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Richard Kiel

Richard Kiel

Acting1939Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014) was a European-American actor. He is best known for his role as the steel-toothed Jaws in the James Bond movies The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979), and as Mr. Larson in Happy Gilmore. Other notable films include The Longest Yard (1974), Silver Streak (1976), Force 10 from Navarone (1978), Cannonball Run II (1984), Pale Rider (1985) and Tangled (2010). Standing 7 feet 2 inches (2.18 m) tall and wore size 20 5E shoes. He frequently played intimidating strongmen or gentle giants. Kiel was married to Diane Rogers from 1974 until his death in 2014; they had four children and nine grandchildren.

Acting History

2010
Tangled
as Vlad (voice)
2002
Best Ever Bond
as Self / Jaws
1999
Inspector Gadget
as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
1989
Think Big
as Irving
1982
Hysterical
as Captain James Howdy
1979
The Humanoid
as Golob
Moonraker
as Jaws
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
TVas Self1 eps
1976
Gus
as Tall Man
Starsky & Hutch
TVas Iggy1 eps
1975
Flash and the Firecat
as Milo Pewett
Switch
TVas Loach1 eps
Barbary Coast
TVas Moose Moran
1974
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TVas The Monster2 eps
Am laufenden Band
TVas Self - Guest
1972
Deadhead Miles
as Big Dick
1970
1969
Daniel Boone
TVas Lemouche1 eps
1968
Skidoo
as Beany
It Takes a Thief
TVas Willy1 eps
I Spy
TVas Tiny1 eps
1967
The Monkees
TVas Monster1 eps
1965
To Trap a Spy
as Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)
Brainstorm
as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
Two on a Guillotine
as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
I Dream of Jeannie
TVas Ali1 eps
The Wild Wild West
TVas Voltaire2 eps
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas Merry / Guard (uncredited)1 eps
1964
Roustabout
as Strongman (uncredited)
The Nasty Rabbit
as Ranch Foreman
1962
Eegah
as Eegah
The Twilight Zone
TVas Kanamit1 eps
1961
The Phantom Planet
as The Solarite
The Phantom
as Big Mike
Thriller
TVas Master Styx1 eps

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Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
9/13/1939
Day of Death
9/10/2014
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA