Yaphet Kotto
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.
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from...
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James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he...
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By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police...
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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
as DocJust when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of...
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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy
as Self (archive footage)For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters,...
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The Thomas Crown Affair
as CarlYoung businessman Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional...
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A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is...
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The Puppet Masters
as ResslerThe Earth is invaded by alien parasites—AKA 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control...
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Brubaker
as Richard 'Dickie' CoombesThe new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after...
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The Star Chamber
as Detective Harry LowesAs violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young...
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Blue Collar
as Sam 'Smokey' JamesFed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with...
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Two If by Sea
as FBI Agent O'MalleyFrank O'Brien, a petty thief, and his 7-year-long girlfriend Roz want to put an end to their...
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5 Card Stud
as Little GeorgeThe players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one.
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Raid on Entebbe
as President Idi Amin - Jr.Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular...
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Eye of the Tiger
as J.B. DeverauxBuck is a Vietnam vet, recently released from prison. He returns home to discover the town...
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Extreme Justice
as LarsonJeff Powers is the newest member of a very elite and very secret LAPD division. Their mission is...
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Warning Sign
as Major ConnollyAn accident occurs in an ultra-secret government biological weapons laboratory spreading a...
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Across 110th Street
as Lt. William PopeIn a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as...
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The Park Is Mine
as EubanksA Vietnam vet takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in...
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Witless Protection
as Ricardo BodiWhen a small-town sheriff witnesses what he believes to be an attempted kidnapping, his effort...
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King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
as SelfA feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick...
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Truck Turner
as BlueTruck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are...
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Fighting Back
as Ivanhoe WashingtonAn Italian deli owner forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.
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Homicide: The Movie
as Al GiardelloRetired police lieutenant Al Giardello is running for mayor when he is suddenly shot at a press...
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The World of James Bond
as uncreditedElizabeth Hurley hosts a one hour documentary on the history of the James Bond film series to...
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Friday Foster
as Colt HawkinsFriday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph...
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Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
as General SorensonPerry is suing a gutter trash newspaper that is running a story about a love affair between him...
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Drum
as BlaseA mid-19th century mulatto slave is torn between his success as a pit-fighter and the injustices...
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Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan
as Marty TalbotInspired by the the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning, Miami-based journalist, Edna Buchanan, who...
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Tripwire
as Lee PittA band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo hijack a speeding railroad train...
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Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary
as SelfOriginal 1973 short promotional documentary on the making of the 8th James Bond movie Live and...
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BaadAsssss Cinema
as SelfWith archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical...
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Ministry of Vengeance
as Mr. WhitesideDavid Miller is a Vietnam vet who renounced violence and became a minister after he was forced...
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Night Chase
as Ernie GreenA man fleeing the scene after shooting his wife's lover forms an unexpected relationship with...
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Nothing But a Man
as JockoA proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
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Report to the Commissioner
as Richard 'Crunch' BlackstonePolice officer Patty Butler, alias "Chicklet," is the live-in girlfriend of Thomas 'Stick'...
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Badge of the Assassin
as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPDThree black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent...
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Hangfire
as Police LieutenantWhen a large group of escaped convicts take Ike Slayton, a Vietnam veteran's wife hostage,...
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones
as Sonny Boy MosbyA successful African American businessman has a quarrel with a white policeman, suspecting that...
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Harem
as Agha KislarA young British woman is kidnapped by an Arabian sheikh and held captive in his harem. At first...
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The Jigsaw Murders
as Doctor Tyrone FillmoreA jigsaw puzzle is the key in a detective's investigation of a gruesome murder.
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Bone
as BoneA thief breaks into the home of a wealthy, happily married Beverly Hills couple. He soon finds...
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Out-of-Sync
as QuincyA DJ and ex-con is forced to work with the police in an undercover drug sting targeting his boss.
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Women of San Quentin
as Sgt. Therman PattersonA young female prison guard finds out that her first assignment is to San Quentin, one of the...
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The Beast Within: Making Alien
as (archive footage)A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew...
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Sharks' Treasure
as Ben FlynnEccentric charter skipper Jim Carnahan and his team of hard-luck dreamers battle sharks, bandits...
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The American Clock
as uncreditedMoe, Rose and Lee Baumler are members of an upper class family who find the world completely...
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Terminal Entry
as Col. StylesThe USA is attacked by a large group of well organized terrorists who communicate through a...
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Dead Badge
as Captain HuntAfter a cop dies, his shield goes back on duty. They call it a "dead badge" - a way to honor a...
