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Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Kotto

Yaphet Frederick Kotto (born November 15, 1939) is an American actor known for numerous film roles, as well as starring in the NBC television series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993–99) as Lieutenant Al Giardello. His films include the science-fiction/horror film Alien (1979), and the Arnold Schwarzenegger science-fiction/action film The Running Man (1987). He portrayed the main villain Dr. Kananga/Mr. Big in the James Bond movie Live and Let Die (1973). He appeared opposite Robert De Niro in the comedy thriller Midnight Run (1988) as FBI Agent Alonzo Mosley.

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King Cohen (2018)

A feature-length documentary focusing on the acclaimed work and eclectic career of maverick filmmaker Larry Cohen, writer-director of "Black Caesar," "It's Alive," "God Told Me To," "Q," "The Stuff," and many more. ...

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Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010)

For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films. ...

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Witless Protection (2008)

When a small-town sheriff witnesses what he believes to be an attempted kidnapping, his effort to save the beautiful damsel in distress sets him down a wild path of comic mishap. ...

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The Beast Within: Making Alien (2003)

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Alien," the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's hunting them one by one. ...

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Best Ever Bond (2002)

Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments. ...

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BaadAsssss Cinema (2002)

With archive film clips and interviews, this brief look at a frequently overlooked historical period of filmmaking acts as an introduction rather than a complete record. It features interviews with some of the genre's biggest stars, like Fred Williamson, P ...

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Stiletto Dance (2001)

Two undercover police officers must try to prevent a multi-million dollar nuclear arms deal among several mob factions. ...

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The Ride (2000)

Originally intended as a pilot for a drama series on Canadian channel Showcase, this TV movie follows the daily lives of drivers for an urban cab company. ...

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Homicide: The Movie (2000)

Retired police lieutenant Al Giardello is running for mayor when he is suddenly shot at a press conference. All of the detectives, past and present, clamor for an opportunity to help find the shooter. ...

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Inside 'Live and Let Die' (1999)

A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Live and Let Die" ...

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The Defenders: Payback (1997)

Television movie remake of the 1960s courtroom drama series, "The Defenders." After the death of his eldest son and his partner in the law firm of Preston and Preston, senior partner, Lawrence Preston enlists his granddaughter, M.J, a former prosecutor, an ...

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Two If by Sea (1996)

Frank O'Brien, a petty thief, and his 7-year-long girlfriend Roz want to put an end to their unsteady lifestyle and just do that last job, which involves stealing a valuable painting. Frank takes Roz to an island on the coast of New England, where he wants ...

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The World of James Bond (1995)

Elizabeth Hurley hosts a one hour documentary on the history of the James Bond film series to tie in with the seventeenth Bond film, GoldenEye. ...

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Out-of-Sync (1995)

A DJ and ex-con is forced to work with the police in an undercover drug sting targeting his boss. ...

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Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995)

Inspired by the the life of Pulitzer Prize-winning, Miami-based journalist, Edna Buchanan, who investigates the murder of a man with ties to the Miami mafia. ...

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Dead Badge (1995)

After a cop dies, his shield goes back on duty. They call it a "dead badge" - a way to honor a fallen officer. Badge #2424 used to belong to Many Torres - a cop who died of a heroin O.D. Now it belongs to Dan Sampson... and it's haunting him. ...

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The Puppet Masters (1994)

The Earth is invaded by alien parasites—AKA 'slugs'—that ride on people's backs and control their minds. ...

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The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994)

The Corpse had a Familiar Face is a 1994 American TV-Movie with Elizabeth Montgomery, playing Edna Buchanan, a Miami's criminal journalist. ...

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Almost Blue (1993)

The young jazz saxophonist Morris Poole is at the height of his career. When his wife dies he is almost overcome by grief and blames himself. When after a while he finds a new love, he ends up in a situation that reminds him of his wife's mysterious death. ...

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Extreme Justice (1993)

Jeff Powers is the newest member of a very elite and very secret LAPD division. Their mission is to target important criminals and to get them to stop. Police brutality is not a known term for the division and they will stop at nothing to get the job done, ...

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It's Nothing Personal (1993)

An embittered ex-cop, on a quest for justice, teams up with a hard-boiled bounty hunter to go after the suspected killer of her brother in a robbery. ...

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The American Clock (1993)

Moe, Rose and Lee Baumler are members of an upper class family who find the world completely changed when they lose everything in the stock market crash of 1929. Lee, a college-age young man, who now faces no possibility of entering college, decides to go ...

