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Yaphet Kotto (1939-2021) was an American actor. Kotto was known for numerous film roles, as well as starring in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999). His IMDb page shows 95 acting credits from 1964 to 2014. This page will rank Yaphet Kotto movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition. Some of his movies that do not appear to have been in North American theaters were not included.
Yaphet Kotto Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Yaphet Kotto Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Possibly Interesting Facts About Yaphet Kotto
1. Yaphet Frederick Kotto was born in Harlem, New York in 1939. He is the son of a Cameroonian crown prince.
2. By the age of 16, Yaphet Kotto was studying acting at the Actors Mobile Theater Studio, and at 19, he made his professional acting debut in Othello.
3. Yaphet Kotto 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.
4. Yaphet Kotto did not enjoy filming 1988’s Midnight Run. His character Agent Alonzo Mosley, however, remains his favorite. He later played the same role for the film Witless Protection (2008).
5. Yaphet Kotto was the first black actor to play a main Bond villain.
Yaphet Kotto on Alien (1979) – “All of the scenes were challenging, particularly when you know you have to act against sets that were huge. The special effects determined where you could walk. Then you ask yourself how can you survive in acting against a monster. Will you be remembered? Ridley Scott was cool. He gave us a ninety-page outline detailing each of our characters and then he disappeared behind the camera. That’s how he directs; he operates his own camera. The Alien script was tight. It was one of the best scripts I have ever read, so there was very little improve.”
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Yaphet Kotto is # 928 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon list. These are the other actors on the list he appeared with.
2 HARVEY KEITEL Blue Collar (1978)
5 DONALD SUTHERLAND The Puppet Masters (1994)
7 ROBERT DE NIRO Midnight Run (1988)
8 JOHN HURT Alien (1979)
17 MICHAEL MADSEN Almost Blue (1992)
20 MORGAN FREEMAN Brubaker (1980)
36 ANTHONY QUINN Across 110th Street (1972)
39 RODDY MCDOWELL 5 Card Stud (1968)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY Hangfire (1991)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
48 JOHNNY DEPP Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
52 NED BEATTY Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
54 ROGER MOORE Live and Let Die (1973)
57 HARRY DEAN STANTON Alien (1979)
81 ROBERT MITCHUM 5 Card Stud (1968)
89 DANNY TREJO Dead Badge (1995)
95 IAN HOLM Alien (1979)
101 M. EMMET WALSH Brubaker (1980)
101 M. EMMET WALSH Dead Badge (1995)
134 ERIC ROBERTS Witless Protection (2008)
138 FAYE DUNAWAY The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
150 KEITH DAVID The Puppet Masters (1994)
155 SCOTT GLENN Extreme Justice (1993)
159 PETER STORMARE Witless Protection (2008)
183 DAVID WARNER Tripwire (1990)
189 ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER The Running Man (1987)
204 MIKE STARR Two If by Sea (1996)
206 MICHAEL DOUGLAS The Star Chamber (1983)
221 SEYMOUR CASSEL Eye of the Tiger (1986)
244 ED LAUTER Extreme Justice (1993)
263 KABIR BEDI TERMINAL ENTRY (1987)
265 HENRY SILVA Man and Boy (1971)
285 BOB BALABAN Report to the Commissioner (1975)
292 PHILIP BAKER HALL Midnight Run (1988)
297 RICHARD GERE Report to the Commissioner (1975)
300 JOE PANTOLIANO Midnight Run (1988)
307 TOM ARNOLD Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
308 ED BEGLEY JR. Blue Collar (1978)
315 CHARLES BRONSON 4 for Texas (1963)
322 ROBERT REDFORD Brubaker (1980)
346 GARY BUSEY Eye of the Tiger (1986)
348 WILL PATTON The Puppet Masters (1994)
357 BURT YOUNG Across 110th Street (1972)
393 OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Dead Badge (1995)
405 HAL HOLBROOK The Star Chamber (1983)
414 JOE MANTEGNA Witless Protection (2008)
424 TOM SKERRITT Alien (1979)
424 TOM SKERRITT Fighting Back (1982/I)
428 PAM GRIER Drum (1976)
428 PAM GRIER Friday Foster (1975)
436 BARBARA HERSHEY The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
447 TRACEY WALTER Blue Collar (1978)
447 TRACEY WALTER Midnight Run (1988)
465 STEPHEN ROOT Extreme Justice (1993)
477 LIN SHAYE The Running Man (1987)
483 SIGOURNEY WEAVER Alien (1979)
484 SAM WATERSTON Warning Sign (1985)
485 DICK MILLER Truck Turner (1974)
494 LOIS MAXWELL Live and Let Die (1973)
513 JIM BROWN The Running Man (1987)
518 JOHN VERNON Drum (1976)
527 LOIS SMITH Midnight Run (1988)
532 DUB TAYLOR Man and Boy (1971)
532 DUB TAYLOR The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
555 SUSANNAH YORK Tomorrow’s a Killer (1987)
610 ANTHONY ZERBE The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
629 ROYAL DANO Drum (1976)
630 CLIFTON JAMES Live and Let Die (1973)
647 STEPHEN DILLANE TWO IF BY SEA (1996)
652 VIGGO MORTENSEN Tripwire (1990)
686 ROSCOE LEE BROWNE The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)
697 JANE SEYMOUR Live and Let Die (1973)
700 GARRICK HAGON TOMORROW’S A KILLER (1987)
729 MATT CLARK Brubaker (1980)
761 WILFORD BRIMLEY BRUBAKER (1980)
781 WARREN OATES Drum (1976)
828 JACK ELAM 4 for Texas (1963)
860 MIKE MAZURKI 4 for Texas (1963)
885 DAVID KEITH Brubaker (1980)
920 HOWARD HESSEMAN Out-of-Sync (1995)
921 KATHLEEN QUINLAN Warning Sign (1985)
929 JANE ALEXANDER BRUBAKER (1980)
935 DALE DYE The Puppet Masters (1994)
943 BERT REMSEN Eye of the Tiger (1986)
946 MARSHALL BELL The Puppet Masters (1994)
948 FRANK SINATRA 4 for Texas (1963)
957 BERNARD LEE Live and Let Die (1973)
971 ROBERT ENGLUND Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
975 RICHARD JAECKEL 4 for Texas (1963)
983 DENIS LEARY TWO IF BY SEA (1996)
Yaphet appeared with 8 Oscar winners.
ANTHONY QUINN Across 110th Street (1972)
FRANK SINATRA 4 for Texas (1963)
GEORGE KENNEDY Hangfire (1991)
GEORGE KENNEDY Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
MICHAEL DOUGLAS The Star Chamber (1983)
MORGAN FREEMAN Brubaker (1980)
OLYMPIA DUKAKIS Dead Badge (1995)
ROBERT DE NIRO Midnight Run (1988)
SANDRA BULLOCK Two If by Sea (1996)
Great actor, he movie a lot of tv movies too!
Hey G. Vandross. I agree, his television career was very impressive. As many years that he was on Homicide…..he will always be “that Bond villain”. Thanks for the feedback. RIP Yaphet Kotto.
R.I.P. Yaphet
Hey Mike….thanks for stopping by our Yaphet Kotto page. Sad news about his passing. Rest in Peace Mr. Yaphet.