Yaphet Kotto

AKA:
Yaphet Frederick Kotto
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
11/15/1937
Birthplace:
New York, New York
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biography
The descendent of African kings and British royalty, charismatic African-American actor Yaphet Kotto began studying the performing arts at age 16 at the Actor's Mobile Theater Studio in NYC. Three years later, he made his professional debut in the title role of "Othello". He also inherited two stage roles created by James Earl Jones: boxer Jack Johnson in the Broadway production of "The Great White Hope" and Troy Maxson in the Washington (DC) and London stage productions of August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Fences" (1990). Kotto's imposing physical presence lent itself well to the Continued
Credits
Alonzo Moseley
2008
O'Malley
1996
Detective Lieutenant Pope
1972
Little George
Lieutenant
Parker
1979
Mr Whiteside
Blaise
Nate Hodges
Lee Pitt
Actor
Ivanhoe Washington
Terry
Harris
Actor
Major Connolly
Smokey
Alonzo Mosely
Detective Harry Lowes
Laughlin
Richard "Dickie" Coombes
Captain Jackson
Richard (Crunch) Blackstone
J B Deveraux
Colonel Styles
Harvard Blue
Kananga/Mr Big
Colt Hawkins
From Story
Director
Actor
Actor
Detective Taillard
Daddy Foxx
Producer
milestones
Year
Milestone
1953 
Began studying the performing arts at the Actor's Mobile Theater Studio
1956 
Made professional debut in title role of "Othello"
1964 
Film debut, Richard Roemer's "Nothing But a Man"
1968 
Received raves for his role in William Wyler's "The Liberation of L.B. Jones"
1972 
Feature directing debut, "The Limit" (also produced and starred in this movie written from his story)
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