Yaphet Kotto

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 an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

Dir. Ridley Scott · With Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, Veronica Cartwright

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

Dir. Martin Brest · With Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto

An American police procedural chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Police Department's Homicide Unit.

Dir. Paul Attanasio · With Richard Belzer, Giancarlo Esposito, Peter Gerety

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.

Dir. Paul Schrader · With Richard Pryor, Harvey Keitel, Yaphet Kotto

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

Dir. Stuart Rosenberg · With Robert Redford, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Alexander

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. Will the mafia catch them first, or will the police?

Dir. Barry Shear · With Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Franciosa

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 lives, including the gladiator-style The Running Man, hosted by the ruthless Damon Killian, where “runners” attempt to evade “stalkers” and certain death for a chance to be pardoned and set free.

Dir. Paul Michael Glaser · With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Dawson, María Conchita Alonso

A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes that he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist--until he must match wits with an insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.

Dir. Norman Jewison · With Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, Paul Burke

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.

Dir. Guy Hamilton · With Roger Moore, Yaphet Kotto, Jane Seymour

The Midwest USA is invaded by stingray-shaped alien slugs that ride on people's backs and control their minds in order to spread their dominion. Government agency reps Sam Givens, Andrew Nivens, and Mary Sefton must stop the aliens.

Dir. Stuart Orme · With Donald Sutherland, Eric Thal, Julie Warner

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 before his court go free because clever lawyers find obscure loopholes in the law.

Dir. Peter Hyams · With Michael Douglas, Hal Holbrook, Yaphet Kotto

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 quest for answers leads to a certain house on Elm Street -- where the nightmares become reality.

Dir. Rachel Talalay · With Lisa Zane, Robert Englund, Shon Greenblatt

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 to sell the painting and also hopes that their sagging relationship will get a positive push back up. Not everything goes as planned.

Dir. Bill Bennett · With Sandra Bullock, Denis Leary, Yaphet Kotto