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Yaphet Kotto

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Overview

Trivia:
He is the son of a Cameroonian crown prince. more
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Yaphet Cotto

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Witless Protection (2008) .... Alonzo Mosely
  2. Stiletto Dance (2001) (TV) .... Captain Rick Sands
  3. The Ride (2000) (TV) .... Carter
  4. Homicide: The Movie (2000) (TV) .... Al 'Gee' Giardello

  5. "Homicide: Life on the Street" .... Lt. Al Giardello (122 episodes, 1993-1999)
    ... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
        - Forgive Us Our Trespasses (1999) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
        - The Why Chromosome (1999) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
        - Lines of Fire (1999) TV episode (credit only) .... Lt. Al Giardello
        - Identity Crisis (1999) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
        - Self Defense (1999) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
          (117 more)
  6. "Law & Order" .... Lt. Al Giardello (1 episode, 1997)
    ... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
        - Baby, It's You (1997) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
  7. The Defenders: Payback (1997) (TV) .... Judge Williams
  8. Two If by Sea (1996) .... FBI Agent O'Malley
    ... aka Stolen Hearts
  9. Out-of-Sync (1995) .... Quincy
  10. Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995) (TV) .... Marty Talbot
  11. Dead Badge (1995) .... Captain Hunt
  12. The Puppet Masters (1994) .... Ressler
    ... aka Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters (USA: complete title)
  13. The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994) (TV) .... Detective Martin Talbot
  14. "SeaQuest DSV" .... Captain Jack Clayton (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka SeaQuest 2032 (USA: new title)
        - Treasures of the Tonga Trench (1993) TV episode .... Captain Jack Clayton
  15. The American Clock (1993) (TV) .... Isaac
    ... aka Arthur Miller's The American Clock
  16. Intent to Kill (1993) (V) .... Captain Jackson
  17. It's Nothing Personal (1993) (TV) .... Lt. Riley
  18. Extreme Justice (1993) .... Larson
    ... aka S.I.S. - Extreme Justice
  19. "Civil Wars" .... Judge Louis Decker (2 episodes, 1992)
        - Drone of Arc (1992) TV episode
        - Pro Se Can You See (1992) TV episode .... Judge Louis Decker
  20. Chrome Soldiers (1992) (TV) .... Perry Beach
  21. Almost Blue (1992) .... Terry
  22. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) .... Doc
  23. Hangfire (1991) .... Police Lieutenant
    ... aka First Blood Commando (Philippines: English title)
  24. After the Shock (1990) (TV) .... William McElroy
  25. "Father Dowling Mysteries" .... Lt. Fleming (1 episode, 1990)
    ... aka Father Dowling Investigates (UK)
        - The Stone Killer Mystery (1990) TV episode .... Lt. Fleming
  26. Tripwire (1990) .... Lee Pitt

  27. Ministry of Vengeance (1989) .... Mr. Whiteside
    ... aka Helden USA 4
  28. Prime Target (1989) (TV) .... Brown
  29. A Whisper to a Scream (1989) .... Jules Tallard
    ... aka Love You to Death (UK)
  30. Midnight Run (1988) .... FBI Agent Alonzo Mosely
  31. The Jigsaw Murders (1988) .... Doctor Fillmore
  32. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Lt. Bradshaw (1 episode, 1987)
        - Steal Me a Story (1987) TV episode .... Lt. Bradshaw
  33. Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987) (TV) .... General Sorenson
  34. The Running Man (1987) .... William Laughlin
  35. In Self Defense (1987) (TV) .... Lt. Tyrell
    ... aka Hollow Point
  36. Desperado (1987) (TV) .... Bede
  37. Prettykill (1987) .... Harris
    ... aka Tomorrow's a Killer (USA)
  38. Eye of the Tiger (1986) .... J.B. Deveraux
  39. Harem (1986) (TV) .... Kislar
  40. The Park Is Mine (1986) (TV) .... Eubanks
  41. Terminal Entry (1986) .... Col. Styles
  42. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Convict (1 episode, 1985)
        - Prisoners (1985) TV episode .... Convict
  43. Badge of the Assassin (1985) (TV) .... Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
  44. "Hill Street Blues" .... Calvin Matthias (1 episode, 1985)
        - Blues in the Night (1985) TV episode .... Calvin Matthias
  45. Warning Sign (1985) .... Major Connolly
  46. Playing with Fire (1985) (TV) .... Fire Chief Walker
  47. "For Love and Honor" (1983) TV series .... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell (unknown episodes, 1983)
  48. Women of San Quentin (1983) (TV) .... Sgt. Therman Patterson
  49. For Love and Honor (1983) (TV) .... Sgt. China Bell
  50. The Star Chamber (1983) .... Det. Harry Lowes
  51. "The A-Team" .... Charles 'East-Side Charlie' F. Struthers (1 episode, 1983)
        - The Out-of-Towners (1983) TV episode .... Charles 'East-Side Charlie' F. Struthers
  52. "Fantasy Island" .... Big Gus Belly (1 episode, 1983)
        - Return to the Cotton Club/No Friends Like Old Friends (1983) TV episode .... Big Gus Belly
  53. Fighting Back (1982/I) .... Ivanhoe Washington
    ... aka Death Vengeance
  54. A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion (1982) (TV) .... Denmark Vessey
  55. Rage! (1980) (TV) .... Ernie
  56. Brubaker (1980) .... Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
  57. Othello (1980) .... Othello

