Yaphet Kotto
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
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
- Law & Order (1990)
- Bonanza (1959)
- Murder, She Wrote (1984)
- Hawaii Five-O (1969)
- Mannix (1967)
- American Playhouse (1982)
- Hill Street Blues (1981)
- The A-Team (1983)
- Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
- Daniel Boone (1964)
- Daniel Boone (1964)
- The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985)
- The Name of the Game (1968)
- The Big Valley (1965)
- The Big Valley (1965)
- Gunsmoke (1955)
- seaQuest DSV (1993)
- Night Gallery (1970)
- The High Chaparral (1967)