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.
Mannix
Law & Order
Murder, She Wrote
Father Dowling Mysteries
Bonanza
The A-Team
SeaQuest 2032
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
McGarrett
Hill Street Blues
Rod Serling's Night Gallery
Gunsmoke
Homicide: Life on the Street
Tarzan
Cowboy in Africa
Doctors' Hospital
The High Chaparral
Daniel Boone
The Big Valley
The Name of the Game
