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Sharks' Treasure (1975) -- An aging fisherman finds a sunken treasure in shark-infested waters, and is attacked by five escaping convicts.
Night Gallery (1969) -- A Rod Serling holiday presentation deals with an old man and his grandson who eagerly await the Messiah. The second segment involves an impractical businessman who gets help from an unusual mirror in dealing with his heartless new partner.
Truck Turner (1974) -- Truck is a bounty hunter who gets a job to track down a guy named Gator. When he and his partner find him...
The Monkey Hu$tle (1976) -- Street hustlers and con-artists are about to be left without a turf or victims if the proposed freeway comes to fruition.
"The A-Team" (1983): Season 1: Episode 7 -- The A-Team comes to the aid of a group of New York shopkeepers who are being harassed by neighborhood protection racketeers.

Overview

Date of Birth:
15 November 1937, New York City, New York, USA more
Trivia:
He is the son of a Cameroonian crown prince. more
STARmeter: ?
Down 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Horror Plus Sci-Fi: Alien
 (From Screen Rant. 10 October 2009, 8:06 AM, PDT)
Retro Slave: Hal Barwood's unsung plague flick Warning Sign
 (From QuietEarth. 9 August 2009, 9:43 AM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
Yaphet Cotto
US TV Schedule:
Sun. Nov. 227:30 AMAMC Alien  more

Filmography

Jump to filmography as: Actor, Writer, Director, Producer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
  1. Witless Protection (2008) .... Alonzo Mosely
  2. Stiletto Dance (2001) (TV) .... Captain Rick Sands
  3. The Ride (2000) (TV) .... Carter
  4. Homicide: The Movie (2000) (TV) .... Al 'Gee' Giardello

  5. "Homicide: Life on the Street" .... Lt. Al Giardello (122 episodes, 1993-1999)
    ... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
        - Forgive Us Our Trespasses (1999) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
        - The Why Chromosome (1999) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
        - Lines of Fire (1999) TV episode (credit only) .... Lt. Al Giardello
        - Identity Crisis (1999) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
        - Self Defense (1999) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
          (117 more)
  6. "Law & Order" .... Lt. Al Giardello (1 episode, 1997)
    ... aka Law & Order Prime (USA: informal title)
        - Baby, It's You (1997) TV episode .... Lt. Al Giardello
  7. The Defenders: Payback (1997) (TV) .... Judge Williams
  8. Two If by Sea (1996) .... FBI Agent O'Malley
    ... aka Stolen Hearts
  9. "The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century" .... Kaphe Kamar (1 episode, 1996)
    ... aka 1914-1918 (UK)
        - Total War (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Kaphe Kamar
  10. Out-of-Sync (1995) .... Quincy
  11. Deadline for Murder: From the Files of Edna Buchanan (1995) (TV) .... Marty Talbot
  12. Dead Badge (1995) .... Captain Hunt
  13. The Puppet Masters (1994) .... Ressler
    ... aka Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters (USA: complete title)
  14. The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1994) (TV) .... Detective Martin Talbot
  15. "SeaQuest DSV" .... Captain Jack Clayton (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka SeaQuest 2032 (USA: new title)
        - Treasures of the Tonga Trench (1993) TV episode .... Captain Jack Clayton
  16. The American Clock (1993) (TV) .... Isaac
    ... aka Arthur Miller's The American Clock
  17. Extreme Justice (1993) .... Larson
    ... aka S.I.S. - Extreme Justice
  18. It's Nothing Personal (1993) (TV) .... Lt. Riley
  19. Intent to Kill (1992) (V) .... Captain Jackson
  20. "Civil Wars" .... Judge Louis Decker (2 episodes, 1992)
        - Drone of Arc (1992) TV episode
        - Pro Se Can You See (1992) TV episode .... Judge Louis Decker
  21. Almost Blue (1992) .... Terry
  22. Chrome Soldiers (1992) (TV) .... Perry Beach
  23. Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) .... Doc
    ... aka A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: Freddy's Dead - The Final Nightmare (Australia: DVD box title)
    ... aka A Nightmare on Elm Street 6: The Dream Lover (USA: alternative title)
  24. Hangfire (1991) .... Police Lieutenant
    ... aka First Blood Commando (Philippines: English title)
  25. After the Shock (1990) (TV) .... William McElroy
  26. "Father Dowling Mysteries" .... Lt. Fleming (1 episode, 1990)
    ... aka Father Dowling Investigates (UK)
        - The Stone Killer Mystery (1990) TV episode .... Lt. Fleming
  27. Tripwire (1990) .... Lee Pitt

