Acting
Yaphet Kotto
- Titles
- 70movies25TV shows
- Career
Active from 1964 to 2008, busiest in 1987 and 1989 with 5 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 34top three billing
- Average score
53/100
- Highest rated
Homicide: Life on the Street89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 58 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Crime6.6average 3.7
- Violence5.9average 4.2
- Politics4.2average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.6average 3.3
- Adrenaline6.0average 4.9
- Mystery5.1average 4.1
- Nostalgia4.7average 3.7
- Contemporary Realism6.3average 5.4
Rarely in their work
- Coming of Age1.4, average 3.0
- Family Dynamics3.7, average 4.8
- Wholesome2.4, average 3.3
- Absurdist Humor1.1, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character-Driven 6
- Social Commentary 5
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Gritty Realism 4
- Action Thriller 3
- Action-Adventure 3
- Crime Drama 3
- Fast-Paced 2
- Intense 2
- Romantic Drama 2
- Historical Setting 2
- Revenge Story 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Pam GrierActorFriday Foster, Drum, Badge of the Assassin
Cherie LunghiActorHarem, Harem
Ned BeattyActorA House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion, Ministry of Vengeance
Julian SandsActorHarem, Harem
Rosalind CashActorA House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion, The Monkey Hustle
David HarrisActorA House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion, Badge of the Assassin
Richard WardActorBrubaker, Across 110th Street
Elizabeth MontgomeryActorDeadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan, The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
Audra LindleyActorDeadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan, The Corpse Had a Familiar Face
David WarnerActorTripwire, Desperado
Isabella HofmannActorHomicide: Life on the Street, Tripwire
Sarah MilesActorHarem, Harem
Movies and TV shows
902000s
4 titles · average score 47
as Ricardo Bodi
as Captain Rick Sands
as Carter
as Al Giardello
1990s
20 titles · average score 50
as FBI Agent O'Malley
as Marty Talbot
as Detective Martin Talbot
TV show · as Al Giardello
as Lt. Tom Riley
as Terry
as Larson
TV show · as Captain Jack Clayton
as Captain Jackson
TV show · as Al Giardello
as William McElroy
1980s
34 titles · average score 56
as Doctor Tyrone Fillmore
as Jules Tallard
as Alonzo Mosely, Special Agent, F.B.I.
as William Laughlin
as Bede
as Eubanks
as J.B. Deveraux
as Major Connolly
as Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
as Detective Harry Lowes
as Denmark Vessey
as Dickie Coombes
1970s
19 titles · average score 63
as Parker
as Sam 'Smokey' James
as President Idi Amin - Jr.
as Daddy Foxx
as Colt Hawkins
as Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
as Ben Flynn
as Blue
as Kananga/Mr. Big
as Lt. William Pope
as Bone
as Ernie Green
1960s
11 titles · average score 65
TV show · as Lance Corporal John T. Auston
TV show · as Wyman Jackson
as Little George
TV show · as Gabe Johnson / Gabriel Dillon
TV show · as Sgt. Major Creason
TV show · as Musa
TV show
TV show · as Lobo Brown / Damien
as Jocko
TV show · as Jonah / Luke
1950s
2 titles · average score 74
TV show · as Child Barnett
TV show · as Piney Biggs