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Almost Blue -- A jazz musician has been in a creative slump over the mysterious death of his wife. He finds a new lover and tries to rediscover his interest. However, his past soon comes to haunt him and he finds himself in the same situation when his wife was killed.
The A-Team: Season 1: Episode 7 -- The A-Team comes to the aid of a group of New York shopkeepers who are being harassed by neighborhood protection racketeers.
Live and Let Die -- Clip: Feeding Time
Alien -- Trailer 1 for Alien
Truck Turner -- Truck is a bounty hunter who gets a job to track down a guy named Gator. When he and his partner find him...

Overview

Date of Birth:
15 November 1939, New York City, New York, USA See more »
Contact:
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Trivia:
He is the son of a Cameroonian crown prince. See more »
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Up 7% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 4 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(90 articles)
"The Star Chamber": Meet, Judge and Execute
 (From SneakPeek. 4 June 2013, 5:02 AM, PDT)
Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970′s
 (From SoundOnSight. 19 May 2013, 4:43 PM, PDT)
Exploring Robert Redford films about alienation
 (From Den of Geek. 13 May 2013, 2:45 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Yaphet Cotto

Filmography

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

  4. "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)
  5. "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
  6. The Defenders: Payback (1997) (TV) .... Judge Williams
  7. "The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century" .... Kaphe Kamar (1 episode, 1996)
        - Total War (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Kaphe Kamar
  8. Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995) (TV) .... Marty Talbot
  9. The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994) (TV) .... Detective Martin Talbot
  10. "SeaQuest 2032" .... Captain Jack Clayton (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka "SeaQuest DSV" - USA (original title)
        - Treasures of the Tonga Trench (1993) TV episode .... Captain Jack Clayton
  11. The American Clock (1993) (TV) .... Isaac
  12. It's Nothing Personal (1993) (TV) .... Lt. Riley
  13. "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
  14. Chrome Soldiers (1992) (TV) .... Perry Beach
  15. "The Trials of Rosie O'Neill" .... Kelly (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
        - Lady Luck (1992) TV episode
        - A Conflict of Interest (1991) TV episode .... Kelly
  16. After the Shock (1990) (TV) .... William McElroy
  17. "Father Dowling Mysteries" .... Lt. Fleming (1 episode, 1990)
        - The Stone Killer Mystery (1990) TV episode .... Lt. Fleming

  18. Prime Target (1989) (TV) .... Gilmore Brown
  19. Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987) (TV) .... General Sorenson
  20. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Lt. Bradshaw (1 episode, 1987)
        - Steal Me a Story (1987) TV episode .... Lt. Bradshaw
  21. In Self Defense (1987) (TV) .... Lt. Tyrell
  22. Desperado (1987) (TV) .... Bede
  23. Harem (1986) (TV) .... Agha Kislar
  24. The Park Is Mine (1986) (TV) .... Eubanks
  25. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Convict (1 episode, 1985)
        - Prisoners (1985) TV episode .... Convict
  26. Badge of the Assassin (1985) (TV) .... Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
  27. "Hill Street Blues" .... Calvin Matthias (1 episode, 1985)
        - Blues in the Night (1985) TV episode .... Calvin Matthias
  28. Playing with Fire (1985) (TV) .... Fire Chief Walker
  29. "For Love and Honor" .... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell / ... (12 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - Bloodline (1984) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James 'China' Bell
        - The Real Thing (1984) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James 'China' Bell
        - The Price of Dreams (1983) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell
        - Mixed Signals (1983) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell
        - Team Work (1983) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell
          (7 more)
  30. Women of San Quentin (1983) (TV) .... Sgt. Therman Patterson
  31. For Love and Honor (1983) (TV) .... Sgt. China Bell
  32. "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
  33. "Fantasy Island" .... Big Gus Belly (1 episode, 1983)
        - Return to the Cotton Club/No Friends Like Old Friends (1983) TV episode .... Big Gus Belly
  34. A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion (1982) (TV) .... Denmark Vessey
  35. Rage! (1980) (TV) .... Ernie

  36. "Roots" (1977) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
  37. Raid on Entebbe (1976) (TV) .... President Idi Amin - Jr.
  38. Crunch (1976) (TV) .... Crunch
  39. "Rod Serling's Night Gallery" .... Buckner (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street") (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka "Night Gallery" - USA (original title)
        - The Messiah on Mott Street/The Painted Mirror (1971) TV episode .... Buckner (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street")
  40. Night Chase (1970) (TV) .... Ernie Green
    ... aka "L.A. Cab" - USA (video title)
  41. "Gunsmoke" .... Piney Biggs (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka "Marshal Dillon" - USA (rerun title)
        - The Scavengers (1970) TV episode .... Piney Biggs
  42. "The Name of the Game" .... Wyman Jackson (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Time Is Now (1970) TV episode .... Wyman Jackson

