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