Yaphet Kotto
27 titles
Filmography
27 results

A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion
(1982)The true story of a literate, skilled carpenter and ex-slave, follows his fight for justice and the slave rebellion he planned in 1822 Charleston, SC.

The Monkey Hustle
(1976)When a new expressway threatens to make its way through their turf, Daddy Foxx and all the other hustlers must band together to try and stop it.

Across 110th Street
(1972)Steal from the mob and they'll return the favor in bullets.

Brubaker
(1980)The new warden of a state-controlled work farm enters the prison as an inmate.

Truck Turner
(1974)Bounty hunter Mack "Truck" Turner (Isaac Hayes) almost always finds his target, but his latest prize -- a pimp called Gator (Paul Harris) -- is killed while Turner is chasing hm. Gator's girl, Dorinda (Nichelle Nichols), vows to avenge his death and offers ownership of her successful call girl operation to anyone who can knock off Turner. Upscale pimp Harvard Blue (Yaphet Kotto) steps in, upping the ante with professional assassins. Turner, however, isn't going down easily.

Live and Let Die
(1973)Roger Moore's debut as James Bond takes him in pursuit of a voodoo- worshipping underworld drug czar who leads him from Harlem to New Orleans to the exotic Caribbean.

Report to the Commissioner
(1975)This action-loaded drama set in New York City stars Michael Moriarty as a naive rookie cop whose youtful idealism thrusts him into an interdepartmental power play with disastrous consequences.

Friday Foster
(1975)A magazine photographer is plunged into a web of conspiracy after capturing the moment three men try to assassinate the richest Black man in America.

Eye of the Tiger
(1986)A Vietnam vet and ex-con tries to live a peaceful life, until a vicious motorcycle gang targets his family, and the local cops refuse to help.

In Self Defense
(1987)A therapist for troubled children is terrorized by a freed killer she identified and testified against, leading her to buy a handgun to fight back.

Midnight Run
(1988)A bounty hunter and an accountant run from the mob.

The Star Chamber
(1983)When crime on the street gets out of hand, a group of socially prominent men form a vigilante squad. Michael Douglas is chilling.

Warning Sign
(1985)HD. A strange and powerful virus attacks a group of scientists and lab workers trapped in a fortress-like laboratory.

The Park Is Mine
(1986)A vietnam vet (Tommy Lee Jones) takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in the Vietnam War.

Two If by Sea
(1996)Frank, a petty thief, and his girlfriend Roz want to put an end to their unsteady lifestyle and just do one last job, which involves stealing a valuable painting. They travel to the coast of New England, where Frank hopes to sell the painting and salvage their relationship. Not everything goes as planned, as the FBI try to recover the painting, and Roz gets attracted not only to the landscape.

The Jigsaw Murders
(1989)A dedicated cop must find the killer preying on erotic models before his estranged daughter in the photoshoot business becomes his next victim.

The Running Man
(1987)Arnold Schwarzenegger battles to survive on a futuristic game show in which contestants are hunted to the death by vicious stalkers.

Fighting Back
(1982)Tom Skerritt, Yaphet Kotto and Patti LuPone star in this classic vigilante action-thriller in which an Italian deli owner forms his own "gang" to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks.

Extreme Justice
(1993)A rebellious LAPD officer is recruited into a secretive, off-the-books unit dedicated to eliminating crime, forcing him to cross moral lines.

Witless Protection
(2008)After attempting to derail what he thinks is a kidnapping, a bumbling small-town deputy tries to help a key FBI witness solve a Chicago crime case.