- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- September 13, 1939
- Place of Birth
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Died
- September 10, 2014
Richard Kiel
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.
Filmography
movieThe Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019 · Kanamit (archive footage)
movieTop Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012 · Self
movieTangled
2010 · Vlad (voice)
Welcome to Sweden
2007
Best Ever Bond
2002 · Self / Jaws
movieInside 'Moonraker'
2000 · Self
movieInside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
2000 · Self
movieInspector Gadget
1999 · Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
movieThe Secrets of 007
1997 · Self
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996
movieHappy Gilmore
1996 · Mr. Larson
movieThe World of James Bond
1995 · Self
movieThe Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990 · Eli Weaver, Writer
movieThink Big
1989 · Irving
tvSuperboy
1988
moviePale Rider
1985 · Club
movieMob Busters
1985
movieCannonball Run II
1984 · Arnold
movieAces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
1984 · Big G
movieHysterical
1982 · Captain James Howdy
tvLate Night with David Letterman
1982 · Self
tvSimon & Simon
1981
tvThe Fall Guy
1981
movieSo Fine
1981 · Eddie
movieMoonraker
1979 · Jaws
movieThe Humanoid
1979 · Golob
movieThey Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978 · Duke
movieForce 10 from Navarone
1978 · Drazak
movieThe Phoenix
1978 · Grasshopper
tvYoung Dan'l Boone
1977
movieThe Spy Who Loved Me
1977 · Jaws
tvThe Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
movieSilver Streak
1976 · Reace
movieGus
1976 · Tall Man
tvVan Dyke and Company
1975 · Self
tvStarsky & Hutch
1975 · Iggy
tvSwitch
1975 · Loach
tvBarbary Coast
1975 · Moose Moran
movieFlash and the Firecat
1975 · Milo Pewett
tvLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975 · Self
tvKolchak: The Night Stalker
1974 · The Monster
movieThe Longest Yard
1974 · Samson
tvAm laufenden Band
1974 · Self - Guest
movieDeadhead Miles
1972 · Big Dick
tvEmergency!
1972
Film '72
1971 · Self
movieThe Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970 · Luke Brown
movieOn a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970 · Blacksmith (uncredited)
movieSkidoo
1968 · Beany
movieNow You See It, Now You Don't
1968 · Nori
movieA Man Called Dagger
1968 · Otto
tvIt Takes a Thief
1968 · Willy
tvThe Monkees
1966 · Monster
tvThe Monroes
1966
movieLas Vegas Hillbillys
1966
tvI Dream of Jeannie
1965 · Ali
tvThe Wild Wild West
1965 · , Voltaire
tvHoney West
1965 · Groalgo
tvI Spy
1965 · Tiny
tvMy Mother the Car
1965
movieBrainstorm
1965 · Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
movieTo Trap a Spy
1965 · Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Human Duplicators
1965 · Dr. Kolos
movieTwo on a Guillotine
1965 · Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
movieThe Nasty Rabbit
1964 · Ranch Foreman
movieRoustabout
1964 · Strongman (uncredited)
tvGilligan's Island
1964
tvDaniel Boone
1964 · Lemouche
tvThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · Guard (uncredited), Merry
movieLassie's Greatest Adventure
1963
movieLassie's Great Adventure
1963 · Chinook Pete
movieThe Nutty Professor
1963 · Man in Gym (uncredited)
movieHouse of the Damned
1963 · The Giant
movieEegah
1962 · Eegah
movieThe Phantom Planet
1961 · The Solarite
tvThe Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self
movieThe Phantom
1961 · Big Mike
tvThriller
1960 · Master Styx
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959 · Kanamit
tvThe Rifleman
1958