Richard Kiel

Actor

Born: September 13, 1939 (74 years old)

Died: September 10, 2014

Place of birth: Detroit, Michigan, USA

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.

Filmography (56)

• The Secrets of 007 (1997, ★ 7.9)
• I Dream of Jeannie (1965, ★ 7.8)
• Emergency! (1972, ★ 7.9)
• The Twilight Zone (1959, ★ 8.5)
• The Spy Who Loved Me (1977, ★ 6.8)
• Silver Streak (1976, ★ 6.7)
• Pale Rider (1985, ★ 7.2)
• Happy Gilmore (1996, ★ 6.7)
• Tangled (2010, ★ 7.6)
• Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (2000, ★ 7.4)
• Gilligan's Island (1964, ★ 7.4)
• The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977, ★ 7.1)
• The Fall Guy (1981, ★ 7.6)
• Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974, ★ 7.6)
• The Wild Wild West (1965, ★ 7.6)
• Daniel Boone (1964, ★ 7)
• The Rifleman (1958, ★ 7.1)
• Honey West (1965, ★ 7.1)
• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964, ★ 7.1)
• Starsky & Hutch (1975, ★ 7.2)
• It Takes a Thief (1968, ★ 7.2)
• Moonraker (1979, ★ 6.2)
• Aces Go Places III: Our Man from Bond Street (1984, ★ 5.7)
• Think Big (1989, ★ 6.1)
• Force 10 from Navarone (1978, ★ 6.2)
• The Giant of Thunder Mountain (1990, ★ 6)
• Gus (1976, ★ 5.9)
• Brainstorm (1965, ★ 6)
• The Nutty Professor (1963, ★ 6.5)
• The Longest Yard (1974, ★ 6.7)