  28. Ministry of Vengeance (1989) .... Mr. Whiteside
    ... aka Helden USA 4
  29. The Jigsaw Murders (1989) .... Doctor Fillmore
  30. Prime Target (1989) (TV) .... Brown
  31. A Whisper to a Scream (1989) .... Jules Tallard
    ... aka Love You to Death (UK)
  32. Midnight Run (1988) .... FBI Agent Alonzo Mosely
  33. "Murder, She Wrote" .... Lt. Bradshaw (1 episode, 1987)
        - Steal Me a Story (1987) TV episode .... Lt. Bradshaw
  34. Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987) (TV) .... General Sorenson
  35. The Running Man (1987) .... William Laughlin
  36. In Self Defense (1987) (TV) .... Lt. Tyrell
    ... aka Hollow Point
  37. Desperado (1987) (TV) .... Bede
  38. Prettykill (1987) .... Harris
    ... aka Tomorrow's a Killer (USA)
  39. Eye of the Tiger (1986) .... J.B. Deveraux
  40. Harem (1986) (TV) .... Agha Kislar
  41. The Park Is Mine (1986) (TV) .... Eubanks
  42. Terminal Entry (1986) .... Col. Styles
  43. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Convict (1 episode, 1985)
        - Prisoners (1985) TV episode .... Convict
  44. Badge of the Assassin (1985) (TV) .... Detective Cliff Fenton NYPD
  45. "Hill Street Blues" .... Calvin Matthias (1 episode, 1985)
        - Blues in the Night (1985) TV episode .... Calvin Matthias
  46. Warning Sign (1985) .... Major Connolly
  47. Playing with Fire (1985) (TV) .... Fire Chief Walker
  48. "For Love and Honor" .... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell / ... (12 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - Bloodline (1984) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James 'China' Bell
        - The Real Thing (1984) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James 'China' Bell
        - The Price of Dreams (1983) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell
        - Mixed Signals (1983) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell
        - Team Work (1983) TV episode .... Platoon Sgt. James "China" Bell
          (7 more)
  49. Women of San Quentin (1983) (TV) .... Sgt. Therman Patterson
  50. For Love and Honor (1983) (TV) .... Sgt. China Bell
  51. The Star Chamber (1983) .... Det. Harry Lowes
  52. "The A-Team" .... Charles 'East-Side Charlie' F. Struthers (1 episode, 1983)
        - The Out-of-Towners (1983) TV episode .... Charles 'East-Side Charlie' F. Struthers
  53. "Fantasy Island" .... Big Gus Belly (1 episode, 1983)
        - Return to the Cotton Club/No Friends Like Old Friends (1983) TV episode .... Big Gus Belly
  54. Fighting Back (1982/I) .... Ivanhoe Washington
    ... aka Death Vengeance
  55. A House Divided: Denmark Vessey's Rebellion (1982) (TV) .... Denmark Vessey
  56. Rage! (1980) (TV) .... Ernie
  57. Brubaker (1980) .... Richard 'Dickie' Coombes
  58. Othello (1980) .... Othello

  59. Alien (1979) .... Parker
    ... aka Alien: The Director's Cut (USA: director's cut)
  60. Blue Collar (1978) .... Smokey James
  61. "Roots" (1977) TV mini-series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Alex Haley's Roots (Australia)
  62. Raid on Entebbe (1976) (TV) .... President Idi Amin - Jr.
  63. The Monkey Hu$tle (1976) .... Daddy Foxx
  64. Drum (1976) .... Blaise
  65. Crunch (1976) (TV) .... Crunch
    ... aka Fish Out of Water
  66. Friday Foster (1975) .... Colt Hawkins
  67. Sharks' Treasure (1975) .... Ben Flynn
  68. Report to the Commissioner (1975) .... Richard 'Crunch' Blackstone
    ... aka Operation Undercover (UK)
  69. Truck Turner (1974) .... Harvard Blue
    ... aka Black Bullet
  70. Live and Let Die (1973) .... Kananga / Mr. Big
    ... aka Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die (UK: complete title) (USA: complete title)
  71. Across 110th Street (1972) .... Lt. Pope
  72. The Limit (1972) .... Mark Johnson
  73. Bone (1972) .... Bone
    ... aka Beverly Hills Nightmare (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Dial Rat (UK)
    ... aka Dial Rat for Terror
    ... aka Housewife
  74. "Night Gallery" .... Buckner (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka Rod Serling's Night Gallery (USA: alternative title)
        - The Messiah on Mott Street/The Painted mirror (1971) TV episode .... Buckner
  75. Man and Boy (1971) .... Nate Hodges
    ... aka Ride a Dark Horse
  76. Night Chase (1970) (TV) .... Ernie Green
    ... aka L.A. Cab (USA: video title)
    ... aka The Man in the Back Seat
  77. "Gunsmoke" .... Piney Biggs (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - The Scavengers (1970) TV episode .... Piney Biggs
  78. "The Name of the Game" .... Wyman Jackson (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Time Is Now (1970) TV episode .... Wyman Jackson
  79. The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970) .... Sonny Boy Mosby

