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Richard Kiel
Richard Kiel

Richard Kiel

ActingBorn September 13, 1939Died September 10, 2014 (age 74)Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 - September 10, 2014) was a huge, and intimidating, European-American character actor, voice artist, and producer. 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 3 inches (221cm) tall and wore size 20 EEEEE 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.

Filmography

2019Movie
2010
Tangled

as Vlad (voice)

Movie
2002
Best Ever Bond

as Self / Jaws

Movie
2000Movie
1999
Inspector Gadget

as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth

Movie
1997Movie
1996
Happy Gilmore

as Mr. Larson

Movie
1995Movie
1990Movie
1989
Think Big

as Irving

Movie
1988TV
1985
Pale Rider

as Club

Movie
1985Movie
1984Movie
1982
Hysterical

as Captain James Howdy

Movie
1981
So Fine

as Eddie

Movie
1979
Moonraker

as Jaws

Movie
1979
The Humanoid

as Golob

Movie
1978Movie
1978
The Phoenix

as Grasshopper

Movie
1977Movie
1976Movie
1976
Gus

as Tall Man

Movie
1975TV
1975
Switch

as Loach

TV
1975
Barbary Coast

as Moose Moran

TV
1975
Flash and the Firecat

as Milo Pewett

Movie
1974TV
1974Movie
1974
Am laufenden Band

as Self - Guest

TV
1972
Deadhead Miles

as Big Dick

Movie
1971
Film '72

as Self

TV
1970Movie
1970
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

as Blacksmith (uncredited)

Movie
1968
Skidoo

as Beany

Movie
1968Movie
1968TV
1966
The Monkees

as Monster

TV
1965TV
1965
Honey West

as Groalgo

TV
1965TV
1965
I Spy

as Tiny

TV
1965
Brainstorm

as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)

Movie
1965
To Trap a Spy

as Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1965Movie
1965
Two on a Guillotine

as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)

Movie
1964
The Nasty Rabbit

as Ranch Foreman

Movie
1964
Roustabout

as Strongman (uncredited)

Movie
1964
Daniel Boone

as Lemouche

TV
1964
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Guard (uncredited)

TV
1963Movie
1963
The Nutty Professor

as Man in Gym (uncredited)

Movie
1963Movie
1962
Eegah

as Eegah

Movie
1961
The Phantom Planet

as The Solarite

Movie
1961
The Phantom

as Big Mike

Movie
1960
Thriller

as Master Styx

TV
1959TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdaySeptember 13, 1939
Day of DeathSeptember 10, 2014
Place of BirthDetroit, Michigan, USA
Popularity1.3