Richard Kiel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 13, 1939
- Died
- September 10, 2014
- Birthplace
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
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
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration 2019
as Kanamit (archive footage)
Top Gear: 50 Years of Bond Cars 2012
as Self
Tangled 2010
as Vlad (voice)
Collectormania 6 2004
as Self
Best Ever Bond 2002
as Self / Jaws
Inside 'Moonraker' 2000
as Self
Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' 2000
as Self
Inspector Gadget 1999
as Famous Big Guy with Silver Teeth
The Secrets of 007 1997
as Self
Happy Gilmore 1996
as Mr. Larson
The World of James Bond 1995
as Self
The Giant of Thunder Mountain 1990
as Eli Weaver, Writer
Think Big 1989
as Irving
Pale Rider 1985
as Club
Mob Busters 1985
Actor
Cannonball Run II 1984
as Arnold
Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street 1984
as Big G
Hysterical 1982
as Captain James Howdy
So Fine 1981
as Eddie
Moonraker 1979
as Jaws
The Humanoid 1979
as Golob
They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way 1978
as Duke
Force 10 from Navarone 1978
as Drazak
The Phoenix 1978
as Grasshopper
The Incredible Hulk 1977
as Hulk (uncredited)
The Spy Who Loved Me 1977
as Jaws
Silver Streak 1976
as Reace
Gus 1976
as Tall Man
Flash and the Firecat 1975
as Milo Pewett
The Longest Yard 1974
as Samson
Deadhead Miles 1972
as Big Dick
The Boy Who Stole the Elephant 1970
as Luke Brown
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 1970
as Blacksmith (uncredited)
Skidoo 1968
as Beany
Now You See It, Now You Don't 1968
as Nori
A Man Called Dagger 1968
as Otto
Las Vegas Hillbillys 1966
Actor
Brainstorm 1965
as Asylum Inmate (uncredited)
To Trap a Spy 1965
as Thug in Vulcan's Factory (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Human Duplicators 1965
as Dr. Kolos
Two on a Guillotine 1965
as Photographer at Funeral (uncredited)
The Nasty Rabbit 1964
as Ranch Foreman
Roustabout 1964
as Strongman (uncredited)
Lassie's Greatest Adventure 1963
Actor
Lassie's Great Adventure 1963
as Chinook Pete
The Nutty Professor 1963
as Man in Gym (uncredited)
House of the Damned 1963
as The Giant
Eegah 1962
as Eegah
The Phantom Planet 1961
as The Solarite
The Phantom 1961
as Big Mike
Credits from TMDB.