  43. "Daniel Boone" .... Jonah / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - Jonah (1969) TV episode .... Jonah
        - Big, Black and Out There (1968) TV episode .... Luke
  44. "Mannix" .... Gabe Johnson / ... (1 episode, 1969)
        - Death in a Minor Key (1969) TV episode .... Gabe Johnson/Gabriel Dillon
  45. "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
  46. "The High Chaparral" .... Sgt. Major Creason (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka "High Chaparral" - USA (alternative title)
        - The Buffalo Soldiers (1968) TV episode .... Sgt. Major Creason
  47. "Bonanza" .... Child Barnett (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka "Ponderosa" - USA (rerun title)
    ... aka "Ride the Wind" - USA (recut version)
        - Child (1968) TV episode (as Yaphet Cotto) .... Child Barnett
  48. "The Big Valley" .... Damien / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - The Buffalo Man (1967) TV episode .... Damien
        - The Iron Box (1966) TV episode .... Lobo Brown
  49. "Tarzan" .... Kesho (1 episode, 1967)
        - Thief Catcher (1967) TV episode .... Kesho
  50. "Cowboy in Africa" .... Musa (1 episode, 1967)
        - Incident at Derati Wells (1967) TV episode .... Musa
  51. "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
Actor:
  1. Witless Protection (2008) .... Ricardo Bodi

  2. Almost Blue (1996) .... Terry
  3. Two If by Sea (1996) .... FBI Agent O'Malley
  4. Out-of-Sync (1995) .... Quincy
  5. The Puppet Masters (1994) .... Ressler
    ... aka "Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters" - USA (complete title)
  6. Dead Badge (1994) .... Captain Hunt
  7. Extreme Justice (1993) .... Larson
  8. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) .... Doc
  9. Hangfire (1991) .... Police Lieutenant
    ... aka "First Blood Commando" - Philippines (English title)

  10. Tripwire (1989) .... Lee Pitt
  11. The Jigsaw Murders (1989) .... Doctor Fillmore
  12. Ministry of Vengeance (1989) .... Mr. Whiteside
  13. A Whisper to a Scream (1989) .... Jules Tallard
  14. Terminal Entry (1988) .... Col. Styles
  15. Midnight Run (1988) .... Alonzo Mosely
  16. The Running Man (1987) .... William Laughlin
  17. Tomorrow's a Killer (1987) .... Harris
    ... aka "Prettykill" - Canada (original title)
  18. Eye of the Tiger (1986) .... J.B. Deveraux
  19. Warning Sign (1985) .... Major Connolly
  20. The Star Chamber (1983) .... Det. Harry Lowes
  21. Fighting Back (1982/I) .... Ivanhoe Washington
    ... aka "Street Wars" - Australia (imdb display title), New Zealand (English title) (imdb display title)
  22. Brubaker (1980) .... Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
  23. Othello (1980) .... Othello

  24. Alien (1979) .... Parker
    ... aka "Alien: The Director's Cut" - USA (director's cut)
  25. Blue Collar (1978) .... Smokey
  26. The Monkey Hu$tle (1976) .... Daddy Foxx
  27. Drum (1976) .... Blaise
  28. Friday Foster (1975) .... Colt Hawkins
  29. Sharks' Treasure (1975) .... Ben Flynn
  30. Report to the Commissioner (1975) .... Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
  31. Truck Turner (1974) .... Harvard Blue
  32. Live and Let Die (1973) .... Kananga / Mr. Big
    ... aka "Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die" - UK (complete title), USA (complete title)
  33. Across 110th Street (1972) .... Lt. Pope
  34. The Limit (1972) .... Mark Johnson
  35. Bone (1972) .... Bone
    ... aka "Beverly Hills Nightmare" - USA (alternative title)
    ... aka "Bone: A Bad Day in Beverly Hills" - USA (complete title)
  36. Man and Boy (1971) .... Nate Hodges
  37. The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) .... Sonny Boy Mosby

  38. 5 Card Stud (1968) .... Little George
  39. The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) .... Carl
  40. Nothing But a Man (1964) .... Jocko
  41. 4 for Texas (1963) (uncredited)
Actor - video:
  1. Intent to Kill (1992) (V) .... Captain Jackson
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 (written by)

  2. The Limit (1972) (story)
Director:
  1. The Limit (1972)
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 "Freddy Krueger Versus Jason Voorhees" - USA (long title)
    ... aka "Freddy Versus Jason" - USA (long title)
    ... aka "FvJ" - USA (informal short title)
Self - TV:
  1. "Biography" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Richard Pryor: Comic on the Edge (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  2. The World of James Bond (1995) (TV) (also archive footage) .... Himself
  3. "TV Nation" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Episode #1.1 (1994) TV episode .... Himself
  4. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1994)
        - Episode dated 7 July 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 18 January 1994 (1994) TV episode .... Himself

  5. Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II (1972) (TV) .... Himself
  6. "The David Frost Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1970)
        - Episode #2.106 (1970) TV episode .... Himself

  7. "The Joe Namath Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1969)
        - Episode #1.1 (1969) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "NBC Experiment in Television" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Losers Weepers (1967) TV episode
Self - video:
  1. Making Witless: The Cast on the Cast (2008) (V) .... Himself

  2. Inside 'Live and Let Die' (1999) (V) .... Himself
  3. TV Nation: Volume One (1997) (V) .... Himself
Self:
  1. Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary (1973) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010) (V) .... Himself
  2. Maquillando entre monstruos (2007) (TV) .... Parker
  3. True Bond (2007) (TV) (archive footage: Live and Let Die) .... Kananga/Mr. Big
  4. The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003) (V) .... Parker/Himself
  5. Best Ever Bond (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  6. Baadasssss Cinema (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  7. Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Parker
  8. The Alien Legacy (1999) (V) .... Himself
  9. Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (1998) (TV) .... Lt. Al Giardello
  10. Clay Pigeons (1998) (uncredited) .... Parker - 'Alien'

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