1939 - Today
Yaphet Frederick Kotto (born Frederick Samuel Kotto; November 15, 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 (1993–1999) as Lieutenant Al Giardello. His most well-known 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 2,880,606 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Yaphet Kotto is the 1,197th most popular actor (up from 1,236th in 2019), the 2,198th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,293rd in 2019) and the 592nd most popular American Actor.
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Among actors, Yaphet Kotto ranks 1,197 out of 10,030. Before him are Claude Gensac, Emilia Clarke, Elijah Wood, Geraldine Page, Ted Danson, and Vincent Schiavelli. After him are Jon Favreau, Eduardo De Filippo, Gal Gadot, John Cusack, David Bradley, and Matt Dillon.
1927 - 2016
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 1,191
1986 - Present
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 1,192
1981 - Present
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 1,193
1924 - 1987
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 1,194
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 1,195
1948 - 2005
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 1,196
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 1,197
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1,198
1900 - 1984
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1,199
1985 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 1,200
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,201
1942 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 1,202
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 1,203
Among people born in 1939, Yaphet Kotto ranks 116. Before him are Robert Hansen, Nobuyuki Oishi, Joachim Yhombi-Opango, Leland H. Hartwell, Veruschka von Lehndorff, and Neil Sedaka. After him are Warda Al-Jazairia, Peter Bogdanovich, Alan Baker, Ali Farka Touré, Grace Slick, and Yoshinobu Ishii.
1939 - 2014
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 110
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 111
1939 - 2020
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 112
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 113
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 114
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 115
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 116
1939 - 2012
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 117
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 118
1939 - 2018
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 119
1939 - 2006
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 120
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 121
1939 - 2018
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 122
Among people born in United States, Yaphet Kotto ranks 2,198 out of 15,968. Before him are Chris Gardner (1954), Geraldine Page (1924), James Montgomery Flagg (1877), Ted Danson (1947), Siri Hustvedt (1955), and Vincent Schiavelli (1948). After him are Joe Lynn Turner (1951), Gary Ridgway (1949), Betty Friedan (1921), Douglas Osheroff (1945), Irvin Kershner (1923), and Edith Head (1897).
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 2,192
1924 - 1987
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 2,193
1877 - 1960
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 2,194
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 2,195
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 2,196
1948 - 2005
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 2,197
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 2,198
1951 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 2,199
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 2,200
1921 - 2006
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 2,201
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 2,202
1923 - 2010
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 2,203
1897 - 1981
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 2,204
Among actors born in United States, Yaphet Kotto ranks 592. Before him are Griffin Dunne (1955), Blythe Danner (1943), Elijah Wood (1981), Geraldine Page (1924), Ted Danson (1947), and Vincent Schiavelli (1948). After him are Jon Favreau (1966), John Cusack (1966), Matt Dillon (1964), Jason Bateman (1969), Shannen Doherty (1971), and Rip Torn (1931).
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 586
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 587
1981 - Present
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 588
1924 - 1987
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 589
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 590
1948 - 2005
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 591
1939 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 592
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 593
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 594
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 595
1969 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 596
1971 - Present
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 597
1931 - 2019
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 598