Yaphet Kotto is an American actor, who has worked in over 100 projects. He is best known for his work in The Running Man (1987) , Alien (1979), Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and Live and Let Die (1973). He won the Western Heritage Award and was also nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award and Image Award. Apart from being an actor, he is also a writer and director.