ACTOR

Yaphet Kotto

1939 - 2021

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Yaphet Frederick Kotto (November 15, 1939 – March 15, 2021) was an American actor for film and television. He starred in the NBC television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–1999) as Lieutenant Al Giardello. His 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yaphet Kotto has received more than 3,928,868 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Yaphet Kotto is the 1,066th most popular actor (down from 1,036th in 2019), the 1,855th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,869th in 2019) and the 503rd most popular American Actor.

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  • 3.9M

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  • 58.45

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Yaphet Kotto ranks 1,066 out of 13,578. Before him are Shilpa Shetty, Frances Fisher, Joan Allen, Liam Hemsworth, Loretta Young, and Bernard Lee. After him are Tommy Wiseau, Agnes Moorehead, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Run Run Shaw, Bernard Blier, and Kathryn Joosten.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Yaphet Kotto ranks 98. Before him are Daniel C. Tsui, Seamus Heaney, Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria, Eugene Fama, Nikola Pilić, and Bernard Kouchner. After him are Cynthia Lennon, Kathryn Joosten, Michael Moorcock, Lee Majors, Krzysztof Zanussi, and Alexandros Panagoulis. Among people deceased in 2021, Yaphet Kotto ranks 94. Before him are Kenneth Kaunda, Robert H. Grubbs, Libuše Šafránková, Djivan Gasparyan, Lars Vilks, and Leopoldo Luque. After him are Franco Battiato, Norodom Ranariddh, Đorđe Balašević, Didier Ratsiraka, Mira Furlan, and Max Mosley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Yaphet Kotto ranks 1,855 out of 20,380. Before him are Tom Courtney (1933), Adelaide Hall (1901), Jasper Johns (1930), Joan Allen (1956), Loretta Young (1913), and Isamu Noguchi (1904). After him are Carole King (1942), Agnes Moorehead (1900), Dave Bautista (1969), Johnny Ramone (1948), Kathryn Joosten (1939), and Chris Evert (1954).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Yaphet Kotto ranks 503. Before him are Dean Cain (1966), Mary Steenburgen (1953), Marcia Cross (1962), Richard Schiff (1955), Joan Allen (1956), and Loretta Young (1913). After him are Agnes Moorehead (1900), Kathryn Joosten (1939), Jeffrey Dean Morgan (1966), Stacy Keach (1941), Megan Fox (1986), and Robert Ryan (1909).

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Television and Movie Roles

Alien
Parker
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.
May 25o 19798.2 / 10
Live and Let Die
Kananga/Mr. Big
James Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.
Jun 27o 19736.503 / 10
The Running Man
William Laughlin
By 2017, the global economy has collapsed and U.S. society has become a totalitarian police state, censoring all cultural activity. The government pacifies the populace by broadcasting a number of game shows in which convicted criminals fight for their lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.
Nov 13o 19876.5 / 10