  80. "Daniel Boone" .... Jonah / ... (2 episodes, 1968-1969)
        - Jonah (1969) TV episode .... Jonah
        - Big, Black and Out There (1968) TV episode .... Luke
  81. "Mannix" .... Gabe Johnson / ... (1 episode, 1969)
        - Death in a Minor Key (1969) TV episode .... Gabe Johnson/Gabriel Dillon
  82. "Hawaii Five-O" .... Marine Lance Corporal John Auston (1 episode, 1969)
    ... aka McGarrett (USA: rerun title)
        - King of the Hill (1969) TV episode .... Marine Lance Corporal John Auston
  83. "The High Chaparral" .... Sgt. Major Creason (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Buffalo Soldiers (1968) TV episode .... Sgt. Major Creason
  84. "Bonanza" .... Child Barnett (1 episode, 1968)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - Child (1968) TV episode (as Yaphet Cotto) .... Child Barnett
  85. 5 Card Stud (1968) .... Little George (Mama's bartender)
  86. The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) .... Carl
    ... aka The Crown Caper
    ... aka Thomas Crown and Company
  87. "The Big Valley" .... Damien / ... (2 episodes, 1966-1967)
        - The Buffalo Man (1967) TV episode .... Damien
        - The Iron Box (1966) TV episode .... Lobo Brown
  88. "Tarzan" .... Kesho (1 episode, 1967)
        - Thief Catcher (1967) TV episode .... Kesho
  89. "Cowboy in Africa" .... Musa (1 episode, 1967)
        - Incident at Derati Wells (1967) TV episode .... Musa
  90. "Death Valley Days" .... Abraham (1 episode, 1967)
    ... aka Call of the West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka The Pioneers (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Trails West (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Western Star Theater (USA: syndication title)
        - A Man Called Abraham (1967) TV episode .... Abraham
  91. Nothing But a Man (1964) .... Jocko
  92. 4 for Texas (1963) (uncredited)
Writer:
  1. "Homicide: Life on the Street" (3 episodes, 1997-1999)
    ... aka Homicide (USA: informal short title)
        - Self Defense (1999) TV episode (teleplay)
        - Secrets (1998) TV episode (writer)
        - Narcissus (1997) TV episode (writer)

  2. The Limit (1972) (story)
Director:
  1. The Limit (1972)
Producer:
  1. The Limit (1972) (producer)
Thanks:
  1. Making Witless: The Cast on the Cast (2008) (V) (special thanks)
  2. Freddy vs. Jason (2003) (special thanks)
    ... aka Freddy contre Jason (Canada: French title)
    ... aka FvJ (USA: informal short title)
Self:
  1. Making Witless: The Cast on the Cast (2008) (V) .... Himself

  2. Inside 'Live and Let Die' (1999) (V) .... Himself
  3. TV Nation: Volume One (1997) (V) .... Himself
  4. "TV Nation" .... Himself (1 episode, 1994)
        - Episode #1.1 (1994) TV episode .... Himself

  5. Bond 1973: The Lost Documentary (1973) .... Himself
  6. Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II (1972) (TV) .... Himself

  7. "NBC Experiment in Television" (1 episode, 1967)
        - Losers Weepers (1967) TV episode
Archive Footage:
  1. Maquillando entre monstruos (2007) (TV) .... Parker
  2. The Beast Within: The Making of 'Alien' (2003) (V) .... Parker/Himself
  3. Best Ever Bond (2002) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  4. Baadasssss Cinema (2002) (TV) .... Himself
  5. Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Parker
  6. The Alien Legacy (1999) (V) .... Himself
  7. Anatomy of a 'Homicide: Life on the Street' (1998) (TV) .... Lt. Al Giardello
  8. Clay Pigeons (1998) (uncredited) .... Parker - 'Alien'
  9. Terror in the Aisles (1984) .... Parker (Alien)

Additional Details

Other Works:
(1998) (autobiography) "The Royalty" more
Publicity Listings:
2 Interviews | 1 Article | 1 Pictorial more
Genres:
Drama | Crime | Mystery | Thriller more
Plot Keywords:
Independent Film | Murder | Character Name In Title | Police more

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