  58. Alien (1979) .... Parker
    ... aka Alien: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut)
  59. Blue Collar (1978) .... Smokey James
  60. "Roots" (1977) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
  61. Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) .... President Idi Amin - Jr.
  62. The Monkey Hu$tle (1976) .... Big Daddy Foxx
  63. Drum (1976) .... Blaise
  64. Crunch (1976) (TV) .... Crunch
    ... aka Fish Out of Water
  65. Friday Foster (1975) .... Colt Hawkins
  66. Sharks' Treasure (1975) .... Ben Flynn
  67. Report to the Commissioner (1975) .... Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
    ... aka Operation Undercover (UK)
  68. Truck Turner (1974) .... Harvard Blue
    ... aka Black Bullet
  69. Live and Let Die (1973) .... Kananga / Mr. Big
    ... aka Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (USA: complete title)
  70. Across 110th Street (1972) .... Lt. Pope
  71. The Limit (1972) .... Mark Johnson
  72. Bone (1972) .... Bone
    ... aka Beverly Hills Nightmare (USA)
    ... aka Dial Rat (UK)
    ... aka Dial Rat for Terror
    ... aka Housewife
  73. Man and Boy (1972) .... Nate Hodges
    ... aka Ride a Dark Horse
  74. "Night Gallery" .... Buckner (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA)
        - The Messiah on Mott Street (1971) TV episode .... Buckner
  75. Night Chase (1970) (TV) .... Ernie Green
    ... aka L.A. Cab (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Man in the Back Seat
  76. "Gunsmoke" .... Piney Biggs (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - The Scavengers (1970) TV episode .... Piney Biggs
  77. "The Name of the Game" .... Wyman Jackson (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Time Is Now (1970) TV episode .... Wyman Jackson
  78. The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) .... Sonny Boy Mosby

  79. "Daniel Boone" .... Jonah / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - Jonah (1969) TV episode .... Jonah
        - Big, Black and Out There (1968) TV episode .... Luke
  80. "Mannix" .... Gabe Johnson / ... (1 episode, 1969)
        - Death in a Minor Key (1969) TV episode .... Gabe Johnson/Gabriel Dillon
  81. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Marine Lance Corporal John T.Auston (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - King of the Hill (1969) TV episode .... Marine Lance Corporal John T.Auston
  82. "The High Chaparral" .... Sgt. Major Creason (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Buffalo Soldiers (1968) TV episode .... Sgt. Major Creason
  83. "Bonanza" .... Child Barnett (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - Child (1968) TV episode (as Yaphet Cotto) .... Child Barnett
  84. 5 Card Stud (1968) .... Little George (Mama's bartender)
  85. The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) .... Carl
    ... aka The Crown Caper
    ... aka Thomas Crown and Company
  86. "The Big Valley" .... Damien / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - The Buffalo Man (1967) TV episode .... Damien
        - The Iron Box (1966) TV episode .... Lobo Brown
  87. "Tarzan" .... Kesho (1 episode, 1967)
        - Thief Catcher (1967) TV episode .... Kesho
  88. "Cowboy in Africa" .... Musa (1 episode, 1967)
        - Incident at Derati Wells (1967) TV episode .... Musa
  89. "Death Valley Days" .... Abraham (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
        - A Man Called Abraham (1967) TV episode .... Abraham
  90. Nothing But a Man (1964) .... Jocko
  91. 4 for Texas (1963) (uncredited)
Writer:
  1. "Homicide: Life on the Street" (3 episodes, 1997-1999)
    ... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
        - Self Defense (1999) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Secrets (1998) TV episode (writer)
        - Narcissus (1997) TV episode (writer)

  2. The Limit (1972) (story)
Producer:
  1. The Limit (1972) (producer)
Thanks:
  1. Making Witless: The Cast on the Cast (2008) (V) (special thanks)
  2. Freddy vs. Jason (2003) (special thanks)
    ... aka FvJ (USA: informal short title)
Self:
  1. Inside 'Live and Let Die' (1999) (V) .... Himself
  2. TV Nation: Volume One (1997) (V) .... Himself
  3. "The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century" .... Kaphe Kamar (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka 1914-1918 (UK)
        - Total War (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Kaphe Kamar
  4. "TV Nation" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Episode #1.1 (1994) TV episode .... Himself

  5. Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary (1973) .... Himself
  6. Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II (1972) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Maquillando entre monstruos (2007) (TV) .... Parker
  2. The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003) (V) .... Parker/Himself
  3. Best Ever Bond (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  4. Baadasssss Cinema (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  5. Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Parker
  6. The Alien Legacy (1999) (V) .... Himself
  7. Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (1998) (TV) .... Lt. Al Giardello
  8. Clay Pigeons (1998) (uncredited) .... Parker - 'Alien'
  9. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Parker (Alien)


Additional Details

Other Works:
(1998) (autobiography) "The Royalty" more
Publicity Listings:
2 Interviews | 1 Article | 1 Pictorial more
Genres:
Drama | Crime | Thriller | Action more
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