Richard Kiel
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 (46 movies)
Inspector Gadget
1999
The Spy Who Loved Me
1977
Moonraker
1979
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration
2019
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street
1984
Silver Streak
1976
Eegah
1962
Cannonball Run II
1984
Pale Rider
1985
Skidoo
1968
Happy Gilmore
1996
The Phantom Planet
1961
The Human Duplicators
1965
Think Big
1989
Force 10 from Navarone
1978
Hysterical
1982
The Humanoid
1979
So Fine
1981
House of the Damned
1963
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way
1978
The Nasty Rabbit
1964
Now You See It, Now You Don't
1968
The Giant of Thunder Mountain
1990
A Man Called Dagger
1968
The Phantom
1961
Lassie's Great Adventure
1963
Tangled
2010
Gus
1976
Brainstorm
1965
Flash and the Firecat
1975
The Nutty Professor
1963
Mob Busters
1985
The Phoenix
1978
The Longest Yard
1974
Deadhead Miles
1972
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant
1970
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars
2012
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
1970
Las Vegas Hillbillys
1966
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'
2000
Inside 'Moonraker'
2000
The World of James Bond
1995
The Secrets of 007
1997
Two on a Guillotine
1965
Roustabout
1964
To Trap a Spy
1964
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The Giant of Thunder Mountain | 1990 | Writer |