Yaphet Frederick Kotto (born November 15, 1939 and died March 15, 2021) was an American actor who played Parker in the 1979 film Alien. He later lent his voice and likeness to the character in the 2014 video game Alien: Isolation and its expansion packs. He was perhaps best known for his role as the villain Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big in the eighth official James Bond film, Live and Let Die (1973). Other notable films Kotto had appeared in include Across 110th Street (1972), The Running Man (1987) and Midnight Run (1988).
Kotto had been nominated for an Emmy award.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 4 for Texas | Uncredited |
| 1964 | Nothing But a Man | |
| 1968 | 5 Card Stud | |
| The Thomas Crown Affair | ||
| 1970 | The Liberation of L.B. Jones | |
| 1971 | Man and Boy | |
| 1972 | Across 110th Street | |
| Bone | ||
| 1973 | Live and Let Die | With Eddie Powell |
| 1974 | Truck Turner | With Henry Kingi |
| 1975 | Report to the Commissioner | |
| Sharks' Treasure | ||
| Friday Foster | With Carl Weathers | |
| 1976 | Drum | With Henry Kingi |
| The Monkey Hu$tle | ||
| 1977 | Raid on Entebbe | |
| 1978 | Blue Collar | |
| 1979 | Alien | |
| 1980 | Brubaker | |
| 1982 | Fighting Back | With Tom Skerritt |
| 1983 | The Star Chamber | |
| 1984 | Terror in the Aisles | Archive footage; with Ian Holm, Harry Dean Stanton and Sigourney Weaver |
| 1985 | Warning Sign | |
| Badge of the Assassin | ||
| 1986 | Eye of the Tiger | With Gary Busey and Thomas Rosales, Jr. |
| The Park Is Mine | ||
| 1987 | The Running Man | With María Conchita Alonso, Thomas Rosales, Jr., Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sven-Ole Thorsen and Jesse Ventura |
| Tomorrow's a Killer | ||
| 1988 | Midnight Run | With Thomas Rosales, Jr. |
| 1989 | Love You to Death | |
| The Jigsaw Murders | ||
| Tripwire | ||
| 1990 | Ministry of Vengeance | |
| 1991 | Hangfire | |
| Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare | With William R. Perry | |
| 1993 | Extreme Justice | With Thomas Rosales, Jr. |
| 1994 | Dead Badge | With Raymond Cruz, Leland Orser and Danny Trejo |
| The Puppet Masters | ||
| 1995 | Out-of-Sync | With Charles Haugk and Henry Kingi |
| 1996 | Two If by Sea | |
| Almost Blue | ||
| 2008 | Witless Protection |
Trivia[]
- Kotto is one of two actors from the Alien/Predator films who has also played a villain in the James Bond franchise, the other being Robert Davi from Predator 2. Actor Colin Salmon (from Alien vs. Predator) also appeared in three films from the Bond series, as one of 007's supporting allies. Numerous stuntmen have also worked in both franchises.
Gallery[]
Kotto in Live and Let Die
Kotto posing as Parker
Ditto
As seen in the Crew Expendable DLC for Alien: Isolation
External Links[]
- Yaphet Kotto at the Internet Movie Database
- Yaphet Kotto on Wikipedia