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Stiletto Dance
as Captain Rick SandsTwo undercover police officers must try to prevent a multi-million dollar nuclear arms deal...
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Chrome Soldiers
as Perry BeachFive ex-soldiers go to a small town in Oregon to help a friend investigate the murder of his...
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The Monkey Hustle
as Daddy FoxxA new highway threatens a Chicago neighborhood, so to protest the residents throw a block party.
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Almost Blue
as TerryThe young jazz saxophonist Morris Poole is at the height of his career. When his wife dies he is...
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Inside 'Live and Let Die'
as uncreditedA behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Live and Let Die"
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A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion
as Denmark VesseyStory of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to...
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Rage!
as ErnieIn an attempt to be rehabilitated, a rapist goes to therapy while in prison.
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For Love and Honor
as Sgt. China BellA military drama set on a Texas base focuses on the ups and downs of young paratroopers, who,...
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Desperado
as BedeDuell McCall finds himself in the middle of a deadly feud in a small mining town. Framed for...
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It's Nothing Personal
as Lt. Tom RileyAn embittered ex-cop, on a quest for justice, teams up with a hard-boiled bounty hunter to go...
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Prime Target
as Gilmore BrownA homicide detective assigned to investigate the serial killings of New York policewomen begins...
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Man and Boy
as Nate HodgesAt the beginning of the 19th century a man and his son settle in Arizona which used to be a...
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Intent to Kill
as Captain JacksonA young policewoman relentlessly tries to bring down a ruthless drug kingpin whom plots his own...
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The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
as Detective Martin TalbotThe Corpse had a Familiar Face is a 1994 American TV-Movie with Elizabeth Montgomery, playing...
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Crunch
as Richard "Crunch" BlackstoneDetective goes after drug-dealers in Manhattan.
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In Self Defense
as Lt. TyrellA witness is terrorized by the killer against whom she testified.
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Pretty Kill
as HarrisA detective tries to track down a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes while at the same...
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Othello
as OthelloThe Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been...
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After the Shock
as William McElroyOn October 17 1989, an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale rocked San Francisco....
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Playing with Fire
as Fire Chief WalkerGary Coleman stars as a teenage arsonist. The authorities, friends, and neighbors warn his...
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The Ride
as CarterOriginally intended as a pilot for a drama series on Canadian channel Showcase, this TV movie...
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A Whisper to a Scream
as Jules TallardA young girl who was frustrated in her desire to become an actress starts to work for a...
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The Limit
as Mark JohnsonIn Los Angeles, black motorcycle police officer Mark Johnson patrols gang-infested neighborhoods...
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Law & Order
as Al GiardelloIn cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing...
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Bonanza
as Child BarnettThe High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch...
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The A-Team
as Charles StruthersA fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune...
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Daniel Boone
as LukeDaniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel...
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Daniel Boone
as JonahDaniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel...
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Murder, She Wrote
as Lt. BradshawAn unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...
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Hill Street Blues
as Calvin MatthiasA realistic glimpse into the daily lives of the officers and detectives at an urban police station.
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Homicide: Life on the Street
as Al GiardelloAn American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore...
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Hawaii Five-O
as LCpl. John T. AustonHawaii Five-O is an American police procedural drama series produced by CBS Productions and...
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Mannix
as uncreditedMannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS....
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The Big Valley
as Lobo BrownThe Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15,...
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The Big Valley
as DamienThe Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15,...
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The High Chaparral
as Sgt. Major CreasonThe High Chaparral is an American Western-themed television series starring Leif Erickson and...
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seaQuest DSV
as Captain Jack ClaytonIn the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans...
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The Name of the Game
as Wyman JacksonThe Name of the Game is an American television series starring Tony Franciosa, Gene Barry, and...
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Night Gallery
as uncreditedRod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a...
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The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as ConvictThe New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is an American anthology series that aired on NBC from 1985 to...
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Tarzan
as uncreditedTarzan is a series that aired on NBC from 1966 – 1968. The series portrayed Tarzan as a...
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Gunsmoke
as Piney BiggsGunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman...
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Father Dowling Mysteries
as Lt. FlemingFather Dowling Mysteries is an American television mystery series that aired from January 20,...
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Cowboy in Africa
as uncreditedCowboy in Africa was an American Broadcasting Company television series produced during...
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Doctors' Hospital
as uncreditedDoctors' Hospital is an American medical drama that ran on NBC during the 1975–1976 season.
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Harem
as Agha KislarA two-part minseries about a beautiful woman who, at the turn of the century, is kidnapped and...
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