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Yaphet Kotto

Also Known As: Yaphet Frederick Kotto, 耶佛·哥圖

Birth Date

November 16, 1939

Death Date

March 15, 2021

(passed away at 81)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, U.S.A

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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.

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Law & Order

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Murder, She Wrote

Bonanza

The A-Team

Mannix

Hawaii Five-O

Hill Street Blues

Daniel Boone

Homicide: Life on the Street

The Big Valley

Alien

seaQuest DSV

Gunsmoke

American Playhouse

The High Chaparral

The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Night Gallery

The Name of the Game

Tarzan