Richard Kiel

Richard Kiel

Acting

Born September 13, 1939Died September 10, 2014Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

Richard Dawson Kiel (September 13, 1939 – September 10, 2014) was a huge, and intimidating, 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.

Movies

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The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
10.0

The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration

2019

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
6.2

Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars

2012

Collectormania 6
0.0

Collectormania 6

2004

Best Ever Bond
5.7

Best Ever Bond

2002

Inside 'Moonraker'
6.8

Inside 'Moonraker'

2000

Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
7.3

Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'

2000

Inspector Gadget
4.5

Inspector Gadget

1999

The Secrets of 007
7.9

The Secrets of 007

1997

Happy Gilmore
6.7

Happy Gilmore

1996

The World of James Bond
6.7

The World of James Bond

1995

The Giant of Thunder Mountain
6.4

The Giant of Thunder Mountain

1990

Think Big
6.1

Think Big

1989

Pale Rider
7.2

Pale Rider

1985

Mob Busters
5.2

Mob Busters

1985

Cannonball Run II
5.4

Cannonball Run II

1984

Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
5.7

Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street

1984

Hysterical
4.5

Hysterical

1982

Moonraker
6.2

Moonraker

1979

The Humanoid
3.7

The Humanoid

1979

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
4.4

They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way

1978

Force 10 from Navarone
6.3

Force 10 from Navarone

1978

The Phoenix
6.5

The Phoenix

1978

The Incredible Hulk
6.5

The Incredible Hulk

1977

The Spy Who Loved Me
6.8

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977

Silver Streak
6.7

Silver Streak

1976

Flash and the Firecat
8.5

Flash and the Firecat

1975

The Longest Yard
6.7

The Longest Yard

1974

Deadhead Miles
6.2

Deadhead Miles

1972

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
4.0

The Boy Who Stole the Elephant

1970

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
6.7

On a Clear Day You Can See Forever

1970

Now You See It, Now You Don't
7.0

Now You See It, Now You Don't

1968

A Man Called Dagger
6.5

A Man Called Dagger

1968

Las Vegas Hillbillys
4.0

Las Vegas Hillbillys

1966

Brainstorm
6.1

Brainstorm

1965

To Trap a Spy
5.9

To Trap a Spy

1965

The Human Duplicators
3.7

The Human Duplicators

1965

Two on a Guillotine
6.1

Two on a Guillotine

1965

The Nasty Rabbit
2.7

The Nasty Rabbit

1964

Roustabout
6.0

Roustabout

1964

Lassie's Greatest Adventure
0.0

Lassie's Greatest Adventure

1963

Lassie's Great Adventure
5.5

Lassie's Great Adventure

1963

The Nutty Professor
6.5

The Nutty Professor

1963

House of the Damned
4.8

House of the Damned

1963

The Phantom Planet
4.0

The Phantom Planet

1961

The Phantom
9.0

The Phantom

1961

TV Shows

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Welcome to Sweden
0.0

Welcome to Sweden

E! True Hollywood Story
8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

Late Night with David Letterman
6.2

Late Night with David Letterman

Simon & Simon
6.7

Simon & Simon

The Fall Guy
7.7

The Fall Guy

Young Dan'l Boone
7.0

Young Dan'l Boone

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
7.1

The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries

Van Dyke and Company
6.0

Van Dyke and Company

Starsky & Hutch
7.4

Starsky & Hutch

Barbary Coast
8.3

Barbary Coast

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
6.0

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Kolchak: The Night Stalker
7.7

Kolchak: The Night Stalker

Am laufenden Band
7.0

Am laufenden Band

It Takes a Thief
7.2

It Takes a Thief

I Dream of Jeannie
7.8

I Dream of Jeannie

The Wild Wild West
7.6

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West
7.6

The Wild Wild West

My Mother the Car
4.8

My Mother the Car

Gilligan's Island
7.4

Gilligan's Island

Daniel Boone
7.0

Daniel Boone

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2

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

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2

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

The Mike Douglas Show
5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

The Rifleman
7.1

The Rifleman