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Intent to Kill (1992)

A young policewoman relentlessly tries to bring down a ruthless drug kingpin whom plots his own agenda for his drug distribution empire. ...

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Chrome Soldiers (1992)

Five ex-soldiers go to a small town in Oregon to help a friend investigate the murder of his brother. ...

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Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)

Just when you thought it was safe to sleep, Freddy Krueger returns in this sixth installment of the Nightmare on Elm Street films, as psychologist Maggie Burroughs, tormented by recurring nightmares, meets a patient with the same horrific dreams. Their que ...

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Hangfire (1991)

When a large group of escaped convicts take Ike Slayton, a Vietnam veteran's wife hostage, Slayton enlists the help of his old army friend in a furious search to find her, while a hard-nosed National Guardsman leads a platoon of solders determined to kill ...

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After the Shock (1990)

On October 17 1989, an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale rocked San Francisco. Presented here are some of the stories of the brave members of the public and emergency services who rescued people who were trapped in the rubble in houses or on th ...

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Tripwire (1989)

A band of ruthless international terrorists led by Josef Szabo hijack a speeding railroad train loaded with a full arsenal of powerful military weaponry capable of threatening world peace. The only hero who can stop the terrorists' scheme for world dominat ...

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Ministry of Vengeance (1989)

David Miller is a Vietnam vet who renounced violence and became a minister after he was forced to blow up a Viet Cong kid in self defense, but years later, when David's wife Gail and daughter Kim are killed by a group of terrorists led by Ali Aboud, in a m ...

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Prime Target (1989)

A homicide detective assigned to investigate the serial killings of New York policewomen begins to suspect that the serial killer might be a fellow police officer. ...

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The Jigsaw Murders (1989)

A jigsaw puzzle is the key in a detective's investigation of a gruesome murder. ...

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A Whisper to a Scream (1989)

A young girl who was frustrated in her desire to become an actress starts to work for a telephone-sex company. There she meets a fascinating man who has an obsession for music related with crime. ...

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Terminal Entry (1988)

The USA is attacked by a large group of well organized terrorists who communicate through a computer network via satellite. A bunch of highschool kids has hacked the password and gained access. Believing it's a game they unknowingly cause terror acts all o ...

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Midnight Run (1988)

A bounty hunter pursues a former Mafia accountant who embezzled $15 million of mob money. He is also being chased by a rival bounty hunter, the F.B.I., and his old mob boss after jumping bail. ...

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Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987)

Perry is suing a gutter trash newspaper that is running a story about a love affair between him and Della. The editor also has "dirt" files on an Army General, his banker and other "clients". All of them make little-concealed verbal threats to him at a par ...

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The Running Man (1987)

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 liv ...

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In Self Defense (1987)

A witness is terrorized by the killer against whom she testified. ...

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Desperado (1987)

Duell McCall finds himself in the middle of a deadly feud in a small mining town. Framed for the murder of Sheriff John Whaley, McCall is forced to wander the wild frontier in search of the one man who can clear him. ...

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Pretty Kill (1987)

A detective tries to track down a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes while at the same time having to deal with his girlfriend's mental problems, which are gradually deteriorating into a split personality. ...

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The Park Is Mine (1986)

A Vietnam vet takes forceful control of Central Park to remember those who served and died in the Vietnam War. ...

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Eye of the Tiger (1986)

Buck is a Vietnam vet, recently released from prison. He returns home to discover the town being terrorized by a vicious motorcycle gang. When the bikers murder his wife and traumatize his daughter, Buck and his friends arm themselves to the teeth and wag ...

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Harem (1986)

A young British woman is kidnapped by an Arabian sheikh and held captive in his harem. At first she frantically tries to escape, but as they slowly get to know and appreciate each other the difference between captor and captive dissolves. ...

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Warning Sign (1985)

An accident occurs in an ultra-secret government biological weapons laboratory spreading a sinister bacteria. ...

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Playing with Fire (1985)

Gary Coleman stars as a teenage arsonist. The authorities, friends, and neighbors warn his absentee parents until it is too late. ...

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Badge of the Assassin (1985)

Three black revolutionaries gun down two New York City police officers. The subsequent investigation puts a white assistant DA and a black police detective on the trail of the killers that leads from New York to San Francisco and down to New Orleans. ...

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Women of San Quentin (1983)

A young female prison guard finds out that her first assignment is to San Quentin, one of the toughest prisons in the country. ...

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For Love and Honor (1983)

A military drama set on a Texas base focuses on the ups and downs of young paratroopers, who, while they're gearing up for possible combat assignments, often find themselves entangled in love affairs. ...

