Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto
1939 - 2021
Yaphet Kotto  American Actor
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Yaphet Kotto was previously married to Tessie Sinahon (1998 - 2021), Antoinette Pettyjohn (1975) and Rita Dittman.

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American Actor Yaphet Kotto was born Frederick Samuel Kotto on 15th November, 1939 in New York City, New York, USA and passed away on 15th Mar 2021 Manila, Phillipines aged 81. He is most remembered for his role as the villainous Dr. Kananga / Mr. Big in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die and Lieutenant Al Giardello in the NBC television series Homicide: Life on the Street. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.

Yaphet Kotto is a member of the following lists: American Jews, Jewish actors and 1937 births.

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Relationship Statistics

TypeTotalLongestAverageShortest
Married3 64 years, 1 month 47 years, 1 month 28 years, 2 months
Total3 64 years, 1 month 47 years, 1 month 28 years, 2 months

Details

First Name Yaphet
Middle Name Frederick
Last Name Kotto
Full Name at Birth Frederick Samuel Kotto
Alternative Name Yaphet Kotto, Yaphet Frederick Kotto, Fredrick S. Kotto, Frederick S. Kotto, Yaphet Fredrick Kotto, Yaphet Frederick S. Kotto, Yaphet Fredrick S. Kotto, Frederick Samuel Kotto, Yaphet Frederick Samuel Kotto
Birthday 15th November, 1939
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Died 15th March, 2021
Place of Death Manila, Phillipines
Height 6' 3" (191 cm)
Build Average
Eye Color Brown - Dark
Hair Color Black
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Sexuality Straight
Religion Jewish
Ethnicity Black
Nationality American
Occupation Text Actor
Occupation Actor
Claim to Fame his role as the villainous Dr. Kananga / Mr. Big in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die and Lieutenant Al Giardello in the NBC television series Homicide: Life on the Street
Year(s) Active 1963–2008, 1963–2008, 2014, 1963–2014, 1963-2000, 2008
Official Websites www.facebook.com/yaphet.f.kotto

Yaphet Frederick Kotto (born Frederick Samuel Kotto; November 15, 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 (1993–1999) as Lieutenant Al Giardello. His most well-known films include the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), the science-fiction action film The Running Man (1987), the James Bond film Live and Let Die (1973), in which he portrayed the main villain Dr. Kananga, and the comedy thriller Midnight Run (1988) opposite Robert De Niro.

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Partner Comparison

NameAgeZodiacOccupationNationality
Yaphet Kotto81 ScorpioActor
American
Tessie Sinahon53
Antoinette Pettyjohn-
Rita Dittman-

