Yaphet Kotto is an American actor which has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Kotto's career began when he was 19 years old, appearing in a theater production of Othello.
He debuted in the 1963 film 4 For Texas, and went on to appear in Nothing But a Man, Thomas Crown Affair, Alien, Brubaker, and The Running Man, among others.
Kotto made some cameo appearances on numerous television series, including Hawaii Five-O, and A-Team.
Kotto worked on television started with his stint on the 1967 series The Big Valley. From then, he landed a role on Bonanza, Gunsmoke, Roots, and Homicide: Life on the Street, among others TV shows.
Aside from being an actor, he wrote two books: Royalty, and The Second Coming of Christ.
Yaphet Frederick Kotto was born on November 15, 1939 in New York City, New York, USA. He studied acting at Actor's Mobile Theater Studio. He married Tessie Sinahon in 1998.