Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
The Puppet Masters
as Ressler
Blue Collar
as Sam 'Smokey' James
