Overview
Trivia:
He is the son of a Cameroonian crown prince.
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Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy.
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1 win
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4 nominations
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Alternate Names:
Yaphet Cotto
Filmography
- Witless Protection (2008) .... Alonzo Mosely
- Stiletto Dance (2001) (TV) .... Captain Rick Sands
- The Ride (2000) (TV) .... Carter
- Homicide: The Movie (2000) (TV) .... Al 'Gee' Giardello
- "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) - "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 - The Defenders: Payback (1997) (TV) .... Judge Williams
- Two If by Sea (1996) .... FBI Agent O'Malley
... aka Stolen Hearts - Out-of-Sync (1995) .... Quincy
- Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995) (TV) .... Marty Talbot
- Dead Badge (1995) .... Captain Hunt
- The Puppet Masters (1994) .... Ressler
... aka Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters (USA: complete title) - The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994) (TV) .... Detective Martin Talbot
- "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 - The American Clock (1993) (TV) .... Isaac
... aka Arthur Miller's The American Clock - Intent to Kill (1993) (V) .... Captain Jackson
- It's Nothing Personal (1993) (TV) .... Lt. Riley
- Extreme Justice (1993) .... Larson
... aka S.I.S. - Extreme Justice - "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 - Chrome Soldiers (1992) (TV) .... Perry Beach
- Almost Blue (1992) .... Terry
- Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) .... Doc
- Hangfire (1991) .... Police Lieutenant
... aka First Blood Commando (Philippines: English title) - After the Shock (1990) (TV) .... William McElroy
- "Father Dowling Mysteries" .... Lt. Fleming (1 episode, 1990)
... aka Father Dowling Investigates (UK)
- The Stone Killer Mystery (1990) TV episode .... Lt. Fleming - Tripwire (1990) .... Lee Pitt
- Ministry of Vengeance (1989) .... Mr. Whiteside
... aka Helden USA 4 - Prime Target (1989) (TV) .... Brown
- A Whisper to a Scream (1989) .... Jules Tallard
... aka Love You to Death (UK) - Midnight Run (1988) .... FBI Agent Alonzo Mosely
- The Jigsaw Murders (1988) .... Doctor Fillmore
- "Murder, She Wrote" .... Lt. Bradshaw (1 episode, 1987)
- Steal Me a Story (1987) TV episode .... Lt. Bradshaw - Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987) (TV) .... General Sorenson
- The Running Man (1987) .... William Laughlin
- In Self Defense (1987) (TV) .... Lt. Tyrell
... aka Hollow Point - Desperado (1987) (TV) .... Bede
- Prettykill (1987) .... Harris
... aka Tomorrow's a Killer (USA) - Eye of the Tiger (1986) .... J.B. Deveraux
- Harem (1986) (TV) .... Kislar
- The Park Is Mine (1986) (TV) .... Eubanks
- Terminal Entry (1986) .... Col. Styles
- "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Convict (1 episode, 1985)
- Prisoners (1985) TV episode .... Convict - Badge of the Assassin (1985) (TV) .... Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
- "Hill Street Blues" .... Calvin Matthias (1 episode, 1985)
- Blues in the Night (1985) TV episode .... Calvin Matthias - Warning Sign (1985) .... Major Connolly
- Playing with Fire (1985) (TV) .... Fire Chief Walker
- "For Love and Honor" (1983) TV series .... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell (unknown episodes, 1983)
- Women of San Quentin (1983) (TV) .... Sgt. Therman Patterson
- For Love and Honor (1983) (TV) .... Sgt. China Bell
- The Star Chamber (1983) .... Det. Harry Lowes
- "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 - "Fantasy Island" .... Big Gus Belly (1 episode, 1983)
- Return to the Cotton Club/No Friends Like Old Friends (1983) TV episode .... Big Gus Belly - Fighting Back (1982/I) .... Ivanhoe Washington
... aka Death Vengeance - A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion (1982) (TV) .... Denmark Vessey
- Rage! (1980) (TV) .... Ernie
- Brubaker (1980) .... Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
- Othello (1980) .... Othello
- Alien (1979) .... Parker
... aka Alien: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut) - Blue Collar (1978) .... Smokey James
- "Roots" (1977) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
- Raid on Entebbe (1977) (TV) .... President Idi Amin - Jr.
- The Monkey Hu$tle (1976) .... Big Daddy Foxx
- Drum (1976) .... Blaise
- Crunch (1976) (TV) .... Crunch
... aka Fish Out of Water - Friday Foster (1975) .... Colt Hawkins
- Sharks' Treasure (1975) .... Ben Flynn
- Report to the Commissioner (1975) .... Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
... aka Operation Undercover (UK) - Truck Turner (1974) .... Harvard Blue
... aka Black Bullet - Live and Let Die (1973) .... Kananga / Mr. Big
... aka Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (USA: complete title) - Across 110th Street (1972) .... Lt. Pope
- The Limit (1972) .... Mark Johnson
- Bone (1972) .... Bone
... aka Beverly Hills Nightmare (USA)
... aka Dial Rat (UK)
... aka Dial Rat for Terror
... aka Housewife - Man and Boy (1972) .... Nate Hodges
... aka Ride a Dark Horse - "Night Gallery" .... Buckner (1 episode, 1971)
... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA)
- The Messiah on Mott Street (1971) TV episode .... Buckner - Night Chase (1970) (TV) .... Ernie Green
... aka L.A. Cab (USA: video title)
... aka The Man in the Back Seat - "Gunsmoke" .... Piney Biggs (1 episode, 1970)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- The Scavengers (1970) TV episode .... Piney Biggs - "The Name of the Game" .... Wyman Jackson (1 episode, 1970)
- The Time Is Now (1970) TV episode .... Wyman Jackson - The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) .... Sonny Boy Mosby
- "Daniel Boone" .... Jonah / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
- Jonah (1969) TV episode .... Jonah
- Big, Black and Out There (1968) TV episode .... Luke - "Mannix" .... Gabe Johnson / ... (1 episode, 1969)
- Death in a Minor Key (1969) TV episode .... Gabe Johnson/Gabriel Dillon - "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 - "The High Chaparral" .... Sgt. Major Creason (1 episode, 1968)
- The Buffalo Soldiers (1968) TV episode .... Sgt. Major Creason - "Bonanza" .... Child Barnett (1 episode, 1968)
... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
- Child (1968) TV episode (as Yaphet Cotto) .... Child Barnett - 5 Card Stud (1968) .... Little George (Mama's bartender)
- The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) .... Carl
... aka The Crown Caper
... aka Thomas Crown and Company - "The Big Valley" .... Damien / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
- The Buffalo Man (1967) TV episode .... Damien
- The Iron Box (1966) TV episode .... Lobo Brown - "Tarzan" .... Kesho (1 episode, 1967)
- Thief Catcher (1967) TV episode .... Kesho - "Cowboy in Africa" .... Musa (1 episode, 1967)
- Incident at Derati Wells (1967) TV episode .... Musa - "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 - Nothing But a Man (1964) .... Jocko
- 4 for Texas (1963) (uncredited)
Additional Details
Other Works:
(1998) (autobiography) "The Royalty"
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Publicity Listings:
2 Interviews | 1 Article | 1 Pictorial
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