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The Star Chamber (1983)

As violence escalates in Los Angeles and heinous murders are committed, Steven Hardin, a young judge of the California Supreme Court, must struggle with his tortured conscience and growing despair as he watches helplessly as the ruthless criminals brought ...

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Fighting Back (1982)

An Italian deli owner forms a vigilante group to rid his Philadelphia neighborhood of street punks. ...

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A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion (1982)

Story of Denmark Vesey, who was raised as a slave but bought his freedom. He organized a plot to seize the city and free the black slaves, but this failed and he and others were hanged. Set in Charleston in 1822. ...

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Rage! (1980)

In an attempt to be rehabilitated, a rapist goes to therapy while in prison. ...

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Brubaker (1980)

The new warden of a small prison farm in Arkansas tries to clean it up of corruption after initially posing as an inmate. ...

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Othello (1980)

The Moorish general Othello is manipulated into thinking that his new wife Desdemona has been carrying on an affair with his lieutenant Michael Cassio when in reality it is all part of the scheme of a bitter ensign named Iago. ...

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Alien (1979)

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 ...

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Blue Collar (1978)

Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters. ...

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Raid on Entebbe (1976)

Based on a true operation by Israeli commandos. An Air France flight is hijacked by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The airplane landed in Uganda. The terrorists released some passengers, keeping 94 Jews and 12 air crew hostage. The Isra ...

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The Monkey Hustle (1976)

A new highway threatens a Chicago neighborhood, so to protest the residents throw a block party. ...

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Crunch (1976)

Detective goes after drug-dealers in Manhattan. ...

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Friday Foster (1975)

Friday Foster, a magazine photographer, goes to Los Angeles International airport to photograph the arrival of Blake Tarr, the richest black man in America. Three men attempt to assassinate Tarr. Foster photographs the melee and is plunged into a web of co ...

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Sharks' Treasure (1975)

Eccentric charter skipper Jim Carnahan and his team of hard-luck dreamers battle sharks, bandits and their own greed to recover sunken treasure ...

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Report to the Commissioner (1975)

Police officer Patty Butler, alias "Chicklet," is the live-in girlfriend of Thomas 'Stick' Henderson to gather evidence. Detective Bo Lockley is instructed to try to find her, not knowing she's also a cop. ...

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Truck Turner (1974)

Truck Turner and his partner Jerry, who make their living as bounty hunters in Los Angeles, are hired to hunt down Gator, a pimp who has skipped bail. ...

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Live and Let Die (1973)

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. ...

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Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary (1973)

Original 1973 short promotional documentary on the making of the 8th James Bond movie Live and Let Die (1973). ...

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Across 110th Street (1972)

In a daring robbery, some $300,000 is taken from the Italian mob. Several mafiosi are killed, as are two policemen. Lt. Pope and Capt. Mattelli are two New York City cops trying to break the case. Three small-time criminals are on the run with the money. W ...

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The Limit (1972)

In Los Angeles, black motorcycle police officer Mark Johnson patrols gang-infested neighborhoods with his white partner and best friend, Jeff McMillan. One afternoon, Mark has a run-in with a gang known as The Virgins, whose leader, Big Donnie, is taken ab ...

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Bone (1972)

A thief breaks into the home of a wealthy, happily married Beverly Hills couple. He soon finds out, though, that the couple is neither as wealthy as he thought they were and are not as happily married as they appeared. ...

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Man and Boy (1971)

At the beginning of the 19th century a man and his son settle in Arizona which used to be a frontier state and full of criminals at that time. ...

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Night Chase (1970)

A man fleeing the scene after shooting his wife's lover forms an unexpected relationship with the tough cab driver he hires to drive him to the Mexican border. ...

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The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970)

A successful African American businessman has a quarrel with a white policeman, suspecting that he is having an affair with his wife. The policeman's colleagues are seeking to avoid publicity. ...

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5 Card Stud (1968)

The players in an ongoing poker game are being mysteriously killed off, one by one. ...

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The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

Young businessman Thomas Crown is bored and decides to plan a robbery and assigns a professional agent with the right information to the job. However, Crown is soon betrayed yet cannot blow his cover because he's in love. ...

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Nothing But a Man (1964)

A proud black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America. ...

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The Limit (1972)

In Los Angeles, black motorcycle police officer Mark Johnson patrols gang-infested neighborhoods with his white partner and best friend, Jeff McMillan. One afternoon, Mark has a run-in with a gang known as The Virgins, whose leader, Big Donnie, is taken ab ...

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