



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.
Known For
Acting History
2019
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
as Kanamit (archive footage)
2012
2010
Tangled
as Vlad (voice)
2002
Best Ever Bond
as Self / Jaws
2000
Inside 'Moonraker'
as Self
1999
Inspector Gadget
as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
1997
The Secrets of 007
as Self
1996
Happy Gilmore
as Mr. Larson
1995
The World of James Bond
as Self
1990
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
as Eli Weaver
1989
Think Big
as Irving
1988
1985
Pale Rider
as Club
1984
Cannonball Run II
as Arnold
1983
1982
Hysterical
as Captain James Howdy
Late Night with David Letterman
TVas Self
1981
So Fine
as Eddie
1979
1978
1976
1975
Flash and the Firecat
as Milo Pewett
Switch
TVas Loach• 1 eps
Barbary Coast
TVas Moose Moran
Van Dyke and Company
TVas Self
1974
The Longest Yard
as Samson
Kolchak: The Night Stalker
TVas The Monster• 2 eps
Am laufenden Band
TVas Self - Guest
1972
Deadhead Miles
as Big Dick
1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
as Luke Brown
1969
Daniel Boone
TVas Lemouche• 1 eps
1968
1967
The Monkees
TVas Monster• 1 eps
1966
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)
The Human Duplicators
as Dr. Kolos
I Dream of Jeannie
TVas Ali• 1 eps
The Wild Wild West
TVas Voltaire• 2 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
1963
Lassie's Great Adventure
as Chinook Pete
The Nutty Professor
as Man in Gym (uncredited)
House of the Damned
as The Giant
1962
Eegah
as Eegah
The Twilight Zone
TVas Kanamit• 1 eps
1961
The Phantom Planet
as The Solarite
The Phantom
as Big Mike
Thriller
TVas Master Styx• 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self







