Yaphet Kotto
Birthday: November 15, 1937
Birth Place: New York, New York, USA
Height: 6' 3"

Below is a complete filmography (list of movies he's appeared in) for Yaphet Kotto. If you have any corrections or additions, please email us at corrections@actorsofhollywood.com. We'd also be interested in any trivia or other information you have.

Biography

Movie Credits

Stiletto Dance	(2001)
[ Eric Roberts ]
The Ride	(2000)
[ Ron White ]
Homicide: The Movie	(2000)
[ Jason Priestley ][ Daniel Baldwin ][ Ned Beatty ][ Barry Levinson ][ Richard Belzer ]
Wanted Dead or Alive: Part 1	(1998)
[ Christopher Meloni ][ Richard Belzer ][ Jon Seda ][ Clark Johnson ]
Red, Red Wine	(1998)
[ Jon Seda ][ Clark Johnson ]
Finnegan's Wake	(1998)
[ Richard Belzer ][ Jon Seda ][ Clark Johnson ]
Shaggy Dog, City Goat	(1998)
[ Richard Belzer ][ Jon Seda ][ Clark Johnson ]
The Defenders: Payback	(1997)
[ Beau Bridges ][ Lloyd Bridges ][ John Larroquette ]
Two If by Sea	(1996)
[ Denis Leary ][ Jonathan Tucker ][ Stephen Dillane ][ Mike Starr ][ Lenny Clarke ]
Out-of-Sync	(1995)
[ LL Cool J ][ Howard Hesseman ][ Tim Reid ][ Gene Anthony Ray ]
Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan	(1995)
[ Dean Stockwell ][ Joe Flanigan ]
Dead Badge	(1995)
[ Danny Trejo ][ M. Emmet Walsh ][ Leland Orser ][ Raymond Cruz ][ Brian Wimmer ]
The Puppet Masters	(1994)
[ Donald Sutherland ][ Will Patton ][ Richard Belzer ][ Andrew Robinson ][ Dale Dye ]
The Corpse Had a Familiar Face	(1994)
[ Dennis Farina ]
The American Clock	(1993)
[ David Strathairn ][ J.T. Walsh ][ Darren McGavin ][ Loren Dean ][ Wyatt Knight ]
It's Nothing Personal	(1993)
[ Xander Berkeley ][ Bruce Dern ][ Miguel Sandoval ]
Extreme Justice	(1993)
[ Stephen Root ][ Lou Diamond Phillips ][ Scott Glenn ][ William McNamara ]
Intent to Kill	(1993)
[ Scott Patterson ]
Pro Se Can You See	(1992)
Chrome Soldiers	(1992)
[ Gary Busey ][ William Atherton ]
Almost Blue	(1992)
[ Michael Madsen ]
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare	(1991)
[ Johnny Depp ][ Breckin Meyer ][ Robert Englund ][ Tom Arnold ]
Hangfire	(1991)
[ Lou Ferrigno ][ Jan-Michael Vincent ][ George Kennedy ][ Brad Davis ][ James Tolkan ]
After the Shock	(1990)
[ Brian Thompson ][ Jack Scalia ]
Tripwire	(1990)
[ Viggo Mortensen ][ Tommy Chong ][ David Warner ][ Corey Michael Eubanks ]
Ministry of Vengeance	(1989)
[ John Schneider ][ Ned Beatty ][ George Kennedy ][ James Tolkan ]
Prime Target	(1989)
[ Charles Durning ][ David Soul ][ Joseph Bologna ]
A Whisper to a Scream	(1989)
Midnight Run	(1988)
[ Robert De Niro ][ Joe Pantoliano ][ Danny Elfman ][ Dennis Farina ][ Philip Baker Hall ]
The Jigsaw Murders	(1988)
The Running Man	(1987)
[ Arnold Schwarzenegger ][ Stephen King ][ Richard Dawson ][ Jesse Ventura ][ Jim Brown ]
In Self Defense	(1987)
[ Billy Drago ][ John M Jackson ][ John M. Jackson ]
Desperado	(1987)
[ David Warner ][ Robert Vaughn ][ Pernell Roberts ][ Stephen Davies ]
Prettykill	(1987)
[ Ron White ]
Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel	(1987)
[ David Ogden Stiers ][ William Katt ][ Robert Guillaume ][ Raymond Burr ][ Wings Hauser ]
Eye of the Tiger	(1986)
[ Gary Busey ][ Seymour Cassel ]
Harem	(1986)
[ Omar Sharif ][ Julian Sands ][ Art Malik ]
The Park Is Mine	(1986)
[ Tommy Lee Jones ][ Tommy Lee ]