Filmography

FilmYearCharacterType
Alien: Isolation2014Parker (voice)Unknown
Witless Protection2008Ricardo BodiMovie
Stiletto Dance2001Captain Rick SandsTV Movie
Homicide: The Movie2000Al GiardelloTV Movie
The Ride2000CarterTV Movie
The Defenders: Payback1997Judge WilliamsTV Movie
Almost Blue1996TerryMovie
Two If by Sea1996FBI Agent O'MalleyMovie
The Great War: 1914-19181996Kaphe KamarTV Show
Dead Badge1995Captain HuntMovie
Out-of-Sync1995QuincyMovie
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan1995Marty TalbotTV Movie
The Puppet Masters1994ResslerMovie
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face1994Detective Martin TalbotTV Movie
Extreme Justice1993Detective LarsonMovie
The American Clock1993IsaacTV Movie
Homicide: Life on the Street1993Lieutenant Al GiardelloTV Show
SeaQuest 20321993Captain Jack ClaytonTV Show
It's Nothing Personal1993Lt. RileyTV Movie
Chrome Soldiers1992Perry BeachTV Movie
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare1991DocMovie
Hangfire1991Police LieutenantMovie
Civil Wars1991Judge Louis DeckerTV Show
Tripwire1990Lee PittMovie
After the Shock1990William McElroyTV Movie
Law & Order1990Lieutenant Al GiardelloTV Show
The Trials of Rosie O'Neill1990ADA Kelley / KellyTV Show
The Jigsaw Murders (1989) - Release info1989Doctor FillmoreMovie
Father Dowling Mysteries1989Lt. FlemingTV Show
A Whisper to a Scream1989Jules TallardMovie
Ministry of Vengeance1989Mr. WhitesideMovie
Prime Target1989Gilmore BrownTV Movie
Midnight Run1988Alonzo MoselyMovie
The Running Man1987LaughlinMovie
Tomorrow's a Killer1987HarrisMovie
Desperado1987BedeTV Movie
In Self Defense1987Lt. TyrellTV Movie
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel1987General SorensonTV Movie
Eye of the Tiger1986J.B. DeverauxMovie
Terminal Entry1986Col. StylesMovie
Harem1986Agha KislarTV Movie
The Park Is Mine1986EubanksTV Movie
Warning Sign1985Major ConnollyMovie
Badge of the Assassin1985Detective Cliff Fenton NYPDTV Movie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1985ConvictTV Show
Playing with Fire1985Fire Chief WalkerTV Movie
Murder, She Wrote1984Lt. BradshawTV Show
The Star Chamber1983Detective Harry LowesMovie
For Love and Honor1983Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell / Platoon Sgt. James 'China' BellTV Show
The A-Team1983Charles 'East-Side Charlie' F. StruthersTV Show
For Love and Honor1983Sgt. China BellTV Movie
Women of San Quentin1983Sgt. Therman PattersonTV Movie
Fighting Back1982Ivanhoe WashingtonMovie
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion1982Denmark VesseyTV Movie
Hill Street Blues1981Calvin MatthiasTV Show
Brubaker1980Richard 'Dickie' CoombesMovie
Rage!1980ErnieTV Movie
Othello1980OthelloMovie
Alien1979ParkerMovie
Blue Collar1978SmokeyMovie
Fantasy Island1977Big Gus BellyTV Show
Drum1976BlaiseMovie
The Monkey Hu$tle1976Daddy FoxxMovie
Raid on Entebbe1976President Idi Amin Jr.TV Movie
Crunch1976CrunchTV Movie
Friday Foster1975Colt HawkinsMovie
Report to the Commissioner1975Richard 'Crunch' BlackstoneMovie
Sharks' Treasure1975Ben FlynnMovie
Doctors' Hospital1975Dr. Perry WellsTV Show
Truck Turner1974BlueMovie
Live and Let Die1973Kananga / Mr. BigMovie
Across 110th Street1972Lt. PopeMovie
Bone1972BoneMovie
Man and Boy1972NateMovie
The Limit1972Mark JohnsonMovie
The Liberation of L.B. Jones1970Sonny Boy MosbyMovie
Night Chase1970Ernie GreenTV Movie
Night Gallery1969Buckner (segment "The Messiah on Mott Street")TV Show
5 Card Stud1968Little GeorgeMovie
The Thomas Crown Affair1968CarlMovie
Hawaii Five-O1968LCpl. John T. AustonTV Show
The Name of the Game1968Wyman JacksonTV Show
Cowboy in Africa1967MusaTV Show
Mannix1967Gabe Johnson / Gabriel DillonTV Show
The High Chaparral1967Sgt. Major CreasonTV Show
NBC Experiment in Television1967GrandfatherTV Show
Tarzan1966KeshoTV Show
The Big Valley1965Damien / Lobo BrownTV Show
Nothing But a Man1964JockoMovie
Daniel Boone1964Jonah / LukeTV Show
Bonanza1959Child BarnettTV Show
Gunsmoke1955Piney BiggsTV Show
Death Valley Days1952AbrahamTV Show
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wjerryzwjerryzSep 25, 2017

Played such a great roll in Raid on Entebbe

Sam OkonaAug 19, 2007

It is rough to get a date these days,when a guy like Yaphet Kotto is out there,women just fools at his feet cause of his tremendous looks!!


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