Yaphet Kotto

Actor

Born: November 16, 1939
Died: March 15, 2021 (age 81)
From: 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…

Filmography (71)

King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen (2018)
Self
Witless Protection (2008)
Ricardo Bodi
BaadAsssss Cinema (2002)
Self
Stiletto Dance (2001)
Captain Rick Sands
The Ride (2000)
Carter
Homicide: The Movie (2000)
Al Giardello
Inside 'Live and Let Die' (1999)
The Defenders: Payback (1997)
Judge Williams
Two If by Sea (1996)
FBI Agent O'Malley
The World of James Bond (1995)
Self
Out-of-Sync (1995)
Quincy
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995)
Marty Talbot
Dead Badge (1995)
Captain Hunt
The Puppet Masters (1994)
Ressler
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994)
Detective Martin Talbot
Almost Blue (1993)
Terry
Extreme Justice (1993)
Larson
It's Nothing Personal (1993)
Lt. Tom Riley
The American Clock (1993)
Isaac
Intent to Kill (1992)
Captain Jackson
Chrome Soldiers (1992)
Perry Beach
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Doc
Hangfire (1991)
Police Lieutenant
After the Shock (1990)
William McElroy
Tripwire (1989)
Lee Pitt
Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
Mr. Whiteside
Prime Target (1989)
Gilmore Brown
The Jigsaw Murders (1989)
Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
A Whisper to a Scream (1989)
Jules Tallard
Midnight Run (1988)
Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.