Terminal Entry	(1986)
[ Patrick Labyorteaux ]
Badge of the Assassin	(1985)
[ James Woods ][ Lewis Arquette ][ Alex Rocco ][ Noble Willingham ][ Miguel Sandoval ]
Warning Sign	(1985)
[ Sam Waterston ][ G.W. Bailey ]
Playing with Fire	(1985)
[ Gary Coleman ]
Women of San Quentin	(1983)
[ Ernie Hudson ][ Hector Elizondo ][ William Sanderson ][ James Gammon ][ Gregg Henry ]
For Love and Honor	(1983)
[ David Caruso ][ Keenen Ivory Wayans ][ Eddie Velez ]
The Star Chamber	(1983)
[ Michael Douglas ][ David Faustino ][ Hal Holbrook ][ David Proval ]
Fighting Back	(1982)
[ Tom Skerritt ][ David Rasche ][ Josh Mostel ][ Frank Sivero ]
A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion	(1982)
[ Ned Beatty ][ Cleavon Little ][ Bernie Casey ]
Rage!	(1980)
[ Craig T Nelson ][ Craig T. Nelson ][ Tom Noonan ][ James Whitmore ][ David Soul ]
Brubaker	(1980)
[ Morgan Freeman ][ Robert Redford ][ M. Emmet Walsh ][ Wilford Brimley ][ Jonathan Gilbert ]
Othello	(1980)
Alien	(1979)
[ Ian Holm ][ John Hurt ][ Harry Dean Stanton ][ Tom Skerritt ]
Blue Collar	(1978)
[ Harvey Keitel ][ Richard Pryor ][ Ed Begley Jr. ][ Lane Smith ][ Tracey Walter ]
Raid on Entebbe	(1977)
[ James Woods ][ Charles Bronson ][ Robert Loggia ][ Jack Warden ][ John Saxon ]
The Monkey Hu$tle	(1976)
[ Rudy Ray Moore ]
Drum	(1976)
[ Warren Oates ][ John Vernon ][ Ken Norton ]
Crunch	(1976)
Friday Foster	(1975)
[ Carl Weathers ][ Scatman Crothers ][ Godfrey Cambridge ]
Sharks' Treasure	(1975)
Report to the Commissioner	(1975)
[ Richard Gere ][ Hector Elizondo ][ Bob Balaban ][ William Devane ][ Michael Moriarty ]
Truck Turner	(1974)
[ Isaac Hayes ][ Scatman Crothers ]
Live and Let Die	(1973)
[ Roger Moore ][ Paul McCartney ][ Ian Fleming ][ Geoffrey Holder ][ Robert Dix ]
Bone	(1972)
Man and Boy	(1972)
[ Bill Cosby ]
Across 110th Street	(1972)
[ Anthony Quinn ][ Burt Young ]
The Limit	(1972)
[ Ted Cassidy ]
Night Chase	(1970)
[ William Katt ]
The Liberation of L.B. Jones	(1970)
[ Lee Majors ][ Lee J. Cobb ]
Big, Black and Out There	(1968)
5 Card Stud	(1968)
[ Robert Mitchum ][ Dean Martin ][ Roddy McDowall ]
The Thomas Crown Affair	(1968)
[ Steve McQueen ][ Norman Fell ][ Bruce Glover ]
The Iron Box	(1966)
Nothing But a Man	(1964)
4 for Texas	(1963)
[ Charles Bronson ][ Dean Martin ][ Jack Elam ]

Trivia

• Oldest son, Fred, is a very successful San José Police Dept. California (USA) officer.
• He is the son of a Cameroonian crown prince.
• Has a Bay Area hardcore punk band named after him.
• Moved form Littleton, Colorado to Canada, because he felt it would be safer to live there. Two years after moving, he saw the news coverage on Columbine, and recognized some of the kids fleeing the school.
• Both parents are African Jews. In an interview he said being fully Black and Jewish gave other kids even more reason to pick on him growing up in New York City. However, to this day, he remains a devout, practicing Jew.
• Campaigned for Steve Forbes during his bid for the Republican nomination for the Presidency in the 2000 primaries.
• Turned down the role of Lando Calrissian in 'Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back' (1980). He feared that Lando would be killed in the movie, and that he would be forever typecast.

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