Highest rated as cast or director
Homicide: Life on the Street
1993 · 7 Seasons
Midnight Run
1988
Brubaker
1980
Truck Turner
1974
The Star Chamber
1983
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.
Acted in 90
2000s
- 2008
- 2001
Stiletto Dance
Captain Rick Sands
- 2000
The Ride
Carter
Homicide: The Movie
Al Giardello
1990s
- 1999
Inside 'Live and Let Die'
Movie
- 1997
The Defenders: Payback
Judge Williams
- 1996
- 1995
Out-of-Sync
Quincy
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
Marty Talbot
Dead Badge
Captain Hunt
- 1994
The Puppet Masters
Ressler
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Detective Martin Talbot
- 1993
Almost Blue
Terry
It's Nothing Personal
Lt. Tom Riley
The American Clock
Isaac
- 1992
Chrome Soldiers
Perry Beach
- 1991
Hangfire
Police Lieutenant
- 1990
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Kelly, ADA Kelley · 1 episode
After the Shock
William McElroy
1980s
- 1989
Tripwire
Lee Pitt
Ministry of Vengeance
Mr. Whiteside
Prime Target
Gilmore Brown
A Whisper to a Scream
Jules Tallard
- 1988
- 1987
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
General Sorenson
Terminal Entry
Col. Styles
In Self Defense
Lt. Tyrell
Desperado
Bede
Pretty Kill
Harris
- 1986
The Park Is Mine
Eubanks
Harem
Agha Kislar
Harem
Agha Kislar · 2 episodes
- 1985
Warning Sign
Major Connolly
Playing with Fire
Fire Chief Walker
- 1984
- 1983
For Love and Honor
Sgt. China Bell
- 1982
Fighting Back
Ivanhoe Washington
- 1981
- 1980
Rage!
Ernie
Othello
Othello
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
Blue Collar
Sam 'Smokey' James
- 1976
Raid on Entebbe
President Idi Amin - Jr.
The Monkey Hustle
Daddy Foxx
Crunch
Richard "Crunch" Blackstone
- 1975
Doctors' Hospital
TV
- 1974
- 1973
- 1972
The Limit
Mark Johnson
Bone
Bone
- 1971
Man and Boy
Nate Hodges
- 1970
Night Chase
Ernie Green
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
1950s
- 1959
- 1955
Directed 1
1970s
- 1972
The Limit
Director
Wrote 1
1970s
- 1972
The Limit
Story
Produced 1
1970s
- 1972
The Limit
Producer
Appearances5
2000s
- 2002
BaadAsssss Cinema
Self
1990s
- 1995
The World of James Bond
Self
1970s
- 1973
Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
Self
